Duke of Estrées (
Fr.: ''duc d'Estrées'') was a title of nobility in the
peerage of France
The Peerage of France () was a hereditary distinction within the French nobility which appeared in 1180 during the Middle Ages.
The prestigious title and position of Peer of France () was held by the greatest, highest-ranking members of the Fr ...
that was created for
François Annibal d'Estrées
François-Annibal d'Estrées, duc d'Estrées (1573 – 5 May 1670) was a French diplomat, soldier and Marshal of France.
Biography
François-Annibal d'Estrées was born in 1573, to Antoine d'Estrées and Françoise Babou de La Bourdaisière, ...
in 1663 by
Louis XIV of France
LouisXIV (Louis-Dieudonné; 5 September 16381 September 1715), also known as Louis the Great () or the Sun King (), was King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. His verified reign of 72 years and 110 days is the List of longest-reign ...
. This title became extinct in 1771. In 1892,
Alfonso XIII of Spain
Alfonso XIII ( Spanish: ''Alfonso León Fernando María Jaime Isidro Pascual Antonio de Borbón y Habsburgo-Lorena''; French: ''Alphonse Léon Ferdinand Marie Jacques Isidore Pascal Antoine de Bourbon''; 17 May 1886 – 28 February 1941), also ...
revived the title by granting it to
Charles de La Rochefoucauld-Doudeauville, whose great grand mother was Bénigne Le Tellier de Louvois, sister to the last duke.
List of dukes of Estrées
1663—1771
1892—present
Claimants also include:
Pierre-Claude d'Estrée, Comte-Duc d'Estrées (1933 - 1985);
Claude Philippe d'Estrée, Comte-Duc d'Estrées (b. 1952)
References
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this page on
French Wikipedia
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1663 establishments in France