The de Gaulle family produced several 20th-century officers, Resistance

French Resistance

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 members, and French

France

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 politicians.

There is a widespread notion claiming that the particle in "de Gaulle" is derived from a dialectal form of the article (it should logically be written De Gaulle, for one writes Le Châtelier, but usage has always favoured the lowercase form). However, the genealogy of this ancient bourgeois family, established by the general's grandfather, Julien Philippe de Gaulle, alumnus of the École Nationale des Chartes

École Nationale des Chartes

The École Nationale des Chartes is a grand établissement, an elite French university-level educational institution based in Paris. It provides education and training for archivists and librarians and forms part of the University of Paris.-History:...

, shows that his ancestors, capitaines-châtelains of Cuisery

Cuisery

Cuisery is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.-References:*...

, Saône-et-Loire

Saône-et-Loire

Saône-et-Loire is a French department, named after the Saône and the Loire rivers between which it lies.-History:When it was formed during the French Revolution, as of March 4, 1790 in fulfillment of the law of December 22, 1789, the new department combined parts of the provinces of southern...

 in the 17th century, have always written their name in this way.

Note : this family tree is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather aims to show the principal public figures of Charles de Gaulle's family.

Descent from Julien de Gaulle

x 1835 to Joséphine Maillot, writer.

1. 1. Charles de Gaulle
      Charles de Gaulle (poet)
      Charles Jules-Joseph de Gaulle was a French writer who was a pioneer of Pan-Celticism and the bardic revival. He is also known as Charlez Vro-C'hall, the Breton language version of his name. He was the uncle of General de Gaulle.-Life:Born in Valenciennes, Nord, de Gaulle was struck by a...
      
       (1837 - 1880), specialist in Celtic languages and civilisation
   2. Henri de Gaulle
      Henri de Gaulle
      Henri de Gaulle was a French bureaucrat and later a teacher. He was the father of Charles de Gaulle, a military general and President of France....
      
       (1848 - 1932), private school teacher.
      x 1886 to Jeanne Maillot.
      1. Xavier de Gaulle (1887 - 1955), soldier, Resistance member, twice married, five children.
         1. Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz
            Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz
            Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz , was a niece of General Charles de Gaulle, a member of the French Resistance, and the president of ATD Quart Monde.-Biography:...
            
             (1920 - 2002), president of the ATD Fourth World.
            1. Michel Anthonioz (1947 - ), writer and television director, diplomat.
      2. Marie-Agnès de Gaulle (1889 - 1982).
      3. Charles de Gaulle
         Charles de Gaulle
         Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II. He later founded the French Fifth Republic in 1958 and served as its first President from 1959 to 1969....
         
          (1890 - 1970), general, President of France.
         x 1921 to Yvonne Vendroux
         Yvonne de Gaulle
         Yvonne de Gaulle , born as Yvonne Charlotte Anne Marie Vendroux, was the wife of Charles de Gaulle. They were married on April 7, 1921. She was sometimes known as "Tante Yvonne"...
         
          (1900 - 1979).
         1. Philippe de Gaulle
            Philippe de Gaulle
            Philippe de Gaulle is a French admiral and politician. The son of General Charles de Gaulle, he is a former Senator and was Inspector-General of the French Navy. He married Henriette de Montalambert de Cers in 1947 and had four children including Dr. Charles de Gaulle, Yves de Gaulle and Pierre de...
            
             (1921 - ), admiral
            Admiral
            Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. It is usually considered a full admiral and above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet . It is usually abbreviated to "Adm" or "ADM"...
            
            , senator
            French Senate
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            .
            x 1947 to Henriette de Montalembert (1929 - ), four sons.
            1. Charles de Gaulle
               Charles de Gaulle (grandson)
               Charles de Gaulle is a French politician. He is a grandson of General Charles de Gaulle, and served as a member of the European Parliament , from 1994 to 2004 ....
               
                (1948 - ), lawyer, elected official who switched from the UDF
               Union for French Democracy
               The Union for French Democracy was a French centrist political party. It was founded in 1978 as an electoral alliance to support President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing in order to counterbalance the Gaullist preponderance over the right. This name was chosen due to the title of Giscard d'Estaing's...
               
                to the National Front.
            2. Yves de Gaulle (1951 - ).
            3. Jean de Gaulle (1953 - ), deputy
               French National Assembly
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                for Paris since 1986.
         2. Élisabeth de Gaulle (1924 - ).
            x 1946 to Major
            Major
            Major is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...
            
             Alain de Boissieu
            Alain de Boissieu
            Alain de Boissieu was a French general, Free French, Compagnon de la Libération, Army chief of staff and son-in-law of general Charles de Gaulle.-Life:...
            
             (1914 - 2006).
            1. Anne de Boissieu (1959 - ).
         3. Anne de Gaulle
            Anne de Gaulle
            Anne de Gaulle was the youngest daughter of General Charles de Gaulle and his wife, Yvonne. She was born in Trier, Germany, where her father was stationed....
            
             (1928 - 1948), born disabled, no issue.
      4. Jacques de Gaulle (1893 - 1946), disabled in 1926.
      5. Pierre de Gaulle (1897 - 1959), Resistance member, president of the Paris municipal council (1947 - 1951).
   3. Jules de Gaulle (1850 - 1922)