Philippe Charles de La Fare

Philippe-Charles de La Fare, or Marquis de La Fare, 4th

Philippe Charles de La
Marquis of Monclar, Conte of Laugères,[1])15 February 1687[2] –
Fare
14 September 1752 in Paris), was a Marshal of France.

Contents
Early life
Military career
Reign of Louis XIV
Musketeer (1701–1702)
Régiment du Roi (1703)
Régiment d'Auvergne (1704)
Under Maréchal Louis-Joseph de Vendôme
Death
References Philippe Charles de La Fare
Born 15 February 1687
Paris, France
Early life
Died 14 September 1752
La Fare, born on 15 February 1687, was the eldest son of Charles (aged 65)
Auguste de la Fare, captain of the King's guards of Philippe de Paris, France
France (1640–1701), and Louise-Jeanne de Lux de Ventelet
Allegiance Kingdom of
(1667–1691). He was the brother of Étienne Joseph de La Fare,
France
Bishop of Laon, and the cousin of cardinals Anne Louis Henri de
Service/ Marquis de La Fare
La Fare and François-Joachim de Pierre de Bernis.
branch Conte of Laugère
Lieutenant General
Military career to the Government of
Languedoc (1718)
Gouvernor of the
Reign of Louis XIV
château and city of
Alès
Musketeer (1701–1702) Ambassador of
In 1701, the war of the Spanish succession began. The war Spain
opposed from 1701 to 1714, Louis XIV's France, allied to Lieutenant General
Bavaria and the electorate of Cologne, to the rest of Europe : of Upper Brittany
Great Britain, Holland, Austria, Prussia, Hanover, Portugal and and Conte of Nantois
Savoie. (1738)
Chevalier d'Honneur
of Infanta Maria
Teresa Rafaela of
Philippe Charles was 14 years of age, and on 26 March 1693 Spain
became a musketeer of the King by Philippe I, Duke of Orléans Governor of
and Elizabeth Charlotte, Princess Palatine. Gravelines and of
Alès
Chevalier d'honneur
Régiment du Roi (1703)
of the Dauphine
He was named sous-lieutenant to the Régiment du Roi,[3] and Marie-Josèphe de
was involved in the taking of Breisach by the Duke of Saxe
Bourgogne, on 6 September 1703. As lieutenant, he is present at
Years of 1687–1752
the Battle of Speyerbach won by Marshal Tallard, and
service
participated in the taking of Landau.
Rank maréchal de France
Commands Régiment
Régiment d'Auvergne (1704)
held d'Auvergne
Philippe Charles de La Fare campaigned with the army of Régiment de
Moselle as ensign of the colonelle compagnie of the Régiment du Normandie
Roi. He became captain in the same regiment.[4] Commander in chief
of Régiment de
He passed the beginning of 1704 in Italy, and acceded to the
Languedoc (1724)
command of the régiment d'Auvergne in April 1704, after the
dismissal of the Vicomte of Poudenx.

Under Maréchal Louis-Joseph de Vendôme

The friend of his father, Louis Joseph, Duke of
Vendôme, was one of the last leaders of war in the
Kingdom of France. He wanted to mount a surprise
assault on the strong fortifications of Vercelli, but
the detachment to this expedition arrives too late
and the project is aborted.

La Fare then followed the Marshal Vendôme who

places a siege around Ivrea. Despite the courage of
the defenders, because of lack of aid, the city
surrendered. Vendôme and La Fare, after this siege,
begin a siege on Verrue.
Le Grand Vendôme, the friend of his father, and
The Duke of Savoie after these defeats was in a Philip V of Spain

precarious situation. La Fare was also present at the

siege of Mirandola. He has an important role to play
in all the military affairs engaged by the army in Italy.

Death
La Fare died on 14 September 1752 in Paris.

References
1. INRIA (1998–2007). "Philippe Charles de La Fare" (http://roglo.eu/roglo?lang=fr&m=NG&n=
 Philippe+Charles+de+La+Fare&t=PN). roglo.eu (http://roglo.eu). Retrieved November 2014.
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2. SS XXIII 7
3. Régiment d’infanterie crée en 1663, et troupe d’élite.
4. 18e régiment d'infanterie de ligne, ancien régiment du Bourg en 1606, puis régiment
d'Auvergne.

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