Duc de Montebello
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Napoleon I
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution.As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815...
in 1808 as a victory title
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for Jean Lannes
Jean Lannes
Jean Lannes, 1st Duc de Montebello, was a Marshal of France. He was one of Napoleon's most daring and talented generals. Napoleon once commented on Lannes: "I found him a pygmy and left him a giant"...
, one of Napoleon's most daring and talented generals. Lannes commanded the advance guard in the crossing of the Alps
Alps
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in 1800 and was instrumental in winning the Battle of Montebello
Battle of Montebello (1800)
The Battle of Montebello was fought on 9 June 1800 near Montebello in Lombardy. During the lead-up to the Battle of Marengo, the vanguard of the French army in Italy engaged and defeated an Austrian force in a "glorious victory".-Background:...
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Dukes de Montebello
- Jean Lannes, 1st Duke of MontebelloMontebello della BattagliaMontebello della Battaglia is a comune in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 50 km south of Milan and about 20 km south of Pavia....
, 11 April 1769 – 31 May 1809), Marshal of FranceMarshal of FranceThe Marshal of France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a military rank. It is granted to generals for exceptional achievements...
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- He was succeeded by his second son:
- Louis Napoléon, 2nd Duke of Montebello (Paris 30 July 1801 – Mareuil-sur-Ay 19 July 1874)
- m. 10 July 1830 Eleanor Jenkinson (7 February 1810 – St. Petersburg 11 October 1863), daughter of Sir Charles JenkinsonSir Charles Jenkinson, 10th BaronetSir Charles Jenkinson, 10th Baronet , known as Charles Jenkinson until 1851, was a British politician.-Background:...
. - He was succeeded by his eldest son:
- Napoléon Camille Charles Jean, 3rd Duke of Montebello (30 October 1835 – Pau 30 November 1876)
- m. Pau 12 August 1873 Laure Joséphine Marie Daguilhon
- He was succeeded by his only son:
- Napoléon Barbe Joseph Jean, 4th Duke of Montebello (9 April 1877 – 27 January 1899)
- He was succeeded by his uncle:
- Charles Louis Maurice, 5th Duke of Montebello (Bern 27 October 1836 – Paris 23 December 1922)
- m. Paris 24 Oct 1865 Thérèse O'Tard de la Grange-Keith (Cognac 23 January 1844 – Montendre 2 November 1915)
- He was succeeded by his grandson:
- Napoléon Jean Jules, 6th Duke of Montebello (Paris 5 March 1903 – château de Mareuil 22 May 1988)
- m. 1st Paris 15 Apr 1925 Marie d'Albert de LuynesDukes of LuynesThe Duke of Luynes is a territorial name belonging to the noble French house of Albert. Luynes is, today, a commune of the Indre-et-Loire département in France . The family of Albert, which sprang from Thomas Alberti The Duke of Luynes is a territorial name belonging to the noble French house of...
(Paris 15 November 1898 – Paris 31 January 1929) - m. 2nd Guéthary 2 Jun 1930 Princess Diane de Broglie (Paris 28 April 1907 – La Tour Blanche 12 May 1987)
- He was succeeded by his elder son:
- Maurice Georges Antoine Marie, 7th Duke of Montebello (born Biarritz 2 July 1939)
- m. Celettes 23 October 1971 Christina Meyer-Ratken (born Röpke, Germany 12 April 1937)