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René married Marie Françoise Auber d'Aunay on 10 June 1674 and they had seven children, four of whom survived childhood. He was succeeded by his eldest son René Mans de
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but they were over-stretched; British control of the seas made it impossible to prevent the city being resupplied and the
Bourbon army was forced to retreat. Despite this, in 1707 he commanded the field army that prevented
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Like many of his contemporaries, de Tessé played an active role in the wars of Louis XIV; in 1669, he was appointed to the staff of
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that invaded the
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on 14 May 1648, son of René, Comte de Tessé (1600–1659) and
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and destruction of over 20 substantial towns and villages. He later fought in
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