The House of Castellane is a very ancient French noble house originating in

Provence Provence (, , , , ; oc, Provença or ''Prouvènço'' , ) is a geographical region and historical province of southeastern France, which extends from the left bank of the lower Rhône to the west to the Italian border to the east; it is bor ...

and descended from Thibault, count of Arles in the 9th century.

History

Boniface, 1st sovereign baron de Castellane, lived in the 11th century. The sovereign barons de Castellane ruled over a small state bordering the Haute-Provence until the beginning of the 13th century, rendering homage to their overlord the

count of Provence The land of Provence has a history quite separate from that of any of the larger nations of Europe. Its independent existence has its origins in the frontier nature of the dukedom in Merovingian Gaul. In this position, influenced and affected by ...

. Even after this they retained de jure sovereignty: " "Even after having been forced to pay homage to the Counts of Provence, these powerful feudal lords retained the fullness of the authority they exercised over their vassals." According to Lumens (Histoire de Castellane, published by J.-B. Shares... e town, the castle and the rock of Castellane and declared him sovereign after the example of his elders; In 1993, king Juan Carlos I rehabilitated the title of Duke of Almazán de Saint Priest on a descendant of the first duke, Louis Provence Boniface de Castellane (1912–1996), who became the 2nd Duke de Almazán de Saint Priest, with his daughter Béatrice Marguerite Marie-Thérèse de Castellane (b. 1944) following him as 3rd Duchess de Almazán de Saint Priest.

Family tree

*''Boniface'' Louis André de Castellane (1758–1837) ∞ (1) Adélaïde Louise Guyonne de Rohan-Chabot (1761–1805) ∞ (2) Alexandrine Charlotte de Rohan-Chabot (1763–1839) ** Esprit Victor Elisabeth ''Boniface'' de Castellane (1788–1862),

maréchal de France Marshal of France (french: Maréchal de France, plural ') is a French military distinction, rather than a military rank, that is awarded to generals for exceptional achievements. The title has been awarded since 1185, though briefly abolished (1 ...

∞ (1813) Louise ''Cordélia'' Eucharis Greffulhe (1796–1847) *** Henri de Castellane (1814–1847) ∞ (1839) Joséphine ''Pauline'' de Talleyrand-Périgord (1820–1890) **** ''Marie'' Dorothée Élisabeth de Castellane (1840–1915) ∞ (1857) Prince Antoine Radziwill (1833–1904) ****

Antoine de Castellane Marquis Boniface Antoine de Castellane (12 May 1844 – 10 December 1917) was a French aristocrat, most notable as deputy for Cantal and as father of Boni de Castellane. Early life Boniface Antoine de Castellane was born on 12 May 1844 in Pa ...

(1844–1917) ∞ (1866) Anne Marie Le Clerc de Juigné (1847–1934) *****

Boniface de Castellane Esprit Victor Elisabeth Boniface de Castellane, ''comte de Castellane'' (21 March 178816 September 1862), was a French military officer and ultimately a Marshal of France. Early life He was a son of Boniface Louis André de Castellane (1758–18 ...

(1867-1932) ∞ (1895) Anna Gould (1875–1961) ****** Boniface de Castellane (1896-1946) ∞ Yvonne Patenotre ******* Raymonde de Castellane (1921–2006) ∞ Robert Bertin ******* Pauline de Castellane (born 1923) ∞ Charles Jehannot d'Huriel de Bartillat (1910–1977), had issue ******* Elisabeth de Castellane (1928–1991) ∞ Jean de Caumont La Force (1920–1986) ******

Georges de Castellane Georges may refer to: Places *Georges River, New South Wales, Australia *Georges Quay (Dublin) *Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Other uses * Georges (name) * ''Georges'' (novel), a novel by Alexandre Dumas * "Georges" (song), a 197 ...

(1897–1944) ∞ Florinda Fernández Anchorena (born 1901) ******* Diane de Castellane ∞ Philippe de Noailles, duc de Mouchy ****** Jay de Castellane (1902–1956) *****

Jean de Castellane Jean de Castellane (24 April 1868 – 13 September 1965) was a French politician and member of the house of Castellane. In 1898 he married Dorothée de Talleyrand-Périgord. He was born and died in Paris. Life He was the second son of Antoine ...

(1868–1965) ∞ (1898)

Dorothée de Talleyrand-Périgord Marie Dorothée Louise de Talleyrand-Périgord (17 November 1862 – 17 July 1948) was a French aristocrat most notable for her salons and her role in European high-society in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Known as "Dolly" to her friends ...

(1862–1948) *****

Stanislas de Castellane Stanislas de Castellane (15 October 1875 - 4 July 1959) was a French politician, representing Cantal in parliament several times between 1902 and 1940. Biography He was born in Juigné-sur-Sarthe, the youngest son of Antoine de Castellane a ...

(1876–1959) ∞ (1901) Natalia Terry y Sanchez (1877-1962) (sister of

Emilio Terry Emilio Rene Terry y Sánchez (1890–1969), known as Emilio Terry was a French architect, artist, interior decorator and landscape designer of Cuban-Irish ancestry. Creating furniture, tapestries and objets d'art, he was influenced by the château d ...

) ****** Henri de Castellane (1903–1937) ****** François de Castellane (1908–1988) ***

Sophie de Castellane Sophie is a version of the female given name Sophia, meaning "wise". People with the name Born in the Middle Ages * Sophie, Countess of Bar (c. 1004 or 1018–1093), sovereign Countess of Bar and lady of Mousson * Sophie of Thuringia, Duchess of ...

(1818–1904) ∞ (1) (1836) Érasme Henri de Contades, Marquis de Contades (1814–1858) ∞ (2) (1859) Victor de Beaulaincourt, Comte de Beaulaincourt de Marles (1820–1860) *** Rachel Elisabeth ''Pauline'' de Castellane (1823–1895) ∞ (1) (1844) Maximilien von Hatzfeld (1813–1859) ∞ (2) (1861) Napoléon ''Louis'' de Talleyrand-Périgord, duc de Valençay, 3rd duc de Talleyrand-Périgord (1811–1898) **** Dorothée (''"Dolly"'') de Talleyrand-Périgord (1862–1948) ∞ (1881) Charles Egon IV, Prince of Fürstenberg (1852–1896) ∞ (1898)

(1868–1965) *** Pierre de Castellane (1824–1883)

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