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It includes French nobility that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Subcategories This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total.
Titles worn by members of the royal family (dauphin, Prince du Sang etc.) were not titles of nobility but titles of dignity. The use of the nobiliary particle de in a name is not a sign of nobility. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the de was adopted by large numbers of non-nobles (like Honoré de Balzac or Gérard de Nerval ) in an attempt to ...
French titles of nobility. Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. C. Countships of France (7 P) D. Dukedoms of France (1 C ...
French suo jure nobles—specifically, women that have held a noble title in their own right rather than by marriage. ... 14th-century French suo jure nobility (5 P)
Agnes of Blois, [note 1] or de Puiset (died c. 1129) was a French noblewoman and Countess of Corbeil, Lady of Le Puiset, and Viscountess of Chartres from 1104 until her death as the wife of Hugh III of Le Puiset.
A noblewoman is a female member of the nobility. Noblewomen form a disparate group, which has evolved over time. Noblewomen form a disparate group, which has evolved over time. Ennoblement of women has traditionally been a rare occurrence; the majority of noblewomen were linked to the nobility by either their father or their husband.
Authentic titles are understood to mean titles erected by letters patent of the Sovereign (the King, or the Emperor Napoleon III, or possibly a foreign sovereign whose lands have become French), registered or published with a court of justice or sovereign (parliament, court of auditors, etc.), or even subordinate, which gives them a legal and permanent status.
Pages in category "Lists of French nobility" The following 87 pages are in this category, out of 87 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...