NOAILLES, ANNE, 1ER DUC DE

(1st duke of ) died Feb. 15, 1678, Paris count of Noailles (grandson of the first count, Antoine of Noailles) who was created the first duc de Noailles and a peer of France in 1663. He had played an important part in the Fronde and had become a protg of Cardinal Mazarin. He was made premier captain of Louis XIV's bodyguard in 1648 and became captain general (governor) of the newly won province of Roussillon, to which his descendants were usually appointed thereafter.