John Nugent, 5th Earl of Westmeath

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Who is John Nugent, 5th Earl of Westmeath?

John Nugent, 5th Earl of Westmeath.

Nugent succeeded his brother, Thomas Nugent, 4th Earl of Westmeath, in 1752. He served in the French army, seeing action at Ramillies, Oudenarde, Malplaquet, the sieges of Douai and Quesnoy, and at Denain. He began as an officer in 1706 and ended as Maréchal de camp in 1744. He married Marguerite Jeanne, the daughter of Count Charles Molza of Modena, Italy, on 7 January 1711, and had:

⁕James Nugent

⁕John Christopher Nugent

⁕Richard Nugent

⁕Edward Nugent

⁕Marie Charlotte Nugent

⁕François Christine Nugent

⁕Thomas Nugent, 6th Earl of Westmeath

He was succeeded by Thomas Nugent, 6th Earl of Westmeath.

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