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Louis Hercule Timoléon de Cossé, 8th Duke of Brissac

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After the death of Louis Hercule in 1792 without a living male-line descendant, the ducal title passed to Timoléon de Cossé (1775–1848). He was the eldest son of Hyacinthe-Hugues de Cossé, Duke of Cossé (1746–1813), whose father was René-Hugues de Cossé, Count of Cossé (1702–1754). René-Hugues was
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the third son of Artus de Cossé, 5th Duke of Brissac (1668–1709), the father of the 6th and 7th Dukes of Brissac. After Timoléon de Cossé died in 1848, the ducal title was held by his successive descendants in the male line.
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Always distinguished for his devotion to Louis XVI, he replied to someone praising him for his conduct: "I only do what I must do for my ancestors and my family". He is mentioned in the fifth verse of
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to await judgement by the high court before being transferred to
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Jules Gabriel Timoléon (1771–1775), who died during childhood
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In 1791, he became commander in chief of the King's
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Louis Hercule Timoléon de Cossé, 8th Duke of Brissac
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Château de Brissac
peer of France
Jean Paul Timoléon de Cossé
Duke of Brissac
Marshal of France
Louis XV
Louis XVI
Grand Panetier of France
Paris
Cent-Suisses
Garde du Roi
Madame du Barry
Constitutional Guard
Orléans
Versailles
9 September massacres
Jacques Delille
Adélaïde Diane Mancini
Louis-Jules Mancini-Mazarini
Duke of Nevers
Philippe Jules Mancini
Cardinal Mazarin
Victurnien-Jean-Baptiste de Rochechouart
Louis Gabriel Michaud
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Military governors of Paris

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