The titles of Duc d'Elchingen and Prince de La Moskowa were created by Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, for the Marshal of France Michel Ney. Both were victory titles; Ney was created duc d'Elchingen in 1808, after the Battle of Elchingen, and prince de La Moskowa ("prince of the Moskva") in 1813, after the Battle of Borodino outside Moscow. In 1814, Ney became a peer of France. On his execution in 1815, the peerage was revoked, but it was restored in 1831. Bonaparte as general Napoléon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a general of the French Revolution and was the ruler of France as First Consul (Premier Consul) of the French Republic from November 11, 1799 to May 18, 1804, then as Emperor of the French (Empereur des Français... Kings ruled in France from the Middle Ages to 1848. ... The Marshal of France (maréchal de France) was one of the Great Officers of the Crown of France. ... Michel Ney, Marshal of France Michel Ney (January 10, 1769 – December 7, 1815) called Le Rougeaud (the ruddy) and le Brave des Braves (the bravest of the brave) was a marshal of the French army who fought in the French Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic Wars. ... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Moskva River (Москва́), also known as the Moscow River, is a small river over 400 miles long, situated in Russia, Eastern Europe. ... 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Battle of Borodino ( September 7, 1812 ( August 26 in the Old Style Russian calendar)), also called the Battle of the Moskova, was the largest single-day battle of the Napoleonic Wars and arguably the greatest battle in human history up to that date, involving nearly quarter a million soldiers. ... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The status of Peer of France was held by the greatest and highest-ranking of the French nobility. ... 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

Clauses in the titles' patents of creation caused the title of prince de La Moskowa to pass to Ney's eldest son, Joseph, and that of duc d'Elchingen to pass to his second son, Michel. This ensured that the two titles would never be held by the same person if there was another heir living, a similar situation to the British titles of Duke of Hamilton and Earl of Selkirk. The Mausoleum of the Dukes of Hamilton sits in the grounds of the old Hamilton Palace in Hamilton The Duke of Hamilton is a title in the Peerage of Scotland created in 1643. ... Earl of Selkirk is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, created in 1646. ...

The two titles were reunited in 1928 and both became extinct with the death of the last heir in 1969. 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...

Ducs d'Elchingen (1808)

• Michel Ney, 1st duc d'Elchingen (1769–1815)
• Michel Louis Félix Ney, 2nd duc d'Elchingen (1804–1854), second son of the 1st duc, confirmed in his title in 1826
• Michel Aloys Ney, 3rd duc d'Elchingen (1835–1881), only son of the 2nd duc
• Charles Aloys Jean Gabriel Ney, 4th duc d'Elchingen (1873–1933), younger son of the 3rd duc, succeeded as 5th prince de La Moskowa in 1928
• Michel Georges Napoléon Ney, 5th duc d'Elchingen, 6th prince de La Moskowa (1905–1969), only son of the 4th duc

1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Michel Ney, Marshal of France Michel Ney (January 10, 1769 – December 7, 1815) called Le Rougeaud (the ruddy) and le Brave des Braves (the bravest of the brave) was a marshal of the French army who fought in the French Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic Wars. ... 1769 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...

Princes de La Moskowa (1813)

• Michel Ney, 1st Prince de La Moscowa (1769–1815)
• Joseph Napoléon Ney, 2nd prince de La Moskowa (1803–1857), eldest son of the 1st prince
• Edgar Napoléon Henry Ney, 3rd prince de La Moskowa (1812–1882), fourth son of the 1st prince
• Léon Napoléon Louis Michel Ney, 4th prince de La Moskowa (1870–1928), elder son of the 3rd duc d'Elchingen
• Charles Aloys Jean Gabriel Ney, 5th prince de La Moskowa, 4th duc d'Elchingen (1873–1933), younger son of the 3rd duc d'Elchingen
• Michel Georges Napoléon Ney, 6th prince de La Moskowa, 5th duc d'Elchingen (1905–1969), only son of the 5th prince

1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Michel Ney, Marshal of France Michel Ney (January 10, 1769 – December 7, 1815) called Le Rougeaud (the ruddy) and le Brave des Braves (the bravest of the brave) was a marshal of the French army who fought in the French Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic Wars. ... 1769 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1812 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1882 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...

External links

• An Online Gotha: Ney d'Elchingen (http://pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/gotha/ney.html)
• Héraldique européenne: Maison Ney (http://www.heraldique-europeenne.org/Regions/France/Ney.htm) (European Heraldry: House of Ney, in French)