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Burial sites of French noble families (19 C) Noble families of the First French Empire (5 C) A. House of Albert (1 C, 27 P) House of Albon (3 P) House of Albret (1 C ...
Thus, the Duchy of Montmorency was re-created in 1633 under the name of Enghien, which remained attached to a lake in the Montmorency region, a lake which gave its name to the town of Enghien-les-Bains. The title of duke, abolished during the French Revolution, was reestablished in 1806. Several dukes were created under the Empire and under the ...
The French nobility (French: la noblesse française) was an aristocratic social class in France from the Middle Ages until its abolition on 23 June 1790 during the French Revolution. From 1808 [ 1 ] to 1815 during the First Empire the Emperor Napoléon bestowed titles [ 2 ] that were recognized as a new nobility by the Charter of 4 June 1814 ...
C. Victoire Cahouët de Villers; Camille du Bois de la Motte; Étienne de Cardaillac; Catherine de Cossé; Charlotte-Rose de Caumont de La Force; Jacques Antoine Marie de Cazalès
The House of Crussol (formerly Bastet), is a surviving family of French nobility, originally from Languedoc. Its members have included general officers, a governor, prelates, a woman of letters in the 18th century and deputies in 1789 and the 19th century. The title, Duke of Uzès, was given to the family in 1565 and the Peerage in 1572.
For an explanation of the French peerage, see the article Peerage of France. Note that peerages and titles were distinct, and the date given for the extinction of the peerage is not necessarily the same as that of the extinction of the title. For more on noble titles and distinctions, see French nobility.
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The use of de in noble names (Fr: la particule) was not officially controlled in France (unlike von in the German states), and is not reliable evidence of the bearer's nobility. A simple tailor could be named Marc de Lyon , as a sign of his birthplace.