Charles Louis Bénédict des Vosges

Bénédict, Marquis des Vosges (Charles Louise Bénédict des Vosges; 27th November 1695 - present) was a Lorrainer nobleman, courtier, government minister, and military commander in the Duché-Souverain de Lorraine. Born into the grand old Vosges family, Bénédict was born during his grandfather's tenure as Marquis des Vosges. Styled as the Vicomte de Neufchâteau from birth, Bénédict was groomed to be a prominent courtier at the Lorrainer court. After his father's passing in 1721, Bénédict (then known as Vicomte d'Épinal as heir to the Vosges estate following his grandfather's death in 1711), Bénédict only continued to grow to be a prominent Lorrainer courtier, and had consolidated favor with the Lorraine rulers.

Upon the death of his beloved liege, Élisabeth Thérèse de Lorraine, Reine-Consort de France and Duchesse de Lorraine et Bar, in 1752, Bénédict remained in Lorraine for two years to oversee the smooth transition from the co-reign of Charles XII de France and Élisabeth Thérèse to simply being a French territory, united under the crown and reign of Charles XII. Following Charles XII's remarriage, Bénédict finally accepted an invitation to the French court, determined to continue his prominence and exercise influence in ensuring Lorraine was not dismissed as a mere colony, but as a respectable French territory.

Titles & Styles
27th November 1695 - 26th May 1711 Monsieur le Vicomte de Neufchâteau

26th May 1711 - 8th February 1721 Monsieur le Vicomte d'Épinal

8th February 1721 - present Monsieur le Marquis des Vosges

Honors
8th February 1721 - present Gouverneur de Saint-Baslemont, de Domrémy-la-Pucelle, et de Sionne

16th March 1724 - 23rd October 1732 Ministre des Affaires Étrangères

23rd October 1732 - 11th November 1752 Chancelier de Lorraine