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François De Neufville, 2nd Duke Of Villeroy
François de Neufville, 2nd Duke of Villeroy (7 April 164418 July 1730) was a French Royal Army officer and nobleman. Biography Villeroy was born in Lyon into Neufville de Villeroy family, noble family which had risen into prominence in the reign of Charles IX of France, Charles IX. His father Nicolas de Neufville de Villeroy, Nicolas V de Neufville, Marquis of Villeroy, Marshal of France (1598–1685) was governor of the young King Louis XIV who later made him a duke. François was brought up in close relations with Louis XIV and became a member of his inner circle. As a young child, he played with the King and his younger brother the Prince Philippe in the Palais Royal (home of Louis XIV and his mother Anne of Austria) and the nearby Hôtel de Villeroy (Paris, 1st arrondissement), Hôtel de Villeroy (the home of the young François de Villeroy and his father the governor Nicolas V de Villeroy, the historic Hôtel de Villeroy is a 500 m walk from the Palais-Royal on 34 rue des B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Of Villeroy
The Neufville de Villeroy family was a French noble family, the most notable member of which was François de Neufville, duc de Villeroi. It was descended from a finance minister to Louis XII of France, Louis XII. 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. 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 in 1663. # 1651–1685 : Nicolas de Neufville de Villeroy, Nicolas V de Neufville de Villeroy (1597–1685), 1st duke of Villeroy. Marshal of France, named governor by Louis XIV of France, Louis XIV in 1646. # 1685–1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |