Dukes of Luynes
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The 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 (d. 1455), seigneur de Boussargues, bailli
of Viviers
and Valence
, and mguier of Bagnols
and Pont-Saint-Esprit
in Languedoc
, acquired the estate of Luynes in the 16th century.
kings and of Henry IV of France
, and became colonel of the French bands, commissary of artillery in Languedoc and governor of Beaucaire. He had three sons:
By her marriage with Claude of Lorraine, duke of Chevreuse
, Marie de Rohan
, the widow of the first duke of Luynes, acquired in 1655 the duchy
of Chevreuse
, which she gave in 1663 to Louis Charles d'Albert, her son by her first husband; and from that time the title of duke of Chevreuse and duke of Luynes was borne by the eldest sons of the family of Luynes, which also inherited the title of duke of Chaulnes on the extinction of the descendants of Honoré d'Albert in 1698. The branch of the dukes of Luxemburg-Piney became extinct in 1697.
Charles (1578-1621) was the first duke of Luynes.
His brother Honoré (1581-1649), first duke of Chaulnes, was governor of Picardy and marshal of France
(1619), and defended his province successfully in 1625 and 1635. Louis Auguste d'Albert d'Ailly (1676-1744), duke of Chaulnes, also became marshal of France (1741). Louis Joseph d'Albert de Luynes (1670-1750), prince of Grimberghen, was in the service of the Emperor Charles VII
, and became field-marshal and ambassador in France.
Several members of the family of Albert were distinguished in letters and science. Louis Charles d'Albert (1620-1690), duke of Luynes, son of the constable, was an ascetic writer and friend of the Jansenists; Paul d'Albert de Luynes
(1703-1788), Cardinal
and archbishop of Sens, an astronomer; Michel Ferdinand d'Albert d'Ailly (1714-1769), duke of Chaulnes, a writer on mathematical instruments, and his son Marie Joseph Louis (1741-1793), a chemist; and Honoré Theodore Paul Joseph
(1802-1867), a writer on archaeology.
France
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house of Albert. Luynes
Luynes
Luynes is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.- Historical monument :The castle of Luynes has been registered as a monument historique since 1926. The construction started in the 13th century, and the building was redesigned in the 15th and 17th century.-References:...
is, today, a commune of the Indre-et-Loire
Indre-et-Loire
Indre-et-Loire is a department in west-central France named after the Indre and the Loire rivers.-History:Indre-et-Loire is one of the original 83 départements created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
département in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. The family of Albert, which sprang from Thomas Alberti (d. 1455), seigneur de Boussargues, bailli
Bailli
A bailli was the king’s administrative representative during the ancien régime in northern France, where the bailli was responsible for the application of justice and control of the administration and local finances in his baillage...
of Viviers
Viviers
Viviers is the name or part of the name of several communes in France:* Viviers, Ardèche, in the Ardèche département, capital of the Vivarais and episcopal see* Viviers, Moselle, in the Moselle département...
and Valence
Valence, Drôme
Valence is a commune in southeastern France, the capital of the Drôme department, situated on the left bank of the Rhône, south of Lyon on the railway to Marseilles.Its inhabitants are called Valentinois...
, and mguier of Bagnols
Bagnols
Bagnols may refer to various communes in France:* Bagnols, Puy-de-Dôme* Bagnols, Rhône* Bagnols-en-Forêt, Var* Bagnols-les-Bains, Lozère* Bagnols-sur-Cèze, Gard...
and Pont-Saint-Esprit
Pont-Saint-Esprit
Pont-Saint-Esprit is a commune in the Gard département in southern France. It is situated on the Rhône River and is the site of a historical crossing, hence its name...
in Languedoc
Languedoc
Languedoc is a former province of France, now continued in the modern-day régions of Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées in the south of France, and whose capital city was Toulouse, now in Midi-Pyrénées. It had an area of approximately 42,700 km² .-Geographical Extent:The traditional...
, acquired the estate of Luynes in the 16th century.
History
Honoré d'Albert (d. 1592), seigneur de Luynes, was in the service of the three last ValoisValois Dynasty
The House of Valois was a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty, succeeding the House of Capet as kings of France from 1328 to 1589...
kings and of Henry IV of France
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....
