Estrées is an old French family name. The etymology of the name is from ''strata'', after "strata"/"estrée" - the stone-layered

Roman road Roman roads ( la, viae Romanae ; singular: ; meaning "Roman way") were physical infrastructure vital to the maintenance and development of the Roman state, and were built from about 300 BC through the expansion and consolidation of the Roman Re ...

s which gave their name to numerous villages in the north of France through which such a road passes (see Estrées). Other variations on the family name are: Estrée, d'Estrées, d'Estrée, Destree, D'Estree, de Lestrée, de Tray, and DeTray (the last two being Anglicized versions of d'Estrées). The name was borne by a French noble family, the ''Maison d'Estrées'', of which some members also held the title of '' Duc d'Estrées''.

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Antoine d'Estrées Antoine d'Estrées (1529 – 11 May 1609) was Marquis of Coeuvres, vicomte of Soissons and of Bercy, Knight of the Order of Saint-Esprit in 1578 and Knight of the Order of Saint-Michel also in 1578. He was made gentleman of the chamber for Franc ...

(1529–1609), Governor of Boulonnais, lieutenant-general of Île-de-France * Gabrielle d'Estrées, (1571–1599), sister of François Annibal, lover of Henry IV of France *

François Annibal d'Estrées François-Annibal d'Estrées, duc d'Estrées (1573 – 5 May 1670) was a French diplomat, soldier and Marshal of France. Biography François-Annibal d'Estrées was the son of Antoine d'Estrées and Françoise Babou de La Bourdaisière, and t ...

(1573-1670), Marshal of France * Jean II d'Estrées (1624–1707), Admiral and Marshal of France *

César d'Estrées César d'Estrées (5 February 1628 – 18 December 1714) was a French diplomat and cardinal. Biography Estrées was born and died in Paris. He was the son of Marshal François Annibal d'Estrées and nephew of Gabrielle d'Estrées, mistres ...

(1628–1714), brother of Jean II, diplomat and Prelate *

Victor-Marie d'Estrées Victor-Marie d'Estrées, Duke of Estrées count then duke (1723) of Estrées (30 November 1660, Paris – 27 December 1737, Paris) was a Marshal of France and subsequently known as the ''"Maréchal d'Estrées''". Biography Son of Marshal Jea ...

(1660–1737), Marshal of France * Jean III d'Estrées, (1666–1718), brother of Victor Marie, diplomat, Prelate and Archbishop of Cambrai *

Louis Charles César Le Tellier Louis Charles César Le Tellier, '' Duke d'Estrées'' (2 July 1695 – 2 January 1771) was a French military commander and Marshal of France. Biography His father was (1663–1721), marquis de Courtenvaux, himself son of Louis XIV's War M ...

(1695-1771), Marshal of France

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