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Duke Of Elbeuf
The Seigneurie of Elbeuf, later a marquisate, dukedom, and peerage, was based on the territory of Elbeuf in the Vexin, possessed first by the Counts of Valois and then the Counts of Meulan before passing to the House of Harcourt. In 1265, it was erected into a ''seigneurie'' for them. Occupied by the English from 1419 to 1444, it passed by marriage to the Lorraine-Vaudémont, a cadet branch of the sovereign House of Lorraine, in 1452. When René of Vaudémont inherited Lorraine, he left the Harcourt inheritance, including Elbeuf, to his second son Claude, Duke of Guise. Elbeuf was raised to a marquisate in 1528. Claude, in turn, left Elbeuf to his youngest son René. It was elevated to a ducal peerage in 1581 for his son Charles, and the title became extinct in 1825. Lords of Elbeuf (1265) House of Harcourt *John I of Harcourt (1265–1288) *John II of Harcourt (1288–1302), also Lord of Harcourt *John III of Harcourt (1302–1329), also Lord of Harcourt *John IV of Harcourt ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elbeuf
Elbeuf () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A light industrial town situated by the banks of the Seine some south of Rouen at the junction of the D7, D321 and the D313 roads. The commune's territory is largely residential to the north but the southern section is covered by thick woodland. Its position by a meander of the Seine leaves the town susceptible to flooding. History The first written record of the town was in the 10th century, on a map of Richard I of Normandy, under the name "Wellebou". It passed into the hands of the houses of Rieux and Lorraine, and was raised to the rank of a duchy in the peerage of France by Henry III in favour of Charles de Lorraine. The last duke of Elbeuf was Charles Eugène of Lorraine. Heraldry Population Places of interest * The mairie, also housing the museum. * Two seventeenth-century churches. * Some sixteenth-century houses. *Elbeuf corp headquarters. * A fifteenth-c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |