Duc de Beaufort
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Duke of Beaufort was a title in the French nobility.
It was first created in 1597 as a peerage
for Gabrielle d'Estrée, Marquesses of Monceaux, the mistress of King Henry IV
, with a remainder to their illegitimate son César of Bourbon-Vendôme
, later also Duke of Vendôme.
The duchy was sold by the fourth Duke in 1688 to Charles François Frederic of Montmorency-Luxembourg, who was created Duke of Beaufort without a peerage that same year. The duchy was renamed Duchy of Montmorency
in 1689. He later succeeded as Duke of Piney-Luxembourg.
The last duke sold the duchy in 1688.
The Dukedom was renamed Montmorency in 1689. See Duke of Montmorency
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, Limousin
), 14th century:
It was first created in 1597 as a peerage
Peerage of France
The Peerage of France was a distinction within the French nobility which appeared in the Middle Ages. It was abolished in 1789 during the French Revolution, but it reappeared in 1814 at the time of the Bourbon Restoration which followed the fall of the First French Empire...
for Gabrielle d'Estrée, Marquesses of Monceaux, the mistress of King Henry IV
Henry IV of France
Henry IV , Henri-Quatre, was King of France from 1589 to 1610 and King of Navarre from 1572 to 1610. He was the first monarch of the Bourbon branch of the Capetian dynasty in France....
, with a remainder to their illegitimate son César of Bourbon-Vendôme
César de Bourbon, duc de Vendôme
César de Bourbon, Légitimé de France , Duke of Vendôme, was the son of Henry IV of France and his mistress Gabrielle d'Estrées. Sometimes simply known as César de Vendôme. Through his daughter, Élisabeth de Bourbon, César was a great-great-great-grandfather of Louis XV of France, merging thereafter...
, later also Duke of Vendôme.
The duchy was sold by the fourth Duke in 1688 to Charles François Frederic of Montmorency-Luxembourg, who was created Duke of Beaufort without a peerage that same year. The duchy was renamed Duchy of Montmorency
Duke of Montmorency
The title of Duke of Montmorency was created several times for members of the Montmorency family, who were lords of Montmorency, near Paris.The first creation was in 1551 for Anne of Montmorency, Constable of France...
in 1689. He later succeeded as Duke of Piney-Luxembourg.
Dukes of Beaufort - first creation (1597-1688)
- 1. 1597-1599 : Gabrielle, Duchess of BeaufortGabrielle d'EstréesGabrielle d'Estrées, Duchess of Beaufort and Verneuil, Marchioness of Monceaux was a French mistress of King Henry IV of France, born at either the Château de la Bourdaisière in Montlouis-sur-Loire, in Touraine, or at the château de Cœuvres, in Picardy....
(1571–1599) - 2. 1599-1665 : César, Duke of Beaufort (1594–1665)
- 3. 1665-1669 : François, Duke of BeaufortFrançois, Duke of BeaufortFrançois de Vendôme, Duc de Beaufort was the illegitimate grandson of Henry IV of France. He was also cousin to Louis XIV. He was a prominent figure in the Fronde, and later went on to fight in the Mediterranean. His mother was the heiress Françoise de Lorraine...
(1616–1669) - 4. 1669-1675 : Louis, Duke of Beaufort (1612–1669)
- 5. 1675-1688 : Louis Joseph, Duke of Beaufort (1654–1712)
The last duke sold the duchy in 1688.
Dukes de Beaufort - second creation (1688-1689)
- 1. 1688-1689 : Charles, Duke of Beaufort (1662–1726), buyer of
The Dukedom was renamed Montmorency in 1689. See Duke of Montmorency
Duke of Montmorency
The title of Duke of Montmorency was created several times for members of the Montmorency family, who were lords of Montmorency, near Paris.The first creation was in 1551 for Anne of Montmorency, Constable of France...
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See also
Noble family de Beaufort-Turenne in France (Rosiers-d'ÉgletonsRosiers-d'Égletons
Rosiers-d'Égletons is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.-Population:-References:*...
, Limousin
Limousin (province)
Limousin is one of the traditional provinces of France around the city of Limoges. Limousin lies in the foothills of the western edge of the Massif Central, with cold weather in the winter...
), 14th century:
- Guillaume III Roger de Beaufort, vicomte de Turenne (1332–1395)
- Pope Clement VIPope Clement VIPope Clement VI , bornPierre Roger, the fourth of the Avignon Popes, was pope from May 1342 until his death in December of 1352...
(Pierre Roger de Beaufort-Turenne) - his nephew Pope Gregory XIPope Gregory XIGregory XI was pope from 1370 until his death.-Biography:He was born Pierre Roger de Beaufort, in Maumont, in the modern commune of Rosiers-d'Égletons, Limousin around 1336. He succeeded Pope Urban V in 1370, and was pope until 1378...
(Pierre Roger de Beaufort)