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Encyclopedia > List of French dukedoms

This is an incomplete list of ducal titles created by the monarchs of France. See also List of French peerages. The term duke is a title of nobility which refers to the sovereign male ruler of a Continental European duchy, to a nobleman of the highest grade of the British peerage, or to the highest rank of nobility in various other European countries, including Portugal, Spain and France (in Italy... Kings ruled in France from the Middle Ages to 1848. ... For an explanation of the French peerage, see the article Peerage of France. ...

Title Date of Creation Surname Current Status Notes
Duc de Normandie 911 Normandie forfeit 1204  
Duc de Bourgogne 1032 Royal family extinct 1361  
Duc d'Anjou 1297 Royal family merged in the Crown 1328  
Duc de Bourbon 1327 Bourbon forfeit 1527  
Duc d'Orléans 1344 Royal family extinct 1376  
Duc de Bar 1354 Bar, Anjou, Lorraine returned to the Crown 1766  
Duc d'Anjou 1360 Royal family extinct 1481  
Duc d'Auvergne 1360 Royal family extinct 1521  
Duc de Berry 1360 Royal family extinct 1416  
Duc de Bourgogne 1363 Royal family annexed by the Crown 1477  
Duc d'Orléans 1392 Royal family merged in the Crown 1498  
Duc d'Alençon 1404 Alençon extinct 1525 forfeit 1458-1461, 1474-1476 and 1482-1483
Duc de Nemours 1404 Evreux extinct 1503  
Duc de Berry 1416 Royal family extinct 1416  
Duc de Berry 1417 Royal family merged in the Crown 1422  
Duc de Berry 1461 Royal family exchanged 1461  
Duc de Valentinois 1498 Borgia returned to the Crown before 1548  
Duc de Longueville 1505 Orléans extinct 1694  
Duc de Nemours 1507 Foix extinct 1512  
Duc de Nemours 1515 Medici/Savoie extinct 1524  
Duchesse d'Angoulême 1515 Savoie extinct 1531  
Duchesse d'Anjou 1515 Savoie extinct 1531  
Duc de Châtellerault 1515 Bourbon-Montpensier forfeit 1527  
Duchesse de Berry 1517 Royal family extinct 1549  
Duc de Roannais 1519 Gouffier extinct 1519  
Duc de Nemours 1524 Savoie extinct 1652  
Duc de Dunois 1525 Orléans-Longueville extinct 1537  
Duchesse de Bourbon 1527 Savoie extinct 1532  
Duchesse de Châtellerault 1527 Savoie given away 1530  
Duchesse d'Auvergne 1528 Savoie extinct 1532  
Duc de Guise 1528 Lorraine extinct 1688  
Duc de Chartres 1528 Royal Family, Este, Savoie-Nemours redeemed by the Crown 1623  
Duchesse de Châtellerault 1530 Savoie extinct 1532  
Duc d'Estouteville 1537 Estouteville, Bourbon-Saint-Pôl, Orléans-Longueville, Goyon de Matignon, Grimaldi extinct 1949  
Duc d'Etampes 1537 Pisseleu/Brosse extinct 1565  
Duc d'Orléans 1540 Royal family extinct 1545  
Duc d'Angoulême 1540 Royal family extinct 1545  
Duc de Châtellerault 1540 Royal family extinct 1545  
Duc de Beaumont-le-Vicomte 1543 Alençon, Bourbon-Vendôme merged in the Crown 1589  
Duc de Bourbon 1544 Royal family extinct 1545  
Duc d'Aumale 1547 Lorraine-Guise extinct 1631  
Duc de Châtellerault 1548 Hamilton forfeit 1559 restored and extended in 1864, extinct 1895
Duchesse de Valentinois 1548 Poitiers extinct 1566  
Duchesse de Berry 1550 Royal family extinct 1574  
Duc d'Albret 1550 Albret, Bourbon-Vendôme merged in the Crown 1589  
Duc de Montmorency 1551 Montmorency forfeit 1632  
Duc de Chevreuse 1555 Lorraine sold 1655  
Duc de Beaupréau 1562 Bourbon-La Roche-sur-Yon extinct 1565  
Duc de Thouars 1563 La Trémoille extinct 1933  
Duc de Graville 1563 Bourbon-Vendôme extinct 1590  
Duchesse de Châtellerault 1563 de France exchanged 1582  
Duc de Roannais 1566 Gouffier sold 1667  
Duc d'Enghien 1566 Bourbon-Condé extinct 1569  
Duc d'Anjou 1566 Royal family merged in the Crown 1574  
Duc de Bourbon 1566 Royal family merged in the Crown 1547  
Duc d'Alençon 1566 Royal family extinct 1584  
Duc de Château-Thierry 1566 Royal family extinct 1584  
Duc d'Auvergne 1569 Royal family merged in the Crown 1574  
Duc de Mercoeur 1569 Lorraine extinct 1712  
Duc de Montargis 1570 Royal Family, Este, Lorraine sold 1612?  
Duc de Berry 1576 Royal family extinct 1584  
Duc de Ventadour 1578 Lévis extinct 1717  
Duchesse d'Angoulême 1582 Poitiers extinct 1619  
Duc de Châtellerault 1583 Bourbon-Montpensier, Orléans extinct 1693  
Duc de Beaufort 1597 Estrées, Bourbon-Vendôme sold 1688  
Duc d'Angoulême 1619 Valois extinct 1653  
Duc de Brissac 1620 Cossé extant  
Duc de La Rocheguyon 1621 Silly extinct 1628  
Duc de Candale 1621 Nogaret de La Valette extinct 1639  
Duc de La Valette 1622 Nogaret de La Valette extinct 1661  
Duc d'Orléans 1626 Royal family extinct 1660  
Duc de Villars 1627 Brancas extinct 1858  
Duchesse d'Aumale 1631 Lorraine extinct 1638  
Duc de Montmorency 1633 Bourbon-Condé merged in the Crown in 1830 title changed to Duc d'Enghien in 1689
Duc d'Aumale 1638 Savoie-Nemours extinct 1641  
Duc de Valentinois 1642 Grimaldi extinct 1731  
Duc d'Aumale 1643 Savoie-Nemours extinct 1652  
Duc de Gramont 1643 Gramont extinct 1644  
Duc de Gramont 1648 Gramont extant  
Duc de Bourbon 1661 Bourbon-Condé merged in the Crown 1830  
Duc d'Orléans 1661 Royal family merged in the Crown 1830  
Duc de Saint-Aignan 1663 Beauvilliers extinct 1828  
Duc de Noailles 1663 Noailles extant  
Duc d'Aumont 1665 Aumont extinct 1888  
Duc de Roannais 1667 Aubusson de La Feuillade extinct 1725  
Duc de Nemours 1672 Royal family merged in the Crown in 1830  
Duc de Saint-Cloud 1674 n/a extinct 1811 held by the Archbishop of Paris
Duchesse d'Angoulême 1675 Orléans extinct 1696  
Duc de Beaufort 1688 Montmorency-Luxembourg extinct 1862 title changed to Duc de Montmorency in 1689; extended in 1864, extinct 1951
Duc de Duras 1689 Durfort, Chastellux extant title changed to Duc de Rauzan in 1825
Duc de Boufflers 1695 Boufflers extinct 1751  
Duc d'Harcourt 1700 Harcourt extant  
Duc de Guise 1704 Bourbon-Condé merged in the Crown 1830  
Duc de Villars 1705 Villars extinct 1777  
Duc d'Alençon 1710 Royal family extinct 1714  
Duc d'Angoulême 1710 Royal family extinct 1714  
Duc de Fitz-James 1710 Fitz-James extinct 1967  
Duc de Valentinois 1716 Goyon de Matignon, Grimaldi extinct 1949  
Duc de Mercoeur 1723 Bourbon-Conti sold 1770  
Duc de Rochefort 1728 Rohan extant  
Duc de Châtellerault 1730 La Trémoille extinct 1759  
Duc de Lauragais 1731 Brancas extinct 1794  
Duc de Gisors 1742 Fouquet extinct 1761  
Duc de Broglie 1742 Broglie extant  
Duc de Châteauroux 1744 Mailly-Nesle extinct 1744  
Duc d'Anville 1746 La Rochefoucauld extinct 1792  
Duc de Coigny 1747 Coigny extinct 1865  
Duc de Clermont-Tonnerre 1755 Clermont-Tonnerre extant  
Duc de Laval 1758 Montmorency-Laval extinct 1851  
Duc de Villequier 1759 Aumont extinct 1888  
Duc de Picquigny 1761 Albert de Chaulnes extinct 1769 or 1792  
Duc de Praslin 1762 Choiseul extant  
Duc de Beaumont 1765 Montmorency-Luxembourg extinct 1878  
Duc de Liancourt 1765 La Rochefoucauld extant  
Duc de Poix 1767 Noailles extinct 1794  
Duc d'Anjou 1771 Royal family merged in the Crown 1795  
Duc d'Angoulême 1773 Royal family merged in the Crown 1824  
Duc d'Auvergne 1773 Royal family exchanged 1778  
Duc de Mercoeur 1773 Royal family exchanged 1778  
Duc de Croï d'Havré 1773 Croy d'Havré    
Duc d'Alençon 1774 Royal family merged in the Crown 1795  
Duc de Civrac 1774 Durfort de Civrac extinct 1787  
Duc de Quintin 1774 Durfort de Civrac de Lorge extant title changed to Duc de Lorge in 1776
Duc de Berry 1776 Royal family merged in the Crown 1824  
Duc du Châtelet 1777 Châtelet extinct 1793  
Duc de Guiche 1780 Gramont extinct 1836  
Duc de Polignac 1780 Polignac extant  
Duc de Maillé 1784 Maillé de La Tour Landry extant  
Duc de Lévis 1784 Lévis extinct 1863  
Duc de Saulx-Tavannes 1786 Saulx-Tavannes    
Duc de La Force 1787 Caumont extant  
Duc de Massa 1806 Régnier extinct 1962  
Duc de Dantzig 1807 Lefebvre extinct 1820  
Duc de Parme 1808 Cambacérès extinct 1824  
Duc de Plaisance 1808 Lebrun extinct 1926  
Duc de Bellune 1808 Victor extinct 1853  
Duc de Conegliano 1808 Moncey extinct 1842  
Duc de Trévise 1808 Mortier extinct 1912  
Duc de Dalmatie 1808 Soult extinct 1857  
Duc de Valmy 1808 Kellermann extinct 1868  
Duc de Rivoli 1808 Masséna extant  
Duc de Raguse 1808 Marmont extinct 1852  
Duc de Padoue 1808 Arrighi de Casanova extinct 1888  
Duc de Montebello 1808 Lannes extant  
Duc de Castiglione 1808 Augereau extinct 1915  
Duc d'Auerstaedt 1808 Davout extinct 1853 extended 1864, extant
Duc d'Abrantès 1808 Junot extinct 1859 extended 1869, extinct 1985
Duc d'Elchingen 1808 Ney extinct 1969  
Duc de Rovigo 1808 Savary extinct 1872  
Duc de Vicence 1808 Caulaincourt extinct 1896  
Duc de Bassano 1809 Maret extinct 1906  
Duc de Feltre 1809 Clarke extinct 1852 extended 1864, extant
Duc d'Istrie 1809 Bessières extinct 1856  
Duc de Tarente 1809 MacDonald extinct 1912  
Duc de Cadore 1809 Nompère de Champagny extinct 1893  
Duc de Gaete 1809 Gaudin extinct 1841  
Duc d'Otrante 1809 Fouché extant  
