The princely title of Prince of Craon was a title used by the

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using their status as

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which was gained in 1722 which was later fully recognised by

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in 1755 and was inherited by legitimate male offspring. It became extinct in 1982 upon the death of Prince Marc de Beauvau-Craon without a male heir. The Beauvau-Craon family seat was the Château d'Haroué, built between 1720 and 1732 by the architect Germain Boffrand for the first Prince Marc de Beauvau-Craon.

List of princes of Beauvau-Craon

* 1722–1754: Marc, Prince of Craon (1679–1754), also a

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* 1754–1793: Charles Juste, Prince of Craon (1720–1793), also

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* 1793–1849: Marc, Prince of Craon (1773–1849) * 1849–1864: Charles Juste, Prince of Craon (1793–1864) * 1864–1883: Marc, Prince of Craon (1816–1883) * 1883–1942: Charles Louis, Prince of Craon (1878–1942) * 1942–1982: Marc, Prince of Craon (1921–1982) m. 1) Maria Cristina Patiño y de Borbón, Duchess of Durcal (b.1932) div. 1958 2) Laure du Temple de Rougemont (1942–2017)

References

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