List Of Counts And Dukes Of Maine
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This is a list of counts and dukes of Maine. The capital of Maine (province), Maine was Le Mans. In the thirteenth century it was annexed by France to the Crown lands of France, royal domain.


Dukes of Maine (''duces Cenomannici'')

* Charivius (floruit, fl. 723) – appears as ''dux'' in a document of 723. Controlled twelve counties and the Diocese of Le Mans * Grifo (noble), Grifo (748–749) – given the twelve counties of Maine (province), Maine by his brother, Pepin the Short, as appeasement, but rebelled the next year. * Charles the Younger (790–811) – given the ''ducatus Cenomannicus'' to govern by his father, Charlemagne. * Lothair I (817–831) – given the ''ducatus'' as part of a division of the realm by his father, Louis the Pious. * Pepin I of Aquitaine, Pepin I (831–838) – given the ''ducatus'' as part of a re-division of the realm by his father, Louis the Pious. * Charles the Bald (838–851) – given the ''ducatus'' on the death of Pepin by their father, Louis the Pious. * Robert the Strong (851/3–856) – given Maine, County of Anjou, Anjou, and Touraine as ''dux'' and ''missus dominicus''. Rebelled in 856. * Louis the Stammerer (856–858) – granted the twelve counties and a court at Le Mans by his father, Charles the Bald, until chased away by Breton rebels.


Counts of Maine

* Banzleibs (fl. 830s) * Rorgon I, Count of Maine, Rorgon I (832–839) * Gauzbert, Count of Maine, Gauzbert (839–849) * Rorgon II of Maine, Rorgon II (849–865) * Gauzfrid, Count of Maine, Gauzfrid (865–878) * Ragenold of Neustria, Reginald (878–885) * Roger, Count of Maine, Roger (886–893) * Gauzlin II, Count of Maine, Gauzlin II (893–895) * Roger, Count of Maine, Roger (restored) (895–898) * Gauzlin III of Maine, Gauzlin III (898–900) * Hugh I, Count of Maine, Hugh I (900–950) * Hugh II, Count of Maine, Hugh II (950–992) * Hugh III of Maine, Hugh III (992–1015) * Herbert I, Count of Maine, Herbert I Wakedog (1015–1032) * Hugh IV, Count of Maine, Hugh IV (1036–1051) * ''under County of Anjou, Angevin rule'' (1051–1063) ** Herbert II, Count of Maine, Herbert II (1058–1062) * Walter of Mantes (1062–1063) ** Robert Curthose (1063–1069) * Hugh V, Count of Maine, Hugh V (1069–1093) * Elias I, Count of Maine, Elias I (1093–1110), in opposition * Eremburga, Countess of Maine, Eremburga and Fulk, King of Jerusalem, Fulk V of Anjou (1110–1126), in opposition * Geoffrey of Anjou (1126–1151) * Elias II, Count of Maine, Elias II (1151) * Henry II of England (1151–1189) ** Henry the Young King (1169–1183) * Richard I of England, Richard the Lionheart (1189–1199) * John, King of England, John Lackland (1199–1204) ** Arthur I, Duke of Brittany ''pretender'' (1199-1203) * ''annexed by Kingdom of France, France in 1204'' * John Tristan (1219–1232) * Charles I of Sicily, Charles I (1246–1285) * Charles II of Naples, Charles II (1285–1290) * Charles, Count of Valois, Charles III (1290–1314) * Philip VI of France, Philip (1314-1328) * ''royal domain in 1328'' * Louis I of Anjou, Louis I (1339–1384) * Louis II of Anjou, Louis II (1384–1417) * Louis III of Anjou, Louis III (1417–1434) * René I of Naples, René (1434–1441) * Charles, Count of Maine, Charles IV (1441–1472) * Charles IV, Duke of Anjou, Charles V (1480–1481) * ''royal domain'' * Charles, Duke of Mayenne, Charles VI (?–1611) * Henry, Duke of Mayenne, Henry (1611–1621) * Charles Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers, Charles VII (1621–1631) * :fr:Ferdinand de Mayenne, Ferdinand (1631–1632) * Charles III, Duke of Mantua, Charles VIII (1632–?) * ''royal domain''


Dukes of Maine (''ducs du Maine'')

In 1673, the title began to be used again. It was revived by Louis XIV for his first illegitimate son by his Maîtresse-en-titre, chief mistress, Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan, Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan. He used it until his death and also founded the semi-royal house of Bourbon du Maine, named after his title. * Louis Auguste, Duke of Maine (1673–1736) {{DEFAULTSORT:Counts And Dukes Of Maine Lists of French nobility, Maine Counts of Maine, Dukes of Maine, Lists of counts of France, Maine Dukedoms of France Lists of dukes, Maine