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Duke Of Gesvres
The Duke of Gesvres (French language, Fr.: ''duc de Gesvres'') was a title in the peerage of France from 1670 to 1794, named after Gesvres in northwestern France. Background The title of Baron of Gesvres first came to the Potier family with the marriage of Jacques Potier to Françoise Cueillette, daughter of Jean, seigneur de Freschines et de Gesvres. Their son, Louis Potier de Tresmes, Louis Potier inherited this title. From 1608, however, Louis Potier was known as the Count of Tresmes, and his son, René Potier de Tresmes, René Potier, succeeded in elevating the title to Duke of Tresmes. In 1670, René Potier's son Léon Potier de Gesvres, Léon Potier (who became Duke of Tresmes in 1669) changed the name of the title to "Duke of Gesvres". Thereafter, the Dukes of Gesvres were sometimes known as the "Duke of Tresmes and Gesvres" and the eldest son of the Duke of Gesvres sometimes used the title "Duke of Tresmes" as a courtesy title and the younger sons sometimes used "Count of Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Language
French ( or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Gaul, and more specifically in Northern Gaul. Its closest relatives are the other langues d'oïl—languages historically spoken in northern France and in southern Belgium, which French ( Francien) largely supplanted. French was also influenced by native Celtic languages of Northern Roman Gaul like Gallia Belgica and by the ( Germanic) Frankish language of the post-Roman Frankish invaders. Today, owing to France's past overseas expansion, there are numerous French-based creole languages, most notably Haitian Creole. A French-speaking person or nation may be referred to as Francophone in both English and French. French is an official language in 29 countries across multiple continents, most of which are members of the ''Organisation internationale de la Francophonie'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
