The Duke of Tresmes (
Fr.: ''duc de Tresmes'') was a title in the
peerage of France from 1648 to 1670, at which point the title was changed to
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 ma ...
. Thereafter, the Duke of Gesvres was sometimes referred to as the "Duke of Tresmes and Gesvres" and the title "Duke of Tresmes" was used as a
courtesy title
A courtesy title is a title that does not have legal significance but rather is used through custom or courtesy, particularly, in the context of nobility, the titles used by children of members of the nobility (cf. substantive title).
In some co ...
for the eldest son of the Duke of Gesvres and "Count of Tresmes" for younger sons.
Background
The
seigneury
''Seigneur'' is an originally feudal title in France before the Revolution, in New France and British North America until 1854, and in the Channel Islands to this day. A seigneur refers to the person or collective who owned a ''seigneurie'' (or ...
of Tresmes belonged to the Baillet family until the title fell to Charlotte Baillet, who married
Louis Potier Louis may refer to:
* Louis (coin)
* Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name
* Louis (surname)
* Louis (singer), Serbian singer
* HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy
See also
Derived or associated terms
* Lewis ( ...
, Baron of Gesvres. Louis Potier succeeded in having the title raised to the title of Count of Tresmes (Fr. ''comte de Tresmes'') in 1608. Their son René succeeded in having the title raised to Duke of Tresmes in 1648, and this title then passed to his son in 1669. The title was changed to "Duke of Gesvres" in 1670.
List
References
History of the Potier Family
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Dukes of France
Noble titles created in 1648