Duc de Reggio 1810 Oudinot extant  
Duc de Navarre 1810 Beauharnais extinct 1852  
Duc de Dalberg 1810 Dalberg extinct 1833 extended as Duc de Tascher de La Pagerie in 1859, extinct 1902
Duc de Decrès 1813 Decrès extinct 1820  
Duc d'Albufera 1813 Suchet extant  
Duchesse de Frioul 1813 Duroc extinct 1829  
Duchesse de Saint-Leu 1814 Beauharnais extinct 1837  
Duc des Cars 1816 Pérusse extinct 1822  
Duc de La Châtre 1817 La Châtre extinct 1824  
Duc de Sabran 1817 Sabran, Pontevès extant  
Duc de Talleyrand 1817 Talleyrand-Périgord extinct 1968  
Duc de Croy 1817 Croy extant  
Duc d'Avaray 1817 Bésiade extinct 1941  
Duc de Bauffremont 1817 Bauffremont extant  
Duc de Crillon 1817 Berton des Balbi extinct 1870  
Duc de Wagram 1817 Berthier extinct 1918  
Duc d'Havré 1817 Croy extinct 1839  
Duc de Choiseul 1817 Choiseul, Marmier extinct 1947 title changed to Duc de Marmier in 1839
Duc d'Aremberg 1824 Arenberg extinct 1877  
Duc d'Aulps 1824 Blacas extant  
Duc de Rivière 1825 Rivière extinct 1901  
Duc des Cars 1825 Pérusse extinct 1868 arguably still extant
Duc de Caraman 1830 Riquet extinct 1919  
Duc de Céreste 1830 Brancas-Villars extinct 1858  
Duc de Melfort 1841 Drummond extinct 1902  
Duc de Pasquier 1845 Pasquier extant title changed to Duc d'Audiffret-Pasquier in 1862
Duc d'Isly 1845 Bugeaud extinct 1865  
Duc de Montmorot 1847 Fernan Muñoz extinct 1873  
Duc de Malakoff 1856 Pélissier extinct 1864  
Duc de Magenta 1859 MacMahon extant  
Duc de Morny 1863 Morny extinct 1943  
Duc de Persigny 1863 Fialin extinct 1885  

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Events Mary I of Scotland sent to France Births September 2 - Vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian architect (died 1616) September 29 - William V, Duke of Bavaria (died 1626) Francesco Andreini, Italian actor (died 1624) Giordano Bruno, Italian philosopher, astronomer, and occultist (burned at the stake) 1600 (died 1600) Honda Tadakatsu, Japanese general... Events January 15 - Elizabeth I of England is crowned in Westminster Abbey. ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Duke of Valentinois (French: Duc de Valentinois; Italian: Duca Valentino), formerly Count of Valentinois, is an extinct title in the French peerage, and is currently one of the many hereditary titles of the Prince of Monaco. ... Events Mary I of Scotland sent to France Births September 2 - Vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian architect (died 1616) September 29 - William V, Duke of Bavaria (died 1626) Francesco Andreini, Italian actor (died 1624) Giordano Bruno, Italian philosopher, astronomer, and occultist (burned at the stake) 1600 (died 1600) Honda Tadakatsu, Japanese general... Events January 7 - Pius V becomes Pope Selim II succeeds Suleiman I as Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Religious rioting in the Netherlands signifies the beginning of the Eighty Years War in the Netherlands. ... The title of Duc de Berry in the French nobility was frequently created for junior members of the French royal family. ... Events February 7 - Julius III becomes Pope. ... Events April 14 - Battle of Mookerheyde. ... Events February 7 - Julius III becomes Pope. ... Events Rebellion of the Catholic League against King Henry III of France, in revenge for his murder of Duke Henry of Guise. ... The title of Duc de Montmorency was created several times for members of the Montmorency family. ... Events Russia, Reforming Synod of the metropolite Macaire, Orthodoxy: introduction of a calendar of the saints and an ecclesiastical law code ( Stoglav ) Major outbreak of the sweating sickness in England. ... See also: 1632 (novel) Events February 22 - Galileos Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems is published July 23 - 300 colonists for New France depart Dieppe November 8 - Wladyslaw IV Waza elected king of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth after Zygmunt III Waza death November 16 - Battle of Lützen... Events Russia breaks 60 year old truce with Sweden by attacking Finland February 2 - Diet of Augsburg begins February 4 - John Rogers becomes first Protestant martyr in England February 9 - Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper is burned at the stake May 23 - Paul IV becomes Pope. ... Events New Sweden (Delaware) attacked and captured by Dutch forces. ... Events Earliest English slave-trading expedition under John Hawkins. ... Events March 1 - the city of Rio de Janeiro is founded April 27 - Cebu City is established becoming the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines. ... Events February 1 - Sarsa Dengel succeeds his father Menas as Emperor of Ethiopia February 18 - The Duke of Guise is assassinated while besieging Orléans March - Peace of Amboise. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Events February 1 - Sarsa Dengel succeeds his father Menas as Emperor of Ethiopia February 18 - The Duke of Guise is assassinated while besieging Orléans March - Peace of Amboise. ... Events March 14 - Battle of Ivry - Henry IV of France again defeats the forces of the Catholic League under the Duc de Mayenne. ... The French noble title of Duc de Châtellerault has been created several times. ... Events February 1 - Sarsa Dengel succeeds his father Menas as Emperor of Ethiopia February 18 - The Duke of Guise is assassinated while besieging Orléans March - Peace of Amboise. ... Events January 15 - Russia cedes Livonia and Estonia to Poland February 24 - Pope Gregory XIII implements the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events January 7 - Pius V becomes Pope Selim II succeeds Suleiman I as Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Religious rioting in the Netherlands signifies the beginning of the Eighty Years War in the Netherlands. ... // Events January 20 - Poland cedes Kyiv, Smolensk, and eastern Ukraine to Russia in the Treaty of Andrusovo that put a final end to the Deluge, and Poland lost its status as a Central European power. ... Like many noble titles, the title of Duke of Enghien, Duke dEnghien, or Duc dEnghien may refer to any of several historical figures, but most often refers to Louis_Antoine_Henri de Bourbon_Condé, duc dEnghien, whose execution on trumped_up charges in 1804 during the First French Empire removed any... Events January 7 - Pius V becomes Pope Selim II succeeds Suleiman I as Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Religious rioting in the Netherlands signifies the beginning of the Eighty Years War in the Netherlands. ... Events January 11 - First recorded lottery in England. ... Counts of Anjou, c. ... Events January 7 - Pius V becomes Pope Selim II succeeds Suleiman I as Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Religious rioting in the Netherlands signifies the beginning of the Eighty Years War in the Netherlands. ... Events April 14 - Battle of Mookerheyde. ... Duke of Bourbon is a title in the peerage of France. ... Events January 7 - Pius V becomes Pope Selim II succeeds Suleiman I as Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Religious rioting in the Netherlands signifies the beginning of the Eighty Years War in the Netherlands. ... Events January 16 - Grand Duke Ivan IV of Muscovy becomes the first Tsar of Russia. ... Several counts and then royal dukes of Alençon have figured in French history. ... Events January 7 - Pius V becomes Pope Selim II succeeds Suleiman I as Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Religious rioting in the Netherlands signifies the beginning of the Eighty Years War in the Netherlands. ... 1584 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Events January 7 - Pius V becomes Pope Selim II succeeds Suleiman I as Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Religious rioting in the Netherlands signifies the beginning of the Eighty Years War in the Netherlands. ... 1584 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... This is a list of the various rulers of Auvergne. ... Events January 11 - First recorded lottery in England. ... Events April 14 - Battle of Mookerheyde. ... Events January 11 - First recorded lottery in England. ... // Events Treaty of Aargau signed between Catholic and Protestants. ... Events January 23 - The assassination of regent James Stewart, Earl of Moray throws Scotland into civil war February 25 - Pope Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I of England with the bull Regnans in Excelsis May 20 - Abraham Ortelius issues the first modern atlas. ... Events January 20 - Mathias becomes Holy Roman Emperor. ... The title of Duc de Berry in the French nobility was frequently created for junior members of the French royal family. ... Events May 5 - Peace of Beaulieu or Peace of Monsieur (after Monsieur, the Duc dAnjou, brother of the King, who negotiated it). ... 1584 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Events January 31 - Battle of Gemblours - Spanish forces under Don John of Austria and Alexander Farnese defeat the Dutch. ... // Events January 4 — The Netherlands, Britain & France sign Triple Alliance February 26-March 6 What is now the northeastern United States was paralyzed by a series of blizzards that buried the region. ... Angouleme (Angoumois) in western France was part of the Carolingian empire as the kingdom of Aquitaine. ... Events January 15 - Russia cedes Livonia and Estonia to Poland February 24 - Pope Gregory XIII implements the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events May 13 - Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is executed in The Hague after having been accused of treason. ... The French noble title of Duc de Châtellerault has been created several times. ... 