The House of Castellane is a very ancient
French noble house originating in
Provence
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and descended from Thibault, count of Arles in the 9th century.
History
Boniface, 1st sovereign baron de Castellane, lived in the 11th century. The sovereign barons de Castellane ruled over a small state bordering the
Haute-Provence
Provence (, , , , ; oc, Provença or ''Prouvènço'' , ) is a geographical region and historical province of southeastern France, which extends from the left bank of the lower Rhône to the west to the Italian border to the east; it is bor ...
until the beginning of the 13th century, rendering homage to their overlord the
count of Provence.
Even after this they retained de jure sovereignty: "
"Even after having been forced to pay homage to the Counts of Provence, these powerful feudal lords retained the fullness of the authority they exercised over their vassals."
According to Lumens (Histoire de Castellane, published by J.-B. Shares...
e town, the castle and the rock of Castellane and declared him sovereign after the example of his elders;
In 1993, king
Juan Carlos I
Juan Carlos I (;,
* ca, Joan Carles I,
* gl, Xoán Carlos I, Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias, born 5 January 1938) is a member of the Spanish royal family who reigned as King of Spain from 22 Novem ...
rehabilitated the title of
Duke of Almazán de Saint Priest on a descendant of the first duke, Louis Provence Boniface de Castellane (1912–1996), who became the 2nd Duke de Almazán de Saint Priest, with his daughter Béatrice Marguerite Marie-Thérèse de Castellane (b. 1944) following him as 3rd Duchess de Almazán de Saint Priest.
Family tree
*''Boniface'' Louis André de Castellane (1758–1837) ∞ (1) Adélaïde Louise Guyonne de
Rohan-Chabot (1761–1805) ∞ (2)
Alexandrine Charlotte de Rohan-Chabot
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She witnessed the infamous Reign of Terro ...
(1763–1839)
**
Esprit Victor Elisabeth ''Boniface'' de Castellane (1788–1862),
maréchal de France
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∞ (1813) Louise ''Cordélia'' Eucharis Greffulhe (1796–1847)
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Henri de Castellane
Henri Charles Louis Boniface, Marquis de Castellane (23 September 1814, Paris – 16 October 1847, château de Rochecotte) was a French politician and nobleman.
Early life
He was the eldest son of marshal Boniface de Castellane.
Personal life
H ...
(1814–1847) ∞ (1839)
Joséphine ''Pauline'' de Talleyrand-Périgord (1820–1890)
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''Marie'' Dorothée Élisabeth de Castellane (1840–1915) ∞ (1857) Prince Antoine Radziwill (1833–1904)
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Antoine de Castellane
Marquis Boniface Antoine de Castellane (12 May 1844 – 10 December 1917) was a French aristocrat, most notable as deputy for Cantal and as father of Boni de Castellane.
Early life
Boniface Antoine de Castellane was born on 12 May 1844 in Pa ...
(1844–1917) ∞ (1866) Anne Marie Le Clerc de Juigné (1847–1934)
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Boniface de Castellane (1867-1932) ∞ (1895)
Anna Gould
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Early life
Anna Gould was born on June 5, 1875, in New York City. She was the daughter of Jay Gould (1836–1892) and ...
(1875–1961)
****** Boniface de Castellane (1896-1946) ∞ Yvonne Patenotre
******* Raymonde de Castellane (1921–2006) ∞ Robert Bertin
******* Pauline de Castellane (born 1923) ∞ Charles Jehannot d'Huriel de Bartillat (1910–1977), had issue
******* Elisabeth de Castellane (1928–1991) ∞ Jean de Caumont La Force (1920–1986)
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Georges de Castellane (1897–1944) ∞ Florinda Fernández Anchorena (born 1901)
******* Diane de Castellane ∞
Philippe de Noailles, duc de Mouchy
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****** Jay de Castellane (1902–1956)
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Jean de Castellane (1868–1965) ∞ (1898)
Dorothée de Talleyrand-Périgord (1862–1948)
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Stanislas de Castellane (1876–1959) ∞ (1901) Natalia Terry y Sanchez (1877-1962) (sister of
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****** Henri de Castellane (1903–1937)
****** François de Castellane (1908–1988)
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Sophie de Castellane (1818–1904) ∞ (1) (1836) Érasme Henri de Contades, Marquis de Contades (1814–1858) ∞ (2) (1859) Victor de Beaulaincourt, Comte de Beaulaincourt de Marles (1820–1860)
*** Rachel Elisabeth ''Pauline'' de Castellane (1823–1895) ∞ (1) (1844)
Maximilien von Hatzfeld (1813–1859) ∞ (2) (1861)
Napoléon ''Louis'' de Talleyrand-Périgord, duc de Valençay, 3rd duc de Talleyrand-Périgord (1811–1898)
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Dorothée (''"Dolly"'') de Talleyrand-Périgord (1862–1948) ∞ (1881)
Charles Egon IV, Prince of Fürstenberg
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(1852–1896) ∞ (1898)
Jean de Castellane (1868–1965)
*** Pierre de Castellane (1824–1883)
See also
*
House of Talleyrand-Périgord
References
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