The Seigneurs and Dukes of Mercœur were a line of powerful lords deriving their name from the estate of Mercœur in
Auvergne, France. The line became extinct in the 14th century, and passed by inheritance to the
dauphins of Auvergne, counts of
Clermont. In 1426 it passed to the
Bourbons by the marriage, of
Jeanne de Clermont
Jeanne may refer to:
Places
* Jeanne (crater), on Venus
People
* Jeanne (given name)
* Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc, 1412–1431)
* Joanna of Flanders (1295–1374)
* Joan, Duchess of Brittany (1319–1384)
* Ruth Stuber Jeanne (1910–2004), Amer ...
, dauphine of Auvergne, to
Louis I, Count of Montpensier. It formed part of the confiscated estates of the
Constable de Bourbon, and was given by
Francis I Francis I or Francis the First may refer to:
* Francesco I Gonzaga (1366–1407)
* Francis I, Duke of Brittany (1414–1450), reigned 1442–1450
* Francis I of France (1494–1547), King of France, reigned 1515–1547
* Francis I, Duke of Saxe ...
and
Louise of Savoy to
Antoine, Duke of Lorraine
Antoine (4 June 148914 June 1544), known as the Good, was Duke of Lorraine from 1508 until his death in 1544. Raised at the French court, Antoine would campaign in Italy twice: once under Louis XII and the other with Francis I. During the Germ ...
, and his wife,
Renée of Bourbon, sister of the Constable.
Nicholas of Lorraine, son of Duke Antoine, was created Duke of Mercœur and a peer of France in 1569. His son
Philippe Emmanuel left a daughter, who married the
duc de Vendôme in 1609.
Dukes of Mercœur
House of Lorraine
*
Nicholas
Nicholas is a male given name and a surname.
The Eastern Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Anglicanism, Anglican Churches celebrate Saint Nicholas every year on December 6, which is the name day for "Nicholas". In Greece, the n ...
1569–1577
*
Philippe Emmanuel 1577–1602
House of
Bourbon-Vendôme Bourbon-Vendôme refers to two branches of the House of Bourbon, the first of which became the senior legitimate line of the House of Bourbon in 1527, and succeeded to the throne of France in 1589 with Henry IV of France, Henry IV. He created the se ...
*
Françoise 1602–1649, with her husband
César de Bourbon, duc de Vendôme Cesar, César or Cèsar may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''César'' (film), a 1936 film directed by Marcel Pagnol
* ''César'' (play), a play by Marcel Pagnolt
* César Award, a French film award
Places
* Cesar, Portugal
* C ...
1609–1649
*
Louis 1649–1669
*
Louis Joseph 1669–1712
The title became extinct in 1712.
Other creations
The title was re-created in 1723 for
Louis François I de Bourbon, prince de Conti, who sold it back to the crown in 1770.
In 1773, it was re-created for
Charles, Count of Artois, but was exchanged in 1778 for
Poitou.
Notes
References
Pre-1789 French Peerage* St François de Sales, Oraison funèbre de Philippe-Emmanuel de Lorraine, duc de Mercœur et de Penthièvre. Introduction de Pierre-Olivier Combelles. Editions Saint-Rémi (Cadillac). 93 p., ill.
Noble titles created in 1569
Noble titles created in 1723
Noble titles created in 1773
1569 establishments in France
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