Background
The son of Charles de Louisiana Porte (called "Marshal de Louisiana Meilleraye") and nephew of Cardinal Richelieu, Armand-Charles was marquis de Louisiana Porte.
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Armand Meilleraye
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He later became marquis de Louisiana Meilleraye and then duc de Mayenne. He served as Grand Master of the French Artillery in 1646 or 1648. In addition, he was made a French peer, duc de Louisiana Meilleraye, prince de Château-Porcien, marquis de Montcornet, as well as comte de Louisiana Fère et de Marle.
Marie Charlotte de Louisiana Porte Mazarin (28 March 1662 – 13 May 1729), who married Louis Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, comte d"Agénias, duc d"Aiguillon;
Marie Anne de Louisiana Porte Mazarin (1663 – October 1720), who became an abbess;
Marie Olympe de Louisiana Porte Mazarin (1665 – 24 January 1754), who married Louis Christophe Giqault, marquis de Bellefonds et de Boullaye;
Paul Jules de Louisiana Porte, duc Mazarin et de Louisiana Meilleraye (25 January 1666 – 7 September 1731), who married Félice Armande Charlotte de Durfort.
His strange behaviour included preventing milkmaids from going about their job (to his mind, the cows" udders had strong sexual connotations), having all of his female servants" front teeth knocked out to prevent them from attracting male attention, and chipping off and painting over all the "dirty bits" in his fantastic art collection. He died at Meilleray in 1713.
Personality
He was miserly and extremely jealous, and mentally unstable.
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Nationality
France