Gourgue, or Gourgues,is the name of an old French aristocratic family. The members of this family where particularly important in France from the late Middle Ages to the end of the 19th century.

Origins and important figures

The first time the name of the family appeared was when Pierre de Gourgue signed the Charte de Mont-de-Marsan

Mont-de-Marsan

Mont-de-Marsan is a commune and capital of the Landes department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.Mont-de-Marsan airbase « Constantin Rozanoff » is a major installation of the French Air Force. The base includes CEAM , an air defense radar command reporting centre, and an air defence control...

, in 1146. Geoffroy de Gourgue, however, was an important councillor of Philippe IV le Bel, in 1285. The family provided an important amount of very influent persons, like Ogier-Jean de Gourgue, Finance Minister of Guyenne

Guyenne

Guyenne or Guienne , , ; Occitan Guiana ) is a vaguely defined historic region of south-western France. The Province of Guyenne, sometimes called the Province of Guyenne and Gascony, was a large province of pre-revolutionary France....

, who received the "Chateau de Vayres" from Henri de Navarre in 1583.
The most famous figure of the family of Gourgue was Dominique de Gourgue

Dominique de Gourgue

Dominique de Gourgue was a French nobleman and soldier. He is best known for leading an attack against the Spanish in Florida in 1568, in response to the destruction of the French Fort Caroline. He was a captain in King Charles IX's army.-Youth:De Gourgue's early life is not well known...

who attacked Spanish positions in North Florida to avenge the massacre of French Huguenots.