▁finally ▁p ardon ed ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁Reg ent ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 0 , ▁and ▁his ▁second ▁marriage ▁was ▁officially ▁recognized . ▁He ▁applied ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁master ▁of ▁the ▁Chap elle ▁Roy ale ▁at ▁the ▁court ▁of ▁Louis ▁XV ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 6 , ▁but ▁was ▁un success ful ▁and ▁remained ▁in ▁Lor raine ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁his ▁days . ▁Des m are ts ▁died ▁in ▁L un é ville ▁on ▁ 7 ▁September ▁ 1 7 4 1 ▁in ▁his ▁ 8 0 th ▁year ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁there ▁in ▁the ▁convent ▁church ▁of ▁the ▁Sister s ▁of ▁Saint ▁Elisabeth . ▁Marie - M arg uer ite ▁had ▁died ▁four teen ▁years ▁earlier . ▁Only ▁two ▁of ▁their ▁many ▁children ▁surv ived ▁them , ▁Franco is - An to ine ▁( 1 7 1 1 – 1 7 8 6 ), ▁who ▁became ▁a ▁high - ran king ▁official ▁in ▁Sen lis ▁and ▁Lé op old ▁( 1 7 0 8 - 1 7 4 7 ), ▁who ▁became ▁a ▁caval ry ▁officer ▁and ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁was ▁the ▁lo ver ▁of ▁novel ist ▁and ▁play w right ▁Fran ço ise ▁de ▁Gra ff igny . ▁Des m are ts ' ▁daughter ▁from ▁his ▁first ▁marriage , ▁É lis abeth - M ade le ine , ▁took ▁care ▁of ▁him ▁in ▁his ▁old ▁age ▁and ▁died ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁after ▁her ▁father . ▁ ▁Works ▁Both ▁the ▁music ▁and ▁the ▁text ▁for ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁works