Duke of Chevreuse (
French
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''Duc de Chevreuse'') was a French title of nobility, elevated from the barony of
Chevreuse
Chevreuse () is a commune in the French department of Yvelines, administrative region of ÃŽle-de-France, north-central France.
Geography
Chevreuse is located south of Paris, in the middle of a regional natural park, Parc naturel régional de la ...
in 1545. Originally created for Jean de Brosse,
Duc d'Étampes, it was transferred in 1555 to
Charles of Guise
Charles de Lorraine (c. 1525 – 26 December 1574), Duke of Chevreuse, was a French Cardinal, a member of the powerful House of Guise. He was known at first as the Cardinal of Guise, and then as the second Cardinal of Lorraine, after the death o ...
, the Cardinal of Lorraine, and became a possession of the
House of Guise
The House of Guise (pronunciation: ¡É¥iz Dutch: ''Wieze, German: Wiese'') was a prominent French noble family, that was involved heavily in the French Wars of Religion. The House of Guise was the founding house of the Principality of Joinvill ...
, becoming the title of the Cardinal's grandnephew, Claude de Guise (1578–1655).
It was sold in 1655 to his wife,
Marie de Rohan
Marie Aimée de Rohan (December 1600 – 12 August 1679) was a French courtier and political activist, famed for being the center of many of the intrigues of the first half of the 17th century in France. In various sources, she is often known ...
, who transferred it to the son of her first marriage, the
Duc de Luynes The Duke of Luynes (french: duc de Luynes ) is a territorial name belonging to the noble French house d'Albert. Luynes is, today, a commune of the Indre-et-Loire ''département'' in France. The family of Albert, which sprang from Thomas Alberti ( ...
. It has since been held by the ducs de Luynes.
Dukes of Chevreuse
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Jean IV de Brosse
Jean IV de Brosse, duc d'Étampes et Chevreuse, comte de Penthièvre (1505 in Lamballe – 31 January 1565) was a French governor, military commander and courtier. The son of René de Brosse and member of a prominent Breton family that had bee ...
(1545–1555)
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Charles I Charles I may refer to:
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(1555–1574)
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Charles II (1574–1606)
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Claude Claude may refer to:
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(1606–1655), elevated to duke-peer in 1612; peerage extinct 1655 upon sale of duchy
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Marie de Rohan
Marie Aimée de Rohan (December 1600 – 12 August 1679) was a French courtier and political activist, famed for being the center of many of the intrigues of the first half of the 17th century in France. In various sources, she is often known ...
(1655–1663)
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Louis Charles d'Albert
Louis Charles d'Albert, 2nd Duke of Luynes (25 December 1620 – 10 October 1690), was a French nobleman and peer of France. He was a translator and moralist who was the first translator of the work of René Descartes.
Early life
Louis-Charles d ...
(1663)
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Charles Honoré d'Albert
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was " ...
(1663–1704)
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Charles Philippe d'Albert Charles Philippe d’Albert, 4th Duke of Luynes (30 July 1695 – 2 November 1758) held the title Duke of Luynes from 1712 to 1758. He wrote an important memoir of life at the court of Louis XV.
Early life
Charles-Philippe was a grandson of C ...
(1704–1735)
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Marie Charles Louis d'Albert
Charles Louis d'Albert, 5th Duke of Luynes (''Marie Charles Louis''; 24 April 1717 – 8 October 1771) was a French nobleman and member of the House of Albert. He was the fifth Duke of Luynes as well as Duke of Chevreuse.
Early life
Luynes wa ...
(1735–1768)
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Louis Joseph Charles Amable d'Albert Louis may refer to:
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(1768–1807)
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Charles Marie Paul André d'Albert
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "f ...
(1807–1839)
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Honoré Théodore Paul Joseph d'Albert, duc de Luynes
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(1839–1867)
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Charles Honoré Emmanuel d'Albert
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(1867–1870)
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Honoré Charles Marie Sosthène d'Albert
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(1870–1923)
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Philippe d'Albert
Philippe Anne Louis Marie Dieudonné Jean d'Albert, 11th Duke of Luynes (12 August 1905 – 13 July 1993) was a French aristocrat who became the Duke of Luynes at the age of nineteen and held the title until his death in 1993.
Early life
The Duke ...
(1923–1993)
*Jean d'Albert, 12th duc de Luynes (1993–2008)
*Philippe d'Albert, 13th duc de Luynes (2008–present)
References
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