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The Seigneurie of Elbeuf, later a marquisate, dukedom, and peerage, was based on the territory of
Elbeuf Elbeuf () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France. Geography A light industrial town situated by the banks of the Seine some south of Rouen at the junction of the D7, D321 and the D313 roads. The ...
in the
Vexin Vexin () is a historical county of northern France. It covers a verdant plateau on the right bank (north) of the Seine running roughly east to west between Pontoise and Romilly-sur-Andelle (about 20 km from Rouen), and north to south betw ...
, possessed first by the Counts of Valois and then the Counts of Meulan before passing to the
House of Harcourt The House of Harcourt is a Norman family, and named after its seigneurie of Harcourt in Normandy. Its mottos were "Gesta verbis praeveniant" (Olonde branch), "Gesta verbis praevenient" (Beuvron branch), and "Le bon temps viendra ... de Franc ...
. In 1265, it was erected into a '' seigneurie'' for them. Occupied by the English from 1419 to 1444, it passed by marriage to the Lorraine-Vaudémont, a cadet branch of the sovereign House of Lorraine, in 1452. When René of Vaudémont inherited
Lorraine Lorraine, also , ; ; Lorrain: ''Louréne''; Lorraine Franconian: ''Lottringe''; ; ; is a cultural and historical region in Eastern France, now located in the administrative region of Grand Est. Its name stems from the medieval kingdom of ...
, he left the Harcourt inheritance, including Elbeuf, to his second son Claude, Duke of Guise. Elbeuf was raised to a marquisate in 1528. Claude, in turn, left Elbeuf to his youngest son René. It was elevated to a ducal peerage in 1581 for his son
Charles Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English language, English and French language, French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic, Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''* ...
, and the title became extinct in 1825.


Lords of Elbeuf (1265)


House of Harcourt

* John I of Harcourt (1265–1288) * John II of Harcourt (1288–1302), also Lord of Harcourt * John III of Harcourt (1302–1329), also Lord of Harcourt * John IV of Harcourt (1329–1346), also Count of Harcourt * John V of Harcourt (1346–1355), also Count of Harcourt and Aumale *
John VI of Harcourt John VI of Harcourt (or John of Vaudémont) (1 December 1342 – 28 February 1389) was a count of Harcourt. He was son of John V of Harcourt and Blanche of Ponthieu who was the sister of Jeanne of Ponthieu. He succeeded to his father's counties ...
(1355–1389), also Count of Harcourt and Aumale *
John VII of Harcourt John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...
(1389–1419), also Count of Harcourt and Aumale


English lords

* Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence (1419–1421) *
John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford (20 June 1389 – 14 September 1435) was a medieval English prince, general, and statesman who commanded England's armies in France during a critical phase of the Hundred Years' War. Bedford was the third son ...
(1421–1425) * Thomas Beaufort, 1st Duke of Exeter (1425–1426) * John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset (1426–1444)


House of Harcourt (restored)

*
John VII of Harcourt John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...
(1444–1452), also Count of Harcourt and Aumale * Marie of Harcourt (1452–1476), married Antoine, Count of Vaudémont


House of Lorraine

* Antoine, Count of Vaudémont (1452–1458) (with Marie) * John of Vaudémont (1458–1473) (with Marie), also Count of Harcourt and Aumale *
René II, Duke of Lorraine René II (2 May 1451 – 10 December 1508) was Count of Vaudémont from 1470, Duke of Lorraine from 1473, and Duke of Bar from 1483 to 1508. He claimed the crown of the Kingdom of Naples and the County of Provence as the Duke of Calabria ...
(1473–1508) (with Marie 1473–1476) * Claude, Duke of Guise (1508–1528)


Marquises of Elbeuf (1528)

* Claude, Duke of Guise (1528–1550) * René, Marquis of Elbeuf (1550–1566) * Charles, Marquis of Elbeuf (1566–1582)


Dukes of Elbeuf (1582)

* Charles I, Duke of Elbeuf (1582–1605) * Charles II, Duke of Elbeuf (1605–1657) *
Charles III, Duke of Elbeuf Charles III (1620 – 4 May 1692) was the third Duke of Elbeuf and member of the House of Lorraine. He succeeded his father Charles II, Duke of Elbeuf, to the Duchy-Peerage of Elbeuf. His mother was an illegitimate daughter of Henry IV of France ...
(1657–1692) father-in-law to Charles IV, Duke of Mantua * Henry, Duke of Elbeuf (1692–1748) * Emmanuel Maurice, Duke of Elbeuf (1748–1763) * Charles-Eugène, Duke of Elbeuf (1763–1825)


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