The Neufville de Villeroy family was a French noble family, the most notable member of which was
François de Neufville, duc de Villeroi
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 ...
. It was descended from a finance minister to
Louis XII
Louis XII (27 June 14621 January 1515), was King of France from 1498 to 1515 and King of Naples from 1501 to 1504. The son of Charles, Duke of Orléans, and Maria of Cleves, he succeeded his 2nd cousin once removed and brother in law at the tim ...
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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
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In some co ...
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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
The Peerage of France (french: Pairie de France) was a hereditary distinction within the French nobility which appeared in 1180 in the Middle Ages.
The prestigious title and position of Peer of France (french: Pair de France, links=no) was ...
in 1663.
# 1651–1685 :
Nicolas V de Neufville de Villeroy (1597–1685), 1st duke of Villeroy.
Marshal of 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 ...
, named governor by
Louis XIV
, house = Bourbon
, father = Louis XIII
, mother = Anne of Austria
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, birth_place = Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
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, death_place = Palace of Vers ...
in 1646.
# 1685–1730 :
François de Neufville de Villeroy (1644–1730), 2nd duke of Villeroy, son of the former, marshal, governor under
Louis XV
Louis XV (15 February 1710 – 10 May 1774), known as Louis the Beloved (french: le Bien-Aimé), was King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774. He succeeded his great-grandfather Louis XIV at the age of five. Until he reache ...
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# 1730–1734 :
Louis Nicolas de Neufville de Villeroy (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 (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.
# 1729–1732 : François Camille de Neufville de Villeroy (†1732).
# 1732–1794 :
Gabriel Louis François de Neufville de Villeroy (1731–1794).
Other notable family members
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Camille de Neufville de Villeroy Camille de Neufville de Villeroy (22 August 1606, Rome - 3 June 1693, Lyon) was the archbishop and count of Lyon and primate of the Gauls from 1653 to 1693. He was the second of five sons of Charles I de Neufville de Villeroy, marquis d'Halincour ...
(1606–1693),
archbishop of Lyon
The Archdiocese of Lyon (Latin: ''Archidiœcesis Lugdunensis''; French: ''Archidiocèse de Lyon''), formerly the Archdiocese of Lyon–Vienne–Embrun, is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in France. The Archbishops o ...
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François Paul de Neufville de Villeroy (1677–1731), archbishop of Lyon.
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French families