Duke of Chevreuse (
French
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''Duc de Chevreuse'') was a French title of nobility, elevated from the barony of
Chevreuse in 1545. Originally created for Jean de Brosse,
Duc d'Étampes, it was transferred in 1555 to
Charles of Guise, the Cardinal of Lorraine, and became a possession of the
House of Guise
The House of Guise (pronunciation: ¡É¥iz Dutch: ''Wieze, German: Wiese'') was a prominent French noble family, that was involved heavily in the French Wars of Religion. The House of Guise was the founding house of the Principality of Joinvil ...
, becoming the title of the Cardinal's grandnephew, Claude de Guise (1578–1655).
It was sold in 1655 to his wife,
Marie de Rohan, who transferred it to the son of her first marriage, the
Duc de Luynes The Duke of Luynes (french: duc de Luynes ) is a territorial name belonging to the noble French house d'Albert. Luynes is, today, a commune of the Indre-et-Loire ''département'' in France. The family of Albert, which sprang from Thomas Alberti ...
. It has since been held by the ducs de Luynes.
Dukes of Chevreuse
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Jean IV de Brosse (1545–1555)
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Charles I Charles I may refer to:
Kings and emperors
* Charlemagne (742–814), numbered Charles I in the lists of Holy Roman Emperors and French kings
* Charles I of Anjou (1226–1285), also king of Albania, Jerusalem, Naples and Sicily
* Charles I of ...
(1555–1574)
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Charles II (1574–1606)
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Claude (1606–1655), elevated to duke-peer in 1612; peerage extinct 1655 upon sale of duchy
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Marie de Rohan (1655–1663)
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Louis Charles d'Albert (1663)
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Charles Honoré d'Albert (1663–1704)
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Charles Philippe d'Albert (1704–1735)
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Marie Charles Louis d'Albert (1735–1768)
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Louis Joseph Charles Amable d'Albert (1768–1807)
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Charles Marie Paul André d'Albert (1807–1839)
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Honoré Théodore Paul Joseph d'Albert, duc de Luynes (1839–1867)
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Charles Honoré Emmanuel d'Albert (1867–1870)
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Honoré Charles Marie Sosthène d'Albert (1870–1923)
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Philippe d'Albert (1923–1993)
*Jean d'Albert, 12th duc de Luynes (1993–2008)
*Philippe d'Albert, 13th duc de Luynes (2008–present)
References
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House of Albert