"born in 1668 from the marriage of jean iii beuzelin de bosmelet and renée bouthillier de chavigny. She married henri-jacques nompar de caumont, duke of la force, on june 18, 1698. From 1695, people sought to marry anne-marie beuzelin, whom madame de sévigné considered a good match with sixty thousand livres in income. Then, about several marriages in sight at the beginning of 1696, she wrote on february 3, 1696: "the count of lux, to whom the king has granted a duke's patent, still marries, it is said, mademoiselle de bosmelet with four hundred thousand francs currently and three hundred thousand francs insured, but this marriage has not yet taken place; the young lady seems quite unpleasant to me, and the luxembourg family, it is still said, is not very charmed by this alliance. " marquise takes up her pen on this subject on february 20: "we are talking about that of mademoiselle de bosmelet with the young duke of la force, who would indeed be her son. " the duchess of la force died without posterity in paris on november 18, 1752. This portrait belongs to the old collection of portraits of the bosmelet family. ". Date: 17th century. Dimensions: height: 72 cm (28.3 in); width: 59 cm (23.2 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Unidentified location. Follower of Mignard - Portrait de Anne-Marie de Beuzelin, duchesse de la Force
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