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Charles Emmanuel De Crussol, 8th Duke Of Uzès
Charles-Emmanuel de Crussol, 8th Duke of Uzès (11 January 1707 – 3 February 1762), was a French aristocrat, politician and soldier. Early life Crussol was born in Paris on 11 January 1707. He was the eldest son of Jean Charles de Crussol, 7th Duke of Uzès (1675–1739), and, his second wife, Anne Marie Marguerite de Bullion de Fervacques (1684–1760). His father was widowed from his first wife, Princess Anna Hippolyte House of Grimaldi, Grimaldi of Monaco (daughter of the reigning Prince of Monaco, Louis I, Prince of Monaco, Louis I, and the former Catherine Charlotte de Gramont, Catherine de Gramont, herself a Royal mistress, mistress of King Louis XIV of France, Louis XIV). From his parents' marriage, he had a younger sister, Jeanne Julie Françoise de Crussol, who married Louis César de La Baume Le Blanc, 3rd Duke of La Vallière. His father became duke in 1693 following the death of his unmarried elder brother, Louis de Crussol, 6th Duke of Uzès. His paternal grandparen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Of Uzès
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 above sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they are ranked below grand dukes and above or below princes, depending on the country or specific title. The title comes from French ''duc'', itself from the Latin ''dux'', 'leader', a term used in republican Rome to refer to a military commander without an official rank (particularly one of Germanic or Celtic origin), and later coming to mean the leading military commander of a province. In most countries, the word ''duchess'' is the female equivalent. Following the reforms of the emperor Diocletian (which separated the civilian and military administrations of the Roman provinces), a ''dux'' became the military commander in each province. The title ''dux'', Hellenised to ''doux'', survived in the Eastern Roman Empire where it continued in sever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