1583 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... Events January 11 - Eruption of Mt. ... Duc de Beaufort was a title in the French nobility. ... Events 17 January - A court case in Guildford recorded evidence that a certain plot of land was used for playing “kreckett” (i. ... // Events A high-powered conspiracy of notables, the Immortal Seven, invite William and Mary to depose James II of England. ... Angouleme (Angoumois) in western France was part of the Carolingian empire as the kingdom of Aquitaine. ... Events May 13 - Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is executed in The Hague after having been accused of treason. ... Events February 2 - New Amsterdam (later renamed New York City) is incorporated. ... Dukes of Brissac is the name of a noble family in France. ... Events September 6 - English emigrants on the Mayflower depart from Plymouth, England for the future New England and arrive at the end of the year. ... Events February 9 - Gregory XV is elected pope. ... Events March 1 - writs were issued in February 1628 by Charles I of England that every county in England (not just seaport towns) pay ship tax by this date. ... The titles of Earl of Kendal and Duke of Kendal have been created several times, usually for people with some connection to the royal family. ... Events February 9 - Gregory XV is elected pope. ... Events January 14 - Connecticuts first constitution, the Fundamental Orders, is adopted. ... Events January 1 - In the Gregorian calendar, January 1 is declared as the first day of the year, instead of March 25. ... Events January 6 - The fifth monarchy men unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London. ... Duke of Orléans is one of the most important titles in the French peerage, dating back at least to the 14th century. ... Events September 30 - Nurhaci, chieftain of the Jurchens and founder of the Qing Dynasty dies and is succeeded by his son Hong Taiji. ... Events Expulsion of the Carib indigenous people from Martinique by French occupying forces. ... Marquis and duc de Villars, Marshall of France. ... Events A Dutch ship makes the first recorded sighting of the coast of South Australia. ... 1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ... The Dukedom of Aumale was created in 1397 by Richard II of England (as King of France) for Edward Plantagenet, Earl of Rutland. ... // Events February 5 - Roger Williams emigrates to Boston. ... Events March 29 - Swedish colonists establish first settlement in Delaware, called New Sweden. ... The title of Duc de Montmorency was created several times for members of the Montmorency family. ... Events February 13 - Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition. ... 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Like many noble titles, the title of Duke of Enghien, Duke dEnghien, or Duc dEnghien may refer to any of several historical figures, but most often refers to Louis_Antoine_Henri de Bourbon_Condé, duc dEnghien, whose execution on trumped_up charges in 1804 during the First French Empire removed any... Events Louis XIV of France passed the Code Noir, allowing the full use of slaves in the French colonies. ... The Dukedom of Aumale was created in 1397 by Richard II of England (as King of France) for Edward Plantagenet, Earl of Rutland. ... Events March 29 - Swedish colonists establish first settlement in Delaware, called New Sweden. ... Events The Long Parliament passes a series of legislation designed to contain Charles Is absolutist tendencies. ... Duke of Valentinois (French: Duc de Valentinois; Italian: Duca Valentino), formerly Count of Valentinois, is an extinct title in the French peerage, and is currently one of the many hereditary titles of the Prince of Monaco. ... Events January 4 - Charles I attempts to arrest five leading members of the Long Parliament, but they escape. ... Events 10 Downing Street becomes the official residence of the United Kingdoms Prime Minister when Robert Walpole moves in. ... The Dukedom of Aumale was created in 1397 by Richard II of England (as King of France) for Edward Plantagenet, Earl of Rutland. ... // Events January 21 - Abel Tasman discovers Tonga February 6 - Abel Tasman discovers the Fiji islands. ... // Events April 6 - Dutch sailor Jan van Riebeeck establishes a resupply camp for the Dutch East India Company at the Cape of Good Hope, and founded Cape Town. ... // Events January 21 - Abel Tasman discovers Tonga February 6 - Abel Tasman discovers the Fiji islands. ... // Events February to August - Explorer Abel Tasmans second expedition for the Dutch East India Company maps the north coast of Australia. ... // Events Peace treaty signed at Westphalia ends the Thirty Years War. ... Duke of Bourbon is a title in the peerage of France. ... Events January 6 - The fifth monarchy men unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London. ... 