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Duke of Montebello (french: duc de Montebello) was a title created by French Emperor

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in 1808 as a

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for

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Jean Lannes Jean Lannes, 1st Duke of Montebello, Prince of Siewierz (10 April 1769 – 31 May 1809), was a French military commander and a Marshal of the Empire who served during both the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He was one of Napoleon's ...

, one of Napoleon's most daring and talented generals. Lannes commanded the advance guard in the crossing of the

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in 1800 and was instrumental in winning the Battle of Montebello.

Dukes of Montebello (1808)

, 1st Duke of Montebello (10 April 1769 – 31 May 1809) : He was succeeded by his second son: * ''Louis Napoléon'', 2nd Duke of Montebello (Paris 30 July 1801 – Mareuil-sur-Ay 19 July 1874) : m. 10 July 1830 Eleanor Jenkinson (7 February 1810 – St. Petersburg 11 October 1863), daughter of Sir Charles Jenkinson : He was succeeded by his eldest son: * ''Napoléon'' Camille Charles Jean, 3rd Duke of Montebello (30 October 1835 – Pau 30 November 1876) : m. Pau 12 August 1873 Laure Joséphine Marie Daguilhon : He was succeeded by his only son: * ''Napoléon'' Barbe Joseph Jean, 4th Duke of Montebello (9 April 1877 – 27 January 1899) : He was succeeded by his uncle: * ''Charles'' Louis Maurice, 5th Duke of Montebello (Bern 27 October 1836 – Paris 23 December 1922) : m. Paris 24 Oct 1865 Thérèse O'Tard de la Grange-Keith (Cognac 23 January 1844 – Montendre 2 November 1915) : He was succeeded by his grandson: * ''Napoléon'' Jean Jules, 6th Duke of Montebello (Paris 5 March 1903 – château de Mareuil 22 May 1988) : m. 1st Paris 15 Apr 1925 Marie d'Albert de Luynes (Paris 15 November 1898 – Paris 31 January 1929) : m. 2nd Guéthary 2 Jun 1930 Princess Diane de Broglie (Paris 28 April 1907 – La Tour Blanche 12 May 1987) : He was succeeded by his elder son: * ''Maurice'' Georges Antoine Marie, 7th Duke of Montebello (born Biarritz 2 July 1939) : m. Celettes 23 October 1971 Christina Meyer-Ratken (born Röpke, Germany 12 April 1937)

References

* See R. Penn, ''Vie militaire de Jean Lannes'' (Paris, 1809). * See M. Marbot, ''The Memoirs of General Marbot'' (Paris, 1891). {{DEFAULTSORT:Montebello, Duc De * *