The Neufville de Villeroy family was a French noble family, the most notable member of which was
François de Neufville, duc de Villeroi. It was descended from a finance minister to
Louis XII.
Arms
Its arms are "d’azur au chevron d’or accompagné de trois croisettes ancrées du même".
Titles
It held two main duchies, that of Villeroy (peerage rank) and Alincourt (non-peerage rank). It also acquired the duchies and titles of Beaupréau and Retz (1716). Before becoming duke of Villeroy in title,
Louis François Anne de Neufville de Villeroy called himself "Duke of Retz", a purely
courtesy title
A courtesy title is a title that does not have legal significance but rather is used through custom or courtesy, particularly, in the context of nobility, the titles used by children of members of the nobility (cf. substantive title).
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Duke of Villeroy
The title ''duke of Villeroy'' was created in September 1651 for Nicolas V de Villeroy. He was raised to the
peerage of France in 1663.
# 1651–1685 :
Nicolas V de Neufville de Villeroy (1597–1685), 1st duke of Villeroy.
Marshal of France, named governor by
Louis XIV in 1646.
# 1685–1730 :
François de Neufville de Villeroy
François () is a French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis.
People with the given name
* Francis I of France, King of France (), known as "the Father and Restorer of Letters"
* Francis II of France, King o ...
(1644–1730), 2nd duke of Villeroy, son of the former, marshal, governor under
Louis XV.
# 1730–1734 :
Louis Nicolas de Neufville de Villeroy Louis may refer to:
* Louis (coin)
* Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name
* Louis (surname)
* Louis (singer), Serbian singer
* HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy
See also
Derived or associated terms
* Lewis (d ...
(1663–1734), 3rd duke of Villeroy, son of the former.
# 1734–1766 :
Louis François Anne de Neufville de Villeroy (1695–1766), 4th duke of Villeroy, son of the former.
# 1766–1794 :
Gabriel Louis François de Neufville de Villeroy
In Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam), Gabriel (); Greek: grc, Γαβριήλ, translit=Gabriḗl, label=none; Latin: ''Gabriel''; Coptic: cop, Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ, translit=Gabriêl, label=none; Amharic: am, ገብር ...
(1731–1794), 5th and last duke of Villeroy, nephew of the former.
Duke of Alincourt
The title ''duke of Alincourt'' was created on 20 September 1729 for François Camille de Neufville de Villeroy, younger son of
Louis Nicolas de Neufville de Villeroy Louis may refer to:
* Louis (coin)
* Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name
* Louis (surname)
* Louis (singer), Serbian singer
* HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy
See also
Derived or associated terms
* Lewis (d ...
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# 1729–1732 : François Camille de Neufville de Villeroy (†1732).
# 1732–1794 :
Gabriel Louis François de Neufville de Villeroy
In Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam), Gabriel (); Greek: grc, Γαβριήλ, translit=Gabriḗl, label=none; Latin: ''Gabriel''; Coptic: cop, Ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ, translit=Gabriêl, label=none; Amharic: am, ገብር ...
(1731–1794).
Other notable family members
*
Camille de Neufville de Villeroy (1606–1693),
archbishop of Lyon.
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François Paul de Neufville de Villeroy
François Paul de Neufville de Villeroy (1677–1731) was archbishop of Lyon from 15 August 1714 to 6 February 1731. He was a member of the Neufville de Villeroy family
The Neufville de Villeroy family was a French noble family, the most notab ...
(1677–1731), archbishop of Lyon.
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French families