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Duke of Orléans is one of the most important titles in the French peerage, dating back at least to the 14th century. ... Events January 6 - The fifth monarchy men unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London. ... 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... // Events Prix de Rome scholarship established for students of the arts. ... 1828 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Arms of the ducs de Noailles (gules, a bend or) The title of Duc de Noailles was a French peerage created in 1663 for Anne de Noailles, comte dAyen. ... // Events Prix de Rome scholarship established for students of the arts. ... Events March 4 - Start of the Second Anglo-Dutch War March 6 - Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society begins publication March 16 - Bucharest allows Jews to settle in the city in exchange of annual tax of 16 guilders June 3 - The Duke of York defeats the Dutch Fleet off the... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... // Events January 20 - Poland cedes Kyiv, Smolensk, and eastern Ukraine to Russia in the Treaty of Andrusovo that put a final end to the Deluge, and Poland lost its status as a Central European power. ... Events February 8 - Catherine I became empress of Russia February 20 - The first reported case of white men scalping Native Americans takes place in New Hampshire colony. ... In the 12th and 13th centuries the lordship of Nemours, in the Gatinais, France, was in possession of the house of Villebeon, a member of which, Gautier was marshal of France in the middle of the 13th century. ... Events England, France, Munster and Cologne invade the United Provinces, therefore this name is know as ´het rampjaar´ (the disaster year) in the Netherlands. ... 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The title of Duc de Saint-Cloud was created in 1674 (although it was not registered in the parlement until 1690), to be held by the archbishops of Paris. ... Events February 19 - England and the Netherlands sign the Treaty of Westminster. ... 1811 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The archbishop of Paris is one of twenty-three archbishops in France. ... Angouleme (Angoumois) in western France was part of the Carolingian empire as the kingdom of Aquitaine. ... Events January 5 - The Battle of Turckeim August 10 - Building of the Royal Greenwich Observatory began November 11 - Guru Gobind Singh becomes the Tenth Guru of the Sikhs. ... The year 1696 had the earliest equinoxes and solstices for 400 years in the Gregorian calendar, because this year is a leap year and the Gregorian calendar would have behaved like the Julian calendar since March 1500 had it have been in use that long. ... Duc de Beaufort was a title in the French nobility. ... // Events A high-powered conspiracy of notables, the Immortal Seven, invite William and Mary to depose James II of England. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The title of Duc de Montmorency was created several times for members of the Montmorency family. ... Events Louis XIV of France passed the Code Noir, allowing the full use of slaves in the French colonies. ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Events Louis XIV of France passed the Code Noir, allowing the full use of slaves in the French colonies. ... 1825 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Events January 27 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed II to Mustafa II (1695-1703) July 17 - The Bank of Scotland is founded by an Act of Parliament of the old Scottish Parliament. ... Events Adam Smith is appointed professor of logic at the University of Glasgow March 31 - The future King George III of the United Kingdom succeeds his father as Prince of Wales. ... Events January 1 - Russia accepts Julian calendar. ... Duc de Guise was a title in the French nobility. ... Events Building of the Students Monument in Aiud, Romania. ... 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Marquis and duc de Villars, Marshall of France. ... Events Construction begins on Blenheim Palace, in Oxfordshire, England. ... 1777 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Several counts and then royal dukes of Alençon have figured in French history. ... // Events April 10 - The worlds first copyright legislation became effective, Britains Statute of Anne Ongoing events Great Northern War (1700-1721) War of the Spanish Succession (1702-1713) Births January 4 - Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian composer (d. ... // Events August 1 - George, elector of Hanover becomes King George I of Great Britain. ... Angouleme (Angoumois) in western France was part of the Carolingian empire as the kingdom of Aquitaine. ... // Events April 10 - The worlds first copyright legislation became effective, Britains Statute of Anne Ongoing events Great Northern War (1700-1721) War of the Spanish Succession (1702-1713) Births January 4 - Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian composer (d. ... // Events August 1 - George, elector of Hanover becomes King George I of Great Britain. ... // Events April 10 - The worlds first copyright legislation became effective, Britains Statute of Anne Ongoing events Great Northern War (1700-1721) War of the Spanish Succession (1702-1713) Births January 4 - Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Italian composer (d. