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Abstract
Louis-Joseph d’Albert de Luynes, prince de Grimberghen (1672–1758), was born into an important French family and initially pursued a military career, distinguishing himself in the Nine Years’ War. As comte d’Albert his colourful personal life inspired novels and operas. Louis XIV banished him for persistent duelling, and he entered the service of Max Emanuel of Bavaria. For half a century he was a central figure in Franco-Bavarian relations and was intimately involved in diplomatic, political and financial matters. The brother of the connoisseur Mme de Verrue, he was particularly active in sourcing the finest French art to bolster the magnificence of the court in Munich. Grimberghen’s star rose till he was made a prince of the Holy Roman Empire by Charles VII in 1742, but by the next generation he had fallen from favour.