The title of Duc de Lauzun was a
French peerage created in 1692 for
Antoine Nompar de Caumont under influence of
Mary of Modena
Mary of Modena ( it, Maria Beatrice Eleonora Anna Margherita Isabella d'Este; ) was Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland as the second wife of James II and VII. A devout Roman Catholic, Mary married the widower James, who was then the young ...
.
All dukes were
marshals of France or renowned generals.
Ducs de Lauzun
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Antoine Nompar de Caumont (1632–1723)
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Charles Armand de Gontaut (1663–1756), husband of ''Marie Antoinette De Bautru de Nogent'', daughter of Antoine's only sister ''Diane Charlotte''
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Louis Antoine de Gontaut (1700–1788), son
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Armand Louis de Gontaut
Armand Louis de Gontaut (), duc de Lauzun, later duc de Biron, and usually referred to by historians of the French Revolution simply as Biron (13 April 174731 December 1793) was a French soldier and politician, known for the part he played in t ...
(1747–1793), nephew
References
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Mary of Modena