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Duke of Valentinois (French: Duc de Valentinois; Italian: Duca Valentino), formerly Count of Valentinois, is an extinct title in the French peerage, and is currently one of the many hereditary titles of the Prince of Monaco. ... // Events Natchez, one of the oldest towns on the Mississippi, founded. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Events February 16 - Louis XV of France attains his majority Births February 24 - John Burgoyne, British general (d. ... 1770 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Events Astronomical aberration discovered by the astronomer James Bradley Swedish academy of sciences founded at Uppsala Births January 9 - Thomas Warton, English poet (d. ... The French noble title of Duc de Châtellerault has been created several times. ... Events Pope Clement XII elected September 17 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed III (1703-1730) to Mahmud I (1730-1754) Anna Ivanova (Anna I of Russia) became czarina Births May 13 - Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. ... 1759 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Events 10 Downing Street becomes the official residence of the United Kingdoms Prime Minister when Robert Walpole moves in. ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... // Events January 24 - Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor. ... 1761 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Arms of the ducs de Broglie (or, a saltire anchory azure) The title of Duc de Broglie was a French peerage belonging to a family of Piedmontese origin, which emigrated to France in the year 1643. ... // Events January 24 - Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor. ... // Events The third French and Indian War, known as King Georges War, breaks out at Port Royal, Nova Scotia The First Saudi State founded by Mohammed Ibn Saud Ongoing events War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748) Births February 6 - Pierre-Joseph Desault, French anatomist and surgeon (d. ... // Events The third French and Indian War, known as King Georges War, breaks out at Port Royal, Nova Scotia The First Saudi State founded by Mohammed Ibn Saud Ongoing events War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748) Births February 6 - Pierre-Joseph Desault, French anatomist and surgeon (d. ... Events January 8 - Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Stirling April 16 - Battle of Culloden brings an end to the Jacobite Risings October 22 - The College of New Jersey is founded (it becomes Princeton University in 1896) October 28 - An earthquake demolishes Lima and Callao, in Peru Catharine de Ricci (born 1522... 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... // Events January 31 - The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Dock Hospital April 9 - The Scottish Jacobite Lord Lovat was beheaded by axe on Tower Hill, London, for high treason; he was the last man to be executed in this way in Britain May 14 - First battle of Cape... 1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ... 1755 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1758 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1851 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1759 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1761 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1769 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1762 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1765 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1765 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The title of Duc de Poix was a French peerage created in 1663, which became extinct in 1687. ... 1767 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Counts of Anjou, c. ... 1771 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Angouleme (Angoumois) in western France was part of the Carolingian empire as the kingdom of Aquitaine. ... 1773 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... This is a list of the various rulers of Auvergne. ... 1773 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1778 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1773 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1778 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1773 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Several counts and then royal dukes of Alençon have figured in French history. ... 