, and became colonel of the French bands, commissary of artillery in Languedoc and governor of Beaucaire. He had three sons:
- CharlesCharles de LuynesCharles d'Albert, Duke of Luynes , was constable of France.He was the first son of Honoré d'Albert , seigneur de Luynes, who was in the service of the three last Valois kings and of Henry IV of France.Charles was brought up at court and attended the dauphin, later Louis XIII...
(1578-1621), first duke of Luynes, and favorite of Louis XIIILouis XIII of FranceLouis XIII was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1610 to 1643.Louis was only eight years old when he succeeded his father. His mother, Marie de Medici, acted as regent during Louis' minority...
,,, - Honoré (1581-1649), seigneur de CadenetCadenetCadenet is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-Jewish community:Like all places situated along the river Durance, Cadenet had a Jewish community in the Middle Ages...
, who married Charlotte Eugenie d'Ailly, countess of ChaulnesChaulnesChaulnes is a commune in the Somme department in Picardy in northern France.-Demography:-Culture:Chaulnes is noted for its cultural events, especially the heavy metal music festival "Killer Fest"...
, in 1619, and was created duke of ChaulnesDuke of ChaulnesThe title of Duke of Chaulnes , a French peerage, is held by the Albert family beginning in 1621.-History:The Duchy of Chaulnes was established by a letters patent of January 1621, registered on 6 March 1621 at the Parliament of Paris in favour of a younger brother of Charles d'Albert, Duke of...
in 1621 - Leon, seigneur de BrantesBrantesBrantes is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...
, who became duke of Luxembourg-Piney by his marriage in 1620 with Margaret Charlotte of Luxembourg.
By her marriage with Claude of Lorraine, duke of Chevreuse
Duke of Chevreuse
Duke of Chevreuse was a French title of nobility, elevated from the barony of Chevreuse in 1545. Originally created for Jean de Brosse, Duc d'Étampes, it was transferred in 1555 to Charles of Guise, the Cardinal of Lorraine, and became a possession of the House of Guise, becoming the title of the...
, Marie de Rohan
Marie de Rohan-Montbazon, duchesse de Chevreuse
Marie de Rohan was a French aristocrat, famed for being the center of many of the intrigues of the first half of the 17th century in France...
, the widow of the first duke of Luynes, acquired in 1655 the duchy
Duchy
A duchy is a territory, fief, or domain ruled by a duke or duchess.Some duchies were sovereign in areas that would become unified realms only during the Modern era . In contrast, others were subordinate districts of those kingdoms that unified either partially or completely during the Medieval era...
of Chevreuse
Chevreuse
Chevreuse is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-History:Chevreuse was founded in the 10th century, and celebrated its first millennium of existence in 1980...
, which she gave in 1663 to Louis Charles d'Albert, her son by her first husband; and from that time the title of duke of Chevreuse and duke of Luynes was borne by the eldest sons of the family of Luynes, which also inherited the title of duke of Chaulnes on the extinction of the descendants of Honoré d'Albert in 1698. The branch of the dukes of Luxemburg-Piney became extinct in 1697.
Charles (1578-1621) was the first duke of Luynes.
His brother Honoré (1581-1649), first duke of Chaulnes, was governor of Picardy and marshal of France
Marshal of France
The Marshal of France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a military rank. It is granted to generals for exceptional achievements...
(1619), and defended his province successfully in 1625 and 1635. Louis Auguste d'Albert d'Ailly (1676-1744), duke of Chaulnes, also became marshal of France (1741). Louis Joseph d'Albert de Luynes (1670-1750), prince of Grimberghen, was in the service of the Emperor Charles VII
Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles VII Albert a member of the Wittelsbach family, was Prince-elector of Bavaria from 1726 and Holy Roman Emperor from 24 January 1742 until his death in 1745...
, and became field-marshal and ambassador in France.
Several members of the family of Albert were distinguished in letters and science. Louis Charles d'Albert (1620-1690), duke of Luynes, son of the constable, was an ascetic writer and friend of the Jansenists; Paul d'Albert de Luynes
Paul d'Albert de Luynes
Paul d'Albert de Luynes was a French prelate. He was elected the seventh occupant of Académie française seat 29 in 1743....
