Guy Aldonce de Durfort | |
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| 1st Duke of Lorges 1st Duke of Quintin | |
Detail from the portrait further down | |
| Tenure | 1691–1702 |
| Successor | Guy Nicolas de Durfort |
| Born | 22 August 1630 Château de Duras |
| Died | 22 October 1702 Paris |
| Spouse(s) | Geneviève de Frémont |
| Issue Detail | Marie Gabrielle, Duchess of Saint Simon Geneviève Marie, Duchess of Lauzun Guy Nicolas, Duke of Quintin, Duke of Lorges Marie Geneviève Duchess of Thouars Guy Louis, Duke of Lorges |
| Father | Guy Aldonce de Durfort |
| Mother | Elisabeth de La Tour d'Auvergne |
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Guy Aldonce de Durfort, 1st Duke of Lorges, Marshal of France, (1630–1702) fought in the Franco-Dutch War mostly on the Rhine under his uncle Marshal Turenne, but in 1673 he was seconded to the Siege of Maastricht. Back on the Rhine, he fought at Entzheim in 1674, at Turckheim in January 1675, and at Sasbach in July 1675, where Turenne fell. He distinguished himself at the retreat from Sasbach and the ensuing Battle of Altenheim.
In the Nine Years' War he commanded the Rhine army and took the city and the castle of Heidelberg in 1693. He is often mentioned in Saint-Simon's Mémoires as he was the author's father-in-law. Created the 2st Duke of Quintin in 1691, he was known as the 1st Duke of Lorges.