1774 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1774 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1774 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the year 1776. ... The title of Duc de Berry in the French nobility was frequently created for junior members of the French royal family. ... This article is about the year 1776. ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1777 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1793 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1780 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1836 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1780 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1786 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1787 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1806 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1807 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The titles of Duc dElchingen and Prince de La Moskowa were created by Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, for the Marshal of France Michel Ney. ... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Hugues-Bernard Maret, duc de Bassano, French statesman Hugues-Bernard Maret, duc de Bassano (1763-1839), French statesman and publicist, was born at Dijon. ... 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ... 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The title of Duc de Dalberg was created by the French Emperor Napoleon I on the 14th of April 1810 for Emmerich de Dalberg, the nephew of Karl Theodor von Dalberg, Prince-Primate of the Confederation of the Rhine and Grand Duke of Frankfurt. ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The title of Duc de Dalberg was created by the French Emperor Napoleon I on the 14th of April 1810 for Emmerich de Dalberg, the nephew of Karl Theodor von Dalberg, Prince-Primate of the Confederation of the Rhine and Grand Duke of Frankfurt. ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1822 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Choiseul can refer to: Etienne Francois, Duke of Choiseul Choiseul, Haute-Marne, a commune in the Haute-Marne département in France Choiseul province, Solomon Islands, a province of the Solomon Islands Choiseul, Saint Lucia This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1825 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1825 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ... The titles of Earl of Melfort and Lord Drummond of Gillestoun were created in the Peerage of Scotland 14 April 1685 for John Drummond, second son of James Drummond, 3rd Earl of Perth, with remainder to the heirs male of his body by his second marriage (to Euphemia Wallace), failing... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Aimable Jean Jacques Pélissier (November 6, 1794 - May 22, 1864), Duke of Malakoff, was a marshal of France. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Charles Auguste Louis Joseph, duc de Morny ( October 21, 1811 - March 10, 1865), French statesman, was the natural son of Hortense de Beauharnais (wife of Louis Bonaparte, and queen of Holland) and Charles Joseph, comte de Flahaut, and therefore halfbrother of Napoleon III. He was born in Paris, and his... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

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French nobility - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (3353 words)
By relocating the French royal court to Versailles in the 1680s, Louis XIV of France further modified the role of the nobles.
The French Nobility was disbanded outright by the National Constituent Assembly on June 23, 1790.
Despite the abolition of nobility at the French Revolution and the loss of their privileged juridical status ("all men are equal citizens"), the nobility continued to exist throughout the nineteenth century.
CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: France (15186 words)
Joan of Arc, who saved the French monarchy, as the heroine of Christendom, and believed that the Maid of Orléans meant to lead the king of France on another crusade when she had secured him in the peaceful possession of his own country.
The result of the diplomacy of Richelieu (1624-42) and of Mazarin (1643-61) was a fresh defeat for the House of Austria; French arms were victorious at Rocroi, Fribourg, Nördlingen, Lens, Sommershausen (1643-48), and by the Peace of Westphalia (1648) and that of the Pyrenees (1659), Alsace, Artois, and Roussillion were annexed to French territory.
During the course of the nineteenth century French diplomacy at Rome and in the East has aimed at safeguarding the prerogatives of France as patron of Oriental Christendom, and of thus justifying the traditional trust of the Orientals in the "Franks" as the natural champions of Christianity in the Ottoman Empire.
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