Princes of Beauvau-Craon
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The princely title
of prince of Beauvau-Craon was created by Louis XV of France
in 1722 and was inherited by male offsprings. It became extinct in 1982.
Prince
Prince is a general term for a ruler, monarch or member of a monarch's or former monarch's family, and is a hereditary title in the nobility of some European states. The feminine equivalent is a princess...
of prince of Beauvau-Craon was created by Louis XV of France
Louis XV of France
Louis XV was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1 September 1715 until his death. He succeeded his great-grandfather at the age of five, his first cousin Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, served as Regent of the kingdom until Louis's majority in 1723...
in 1722 and was inherited by male offsprings. It became extinct in 1982.
List of princes of Beauvau-Craon
- 1722–1754: Marc of Beauvau-Craon (1679) (1679–1754), also Prince of the Holy Roman Empire and Grandee of Spain
- 1754–1793: Charles Justin of Beauvau-Craon (1720–1793), also Marshal of France
- 1793–1849: Marc Étienne Gabriel of Beauvau-Craon (1773–1849)
- 1849–1864: Charles of Beauvau-Craon (1793–1864)
- 1864–1883: Marc of Beauvau-Craon (1816) (1816–1883)
- 1883–1942: Charles Louis of Beauvau-Craon (1878–1942)
- 1942–1982: Marc of Beauvau-Craon (1921) (1921–1982)