Duke of Nemours was a title in the Peerage of France. The name refers to

Nemours Nemours () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Geography Nemours is located on the Loing and its canal, c. south of Melun, on the Moret–Lyon railway. Nemours – Saint-Pierre s ...

in the

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region of north-central

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History

In the 12th and 13th centuries, the Lordship of Nemours, in the Gatinais,

, was a possession of the house of

Villebéon Villebéon () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Demographics Inhabitants of Villebéon are called ''Villebéonais''. See also *Communes of the Seine-et-Marne department The fo ...

, a member of which, Gautier, was

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in the middle of the 13th century. The lordship was sold to King Philip III of France in 1274 and 1276 by Jean and Philippe de Nemours. It was then made a

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and given in 1364 to

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. In 1404,

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gave it to Charles III of Navarre and elevated it into a

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in the peerage of France, in exchange to his ancestral county of Évreux in Normandy. After being confiscated and restored several times, the duchy reverted to the French crown in 1504, after the extinction of the house of Armagnac-Pardiac. In 1507, it was given by

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to his nephew, Gaston de Foix, who was killed at the Battle of Ravenna in 1512. The duchy then returned to the

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and was detached from it successively for

Giuliano de Medici Giuliano de' Medici (25 October 1453 – 26 April 1478) was the second son of Piero de' Medici (the Gouty) and Lucrezia Tornabuoni. As co-ruler of Florence, with his brother Lorenzo the Magnificent, he complemented his brother's image as the " ...

and his wife Philiberta of Savoy in 1515, for Louise of Savoy in 1524, and for Philip of Savoy, Count of Genevois, in 1528. The descendants of Philip of Savoy held the duchy until its sale to

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. In 1672, Louis XIV gave it to his brother Philippe de France, Duke of Orléans, whose descendants held it until the

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. It was one of the many subsidiary titles held by the House of Orléans. The title of Duke of Nemours was afterwards given to Louis Charles d'Orléans, the second son of King Louis Philippe of the French.

List of lords

;House of Château-Landon *Orson (1120–1148) *Aveline (1148–1174), died 1196 Aveline married Walter of Villebéon, lord of

Beaumont-du-Gâtinais Beaumont-du-Gâtinais (, ''Beaumont of the Gâtinais'') is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily locate ...

, in 1150 and shared the lordship with him. They left it to their son in 1174. ;House of Villebéon *Walter I

autier I Philippe Autier (born 29 December 1956) is a Belgian epidemiologist. He is doing research on cancer, where he contributed to the understanding of the role of UV exposure in cancer development. Biography Autier was born in Brussels, Belgium, and ...

(1150–1174), died 1205 *Philip I hilippe I(1174–1191) *Walter II autier II(1191–1222) *Philip II hilippe II(1222–1255) *Walter III autier III(1255–1270) *Philip III hilippe III(1270–1274) The lordship was sold to the king in 1274.

List of dukes

House of Evreux (1404–1504)

Charles d'Évreux Charles d'Évreux (1305 – 5 September 1336) was the son of Louis, Count of Évreux and Margaret of Artois. From his father, he inherited the lordship of Étampes, which was made a county in 1327. He married Maria de La Cerda y de Lara, th ...

(1361–1425), also King of Navarre After the death of Charles III in 1425, the Duchy was claimed both by the descendants of his younger daughter,

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, and his elder daughter and heiress,

Blanche I of Navarre Blanche I (6 July 1387Anthony (1931) states that she was the fourth-born daughter of King Charles III of Navarre by Queen Eleanor, and she was preceded by Joan, Maria and Margaret and the two latter died early. Anthony defines Blanche's exact birt ...

. Louis XI settled the claim on

Jacques d'Armagnac Jacques d'Armagnac (4 August 1477), duke of Nemours, was the son of Bernard d'Armagnac, count of Pardiac, and Eleanor of Bourbon-La Marche. As the Count of Castres, Jacques served under Charles VII of France in Normandy in 1449 and 1450, and af ...

, grandson of Beatrice, in 1462, though Blanche's descendants, the

kings of Navarre This is a list of the kings and queens of Pamplona, later Navarre. Pamplona was the primary name of the kingdom until its union with Aragon (1076–1134). However, the territorial designation Navarre came into use as an alternative name in the l ...

, claimed the title until 1571. * Eléanore de Bourbon (1425–c1462) *

(1462–1477) :''confiscated from Jacques at his execution for treason in 1477, restored to his son Jean in 1484'' * Jean d'Armagnac (1484–1500) * Louis d'Armagnac (1500–1503) * Marguerite d'Armagnac (1503) * Charlotte d'Armagnac (1503–1504) :The last descendant of Béatrix d'Évreux, she died without issue.