(1703-1788), Cardinal
Cardinal (Catholicism)
A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
and archbishop of Sens, an astronomer; Michel Ferdinand d'Albert d'Ailly (1714-1769), duke of Chaulnes, a writer on mathematical instruments, and his son Marie Joseph Louis (1741-1793), a chemist; and Honoré Theodore Paul Joseph
Honoré Théodore Paul Joseph d'Albert, duc de Luynes
Honoré Théodore Paul Joseph d'Albert, duc de Luynes , inheritor of several French titles as duc de Luynes, de Chevreuse et de Chaulnes and an immense fortune, who cut a figure of grand seigneur and supported the exiled comte de Chambord's claim to the throne of France, is remembered most for the...
(1802-1867), a writer on archaeology.
List of the Dukes of Luynes
- 1619-1621 : Charles d'Albert de Luynes (1578-1621), 1st duc de Luynes
- 1621-1690 : Louis Charles d'Albert de Luynes (1620-1699), son of the preceding, 2nd duc de Luynes, father of Jeanne Baptiste d'Albert de LuynesJeanne Baptiste d'Albert de LuynesJeanne Baptiste d'Albert de Luynes, comtesse de Verrue was a French noblewoman and the mistress of Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia.-Biography:...
- 1690-1712 : Charles Honoré d'Albert de Luynes (1646-1712), son of the preceding, 3rd duc de Luynes
- 1712-1758 : Charles Philippe d'Albert de LuynesCharles Philippe d'Albert de LuynesCharles Philippe d’Albert de Luynes held the title Duke of Luynes from 1712 to 1758. He wrote an important memoir of life at the court of Louis XV....
(1695-1758), son of the preceding, 4th duc de Luynes - 1758-1771 : Marie Charles d'Albert de Luynes (1717-1771), son of the preceding, 5th duc de Luynes
- 1771-1807 : Louis Joseph Charles Amable d'Albert de Luynes (1748-1807), son of the preceding, 6th duc de Luynes
- 1807-1839 : Charles Marie d'Albert de Luynes (1783-1839), son of the preceding, 7th duc de Luynes
- 1839-1867 : Honoré Théodore Paul Joseph d'Albert, duc de LuynesHonoré Théodore Paul Joseph d'Albert, duc de LuynesHonoré Théodore Paul Joseph d'Albert, duc de Luynes , inheritor of several French titles as duc de Luynes, de Chevreuse et de Chaulnes and an immense fortune, who cut a figure of grand seigneur and supported the exiled comte de Chambord's claim to the throne of France, is remembered most for the...
(1803-1867), son of the preceding, 8th duc de Luynes - 1867-1870 : Charles Honoré Emmanuel d'Albert de Luynes (1846-1870), grandson of the preceding, 9th duc de Luynes.
- 1870-1924 : Honoré d'Albert, 10th duc de Luynes (1868-1924), son of the preceding, 10th duc de Luynes
- 1924-1993 : Philippe d'Albert, 11th duc de LuynesPhilippe d'Albert, 11th duc de LuynesPhilippe d'Albert, 11th Duke of Luynes was the son of Honoré d' Albert, 10th duc de Luynes and Simone de Crussol d' Uzès. As well as being the Duke of Luynes, he was also Duke of Chevreuse, which is the traditional courtesy title for the eldest son of the Duke of Luynes...
(1905-1993), son of the preceding, 11th duc de Luynes - 1993-2008 : Jean d'Albert, 12th duc de Luynes (1945-2008), son of the preceding
- 2008- : Philippe d'Albert, 13th duc de LuynesPhilippe d'Albert, 13th duc de LuynesPhilippe Jean Paul Marie Raymond d'Albert , 13th Duke of Luynes, is the son of Jean d'Albert, 12th duc de Luynes and Christine de Luynes...
(1977- ), son of the preceding
Further reading
- Cousin, V.: Le Duc et connetable de Luynes, in Journal des savants (1861-1863)
- Lavisse: Histoire de France, vi.2, 141-216 (Paris, 1905).