 Used by Louis XIV to escape the elaborate ceremonial of the Versailles court, residence there was a sign of high favour.His father François d'Aubusson de La Feuillade (1631-1691) was also a soldier and courtier, while his paternal uncle Georges d'Aubusson de La Feuillade (1609-1697) was Bishop of Metz.His mother, Charlotte de Gouffier, was sister and heir to Artus de Gouffier (1627-1696), the 5th duke of Roannais and a close friend of writer, mathematician and Catholic theologian Blaise Pascal.