Dutch Republic. Appointed Grand Master of Artillery in 1685, Humières was once again given command of the Army of Flanders but was defeated by forces of the Grand Alliance at Walcourt in August 1689. He was replaced by the duc de Luxembourg and while present at the Namur in 1692, this ended his military career. He was made Duc d'Humières in April 1690; in May, his daughter Anne-Louise-Julie (1665-1748) married Louis François d'Aumont, the marriage contract specifying he would inherit the title. Legacy Louis spent his last years at the Chateau de Monchy-Humières, which he extensively remodelled, with large ornamental gardens. These have disappeared, although the chateau remains. He was buried in the local church of Saint Martin; many of the tombs were destroyed during the French Revolution and in 1936, a sale of contents from the chateau included a full-length marble sculpture, previously used as a garden ornament. Originally thought to be from Louis' tomb, it was in fact Jean III d'Humières (died 1553), by the sculptor Jean Bontemps and is now in the Louvre. References Sources ; ; ; ; ; ; ; 1628 births 1694 deaths People from Indre Dukes of Humières Marshals of France Ancien Régime French military personnel of the Franco-Dutch War French military personnel of the Nine Years' War