François de Noailles (1905–2009)
François-Agénor-Alexandre-Hélie de Noailles, 9th Duke of Noailles (20 November 1905 – 11 January 2009) was the nephew of Adrien-Maurice-Victurnien-Mathieu, 8th duc de Noailles. His parents were Marquis Hélie Guillaume de Noailles (26 May 1871 – 24 May 1932) and Corisande de Gramont (8 August 1880 – 5 March 1977), daughter of Duke de Gramont and Marguerite de Rothschild.
| François de Noailles | |
|---|---|
| Duke of Noailles | |
| Predecessor | Adrien de Noailles |
| Successor | Hélie de Noailles |
| Born | 20 November 1905 |
| Died | 11 January 2009 (aged 103) |
| Spouse | Charlotte de Caumont La Force |
| Issue | Hélie de Noailles |
| Father | Helle Guillaume de Noailles |
| Mother | Corisande de Gramont |
He styled himself duc de Noailles (Duke of Noailles) on the death of his uncle Adrien de Noailles in 1953.
Family
He married Charlotte de Caumont La Force (29 September 1917 – 19 December 2002) in 1936 at Paris. They had one child, a son, who has three children: Hélie-Marie-Auguste-Jacques-Bertrand-Philippe de Noailles, Duke of Ayen (born 1943), who succeeded him upon his death at Château de Champlâtreux in 2009.
