The Duke of Rivoli () was a title of

French nobility The French nobility (french: la noblesse française) was a privileged social class in France from the Middle Ages until its abolition on June 23, 1790 during the French Revolution. From 1808 to 1815 during the First Empire the Emperor Napol ...

which was granted to Marshal

André Masséna André Masséna, Prince of Essling, Duke of Rivoli (born Andrea Massena; 6 May 1758 – 4 April 1817) was a French military commander during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.Donald D. Horward, ed., trans, annotated, The Fre ...

in 1808. The title was created as a '

victory title A victory title is an honorific title adopted by a successful military commander to commemorate his defeat of an enemy nation. The practice is first known in Ancient Rome and is still most commonly associated with the Romans, but it was also adop ...

' by Emperor

Napoléon I Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

after the

Battle of Rivoli The Battle of Rivoli (14–15 January 1797) was a key victory in the French campaign in Italy against Austria. Napoleon Bonaparte's 23,000 Frenchmen defeated an attack of 28,000 Austrians under General of the Artillery Jozsef Alvinczi, e ...

. As of 2021, the title along with the senior title of

Prince of Essling The Prince of Essling () was a title of French nobility which was granted to Marshal André Masséna in 1809. The title was created as a 'victory title' by Emperor Napoléon I Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napul ...

is the only title created by Napoleon still in existence (which is not merged).

List of titleholders

* 1810–1817; André Masséna, 1st Duke of Rivoli (16 May 1758 – 4 April 1817) * 1818–1821; Jacques Prosper Masséna, 2nd Duke of Rivoli (25 June 1793 – 1821) * 1821–1863; François Victor Masséna, 3rd Duke of Rivoli (2 April 1799 – 16 April 1863) * 1863–1898; André Prosper Victor Masséna, 4th Duke of Rivoli (1829–1898) * 1898–1910; Victor Masséna, 5th Duke of Rivoli (14 January 1836 – 28 October 1910) * 1910–1974; André Prosper Victor Eugène Napoléon Masséna, 6th Duke of Rivoli (1891–1974) * 1974–present; Victor-André Masséna, 7th Duke of Rivoli (29 April 1950 – living)

Footnotes

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