House of Foix (1507–1512)

* Gaston of Foix (1507–1512)

House of Medici (1515–1524)

* Giuliano de’ Medici (1515–1516), married to: * Philiberte of Savoy (1516–1524)

House of Savoy (1524–1672)

* Louise of Savoy (1524–1531),

Duchess of Angoulême Several women have borne the title of Duchess of Angoulême. Among these are: * Joan II of Navarre, daughter of King Louis X of France, wife of Philippe d'Évreux, who was created Duke of Angoulême in 1317. Title exchanged 1404. * Louise of Sav ...

Francis I of France Francis I (french: François Ier; frm, Francoys; 12 September 1494 – 31 March 1547) was King of France from 1515 until his death in 1547. He was the son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy. He succeeded his first cousin once ...

's mother. She received the duchy of Nemours in 1524 with the duchy of Anjou. It was later transferred to her half-brother in 1528 and she received the

duchy of Touraine Touraine (; ) is one of the traditional provinces of France. Its capital was Tours. During the political reorganization of French territory in 1790, Touraine was divided between the departments of Indre-et-Loire, :Loir-et-Cher, Indre and Vienne ...

in exchange.Pères Anselme & Ange, Histoire de la Maison Royale de France & des grands officiers, 1728, Tome III, p. 229-232 (Duchy of Touraine). She also received later the

Duchy of Auvergne This is a list of the various rulers of Auvergne. History In the 7th century Auvergne was disputed between the Franks and Aquitanians. It was later conquered by the Carolingians, and was integrated for a time into the kingdom of Aquitaine. The ...

. * Philip of Savoy (1528–1533) * Jacques of Savoy (1531–1585) * Charles Emmanuel of Savoy (1567–1595) * Henry of Savoy (1572–1632) *

Louis of Savoy Ludovico I or Louis I (Italian: Lodovico; 24 February 1413 – 29 January 1465) was Duke of Savoy from 1440 until his death in 1465. Life He was born at Geneva the son of Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy and Mary of Burgundy; he was the first to ho ...

(1615–1641) * Charles Amadeus of Savoy (1624–1652) * Henry of Savoy (1625–1659)

House of Orléans (1672–1848)

* Philippe de France (1640–1701) * Philippe d'Orléans (1674–1723), Regent of France 1715–1723, son of the above * Louis d'Orléans, Duke of Orléans (1703–1752), son of the above *

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(1725–1785), son of the above * Philippe d'Orléans, ''Philippe Égalité'' (1747–1793), son of the above *

(1773–1850), King of the French, 1830–1848, son of the above

Titular Dukes of the House of Orléans

* Louis Charles d'Orléans (1850–1896), son of the above * Charles Philippe d'Orléans (1905–1970), great-grandson of the above

Potential claimants of the House of Orléans-Braganza

In 1909, members of the House of Orléans and the House of Orléans-Braganza signed the Pact of Brussels (also known as the Declaration of Brussel), the

Duke of Orléans Duke of Orléans (french: Duc d'Orléans) was a French royal title usually granted by the King of France to one of his close relatives (usually a younger brother or son), or otherwise inherited through the male line. First created in 1344 by King ...

being present. The dynastic pact created the title of

Prince of Orléans-Braganza Prince of Orléans-Bragança was a nobiliarchic title informally attributed to all direct and legitimate varony descendants of Louis Philippe Gaston de Orléans, count d'Eu and Imperial Prince Consort of Brazil, as consort of the last Imperial Pri ...

for the

Count d'Eu Prince Gaston of Orleans, Count of Eu (french: link=no, Louis Philippe Marie Ferdinand Gaston; 28 April 1842 – 28 August 1922) was a French prince and military commander who fought in the Spanish-Moroccan War and the Paraguayan War. He was ...

and his descendants, thus maintaining the princely status of his house, although this is considered a house distinct from the Royal House of France, and the Count d'Eu did not in fact recover his former position in the line of Orleans succession to the French throne. Under the Pact of Brussels the Count d'Eu and his sons equally undertook in his name and the name of his descendants not to contest in any way to the branch of the

Duke d'Alençon Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they are ranked ...

the possession of the title of Duke of Nemours. Nevertheless, Charles Philippe d'Orléans, the last Duke of Nemours and only descendent of the Alençon, passed away without heirs opening the theoretical possibility for the Head of the House of Orléans-Braganza to claim said title without violating the family fact.

List of duchesses

This is a list of the Duchesses of Nemours and their original houses.

House of Évreux

House of Medici

House of Savoy

House of Orléans

References

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Duchesses of Nemours Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they are ranked ...

Lists of duchesses fr:Liste des ducs de Nemours nl:Lijst van hertogen van Nemours pl:Władcy Nemours