Charlotte de La Marck
16th-century French noblewoman
Charlotte de La Marck (5 November 1574 – 15 May 1594) was a ruling Princess of Sedan and a Duchess of Bouillon in her own right between 1588 and 1594. Her titles and the principality of Sedan passed in to the House of La Tour d'Auvergne through her marriage without issue.
Biography
The last surviving child of Henri-Robert de la Marck Duke of Bouillon and Françoise de Bourbon. She was a member of the House of La Marck. Her older brother Guillaume-Robert died without surviving issue, and as such, Charlotte became the heiress to the Duchy of Bouillon, the Principality of Sedan and various other titles in 1588.
Her marriage was arranged by King Henri IV himself. Her husband, Henri de La Tour, was the son of the Viscount of Turenne and Eléonore de Montmorency, daughter of Anne de Montmorency. The couple were married on 19 November 1591. De La Tour, a Protestant, was marechal of France. Upon marriage, her spouse became her co-ruler and shared her titles.
“Charlotte de La Marck” enters the record as 16th-century French noblewoman. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Charlotte, Marck and 16th-century can confirm, complicate or overturn.
Why this record matters
“Charlotte de La Marck” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Charlotte, Marck and 16th-century provides the most credible route into that argument.
Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 14, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q567924. VIAF identifies the subject as 1599177412273203310000. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1574, 1594, 1588 and 1591.
Overview language is designed for orientation and should not be treated as a substitute for the evidence cited beneath it. The source lead contains qualifying language; that uncertainty should survive quotation, summary and reuse. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Use the entry as an orientation point, then follow its citations and revision history. Names, dates and institutional relationships should be checked against the original record.
- Subject orientation
- Search vocabulary
- Locating named sources
The closest primary source, responsible institution and strongest cited specialist reference.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Charlotte de La Marck”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Charlotte de La Marck primary sources, Charlotte de La Marck archive and Charlotte research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Charlotte de La Marck”?
- Which institution is responsible for the underlying evidence?
- What terminology or title could unlock a more precise catalogue search?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Charlotte de La Marck” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.