The House of Broglie (, also ; french: Maison de Broglie, or ) is a French noble family, originally

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, who migrated to

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in the year 1643.

History

() was the name of an old

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ese noble family, from which were descended the counts of Casalborgone, Mombello and Revello, and the lords of Arignano, Cortandone, Fontanetto Po, Chieri,

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, Montaldo,

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and

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. The first reference to the name is dated 1245, mentioning one ''Ardizzone Broglia'', father of ''Guglielmo'', ''decurione'' of Chieri. The founder of the French ''de Broglie'' line was Francesco Maria, count of Revello, of the ''Broglia di Chieri'' family. Born in 1611 in Piedmont, he took service in the French army in the

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and was naturalized in France after 1643. He is now known as

François-Marie, comte de Broglie François-Marie, comte de Broglie and comte de Revel (1 November 16112 July 1656) was a prominent soldier and commander in the Thirty Years' War. Born in Piedmont, he was originally known as Francesco-Maria di Broglia, conte di Revel before becom ...

. After distinguishing himself as a soldier, he died, a lieutenant-general, at the siege of

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on 2 July 1656. His son,

Victor-Maurice, comte de Broglie Victor-Maurice, comte de Broglie (12 March 16474 August 1727) was a French soldier and general. Victor-Maurice de Broglie was born in the De Broglie house, a noble family originally from Piedmont. He was the son of François-Marie, comte de ...

(1647–1727), served under Condé, Turenne and other great commanders of the age of

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. He became ''maréchal de camp'' in 1676, lieutenant-general in 1688, and finally

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in 1724. His grandson, François-Marie, was made duc de Broglie and a peer of France in 1742. His great-grandson,

Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie Victor François de Broglie, 2nd duc de Broglie (19 October 171830 March 1804) was a French aristocrat and soldier and a marshal of France. He served with his father, François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie, at Parma and Guastalla, and in 1734 ...

, was created

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in 1759 by Emperor Francis I. All junior members of the House of Broglie bear the title of ''prince de Broglie'', while the head of the family is the ''duc de Broglie''. A junior line used the title of ''prince de Broglie-Revel'', after one of its lordships. Louis, 7th duc de Broglie (1892–1987), a physicist and Nobel laureate, was one of the founders of

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Family members

Comtes de Broglie

(1611–1656), soldier *

(1647–1727), marshal of France

Ducs de Broglie

François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie François-Marie, duc de Broglie, (11 January 167122 May 1745) was a French military leader. Biography Early years François-Marie de Broglie was the third son of Victor-Maurice, comte de Broglie, named for his grandfather, François Marie. H ...

(1671–1745), marshal of France and governor of Strasbourg *

(1718–1804), marshal of France * Victor, 3rd duc de Broglie (1785–1870), statesman and diplomat, member of the Académie française * Albert, 4th duc de Broglie (1821–1901), politician and writer, member of the Académie française * Victor, 5th duc de Broglie (1846–1906) * Maurice, 6th duc de Broglie (1875–1960), physicist, member of the Académie française and the

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* Louis, 7th duc de Broglie (1892–1987), physicist and Nobel laureate, member of the Académie française and the

* Victor-François, 8th duc de Broglie (1949–2012) * Philippe-Maurice, 9th duc de Broglie (born 1960)

Other noteworthy family members

Charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec Charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec (19 August 1719 – 16 August 1781), was a French soldier and diplomat from the House of Broglie. He served in the French Army and was one of the foremost diplomats in the service of Louis XV ...

(1719–1781), a son of the first duke, soldier and diplomat. * Charles-Louis-Victor, prince de Broglie (1756–1794), served in the army, attaining the rank of ''maréchal de camp''. mentions this man under the name and title: Victor Claude, Prince de Broglie (1757-1794) * Maurice-Jean de Broglie (1766–1821), bishop. * Louise de Broglie, Countess d'Haussonville (1818–1882), novelist and biographer, painted by Ingres *

Daisy Fellowes Daisy Fellowes (''née'' Marguerite Séverine Philippine Decazes de Glücksberg; 29 April 1890, in Paris – 13 December 1962, in Paris) was a prominent French socialite, acclaimed beauty, minor novelist and poet, Paris editor of American ''Harp ...

(1890–1962), style icon and married to Jean Amédée Marie Anatole de Broglie, prince de Broglie (1886-1918) * Jean de Broglie (1921–1976), assassinated

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* Yolande de Broglie-Revel (1928–2014), first wife of Prince Michel of Bourbon-Parma * Gabriel de Broglie (born 1931), historian and statesman, member of the Académie française

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