The House of Roquefeuil-Anduze is an old French noble family. It was formed in 1129 after the marriage between Adelaïs of Roquefeuil and Bernard of Anduze. Heiress of the first Roquefeuil family, Adelaïs inherited from her father and transmitted her family possessions to her son Raymond. Both the Roquefeuil and Anduze family controlled vast territories in the

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, France under various noble titles and coined money.

Origin of the Roquefeuil family

The Roquefeuil family appeared in 900 as an offshoot of the

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and became one of the most illustrious noble families in the south of

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. Their possessions in the

, France included the barony of Roquefeuil-Meyrueis or the viscounty of Creyssels. Some ruins of the Roquefeuil castle still exits in Saint-Jean du Bruel (formerly Saint-Jean of Roquefeuil).

Roquefeuil-Anduze

In 1129, Bertrand of Anduze married the heiress Adélaïde of Roquefeuil. Their son Raymond maintained the name of Roquefeuil and inherited from his mother creating the House of Roquefeuil-Anduze. He and his descendants fought in multiple

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wars: the Cathar Crusade, the

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and the

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. * Raymond I of Roquefeuil, son of Bertrand of Anduze and Adelaïde of Roquefeuil married Guillemette of Montpellier. She was the daughter of Guilhem VII and Mathilde of Bourgogne. They gave birth to: ** Raymond II of Roquefeuil who took part in the

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. With his wife Dauphine de Turenne he had at least one daughter: Isabeau of Roquefeuil who married in 1230 Hugues IV of Rodez. He also took part in the

and his coat of arms were painted at

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in the Hall of Crusades. ** Arnaud I of Roquefeuil who later succeeded his brother as head of household. He married in 1228 Beatrix of Anduze with whom he had six legitimate children. He also sired Guillaume or William who was legitimated in 1263 by the

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and formed the Roquefeuil-Versol branch. *** Raymond III of Roquefeuil married in 1259 Alazie du Tournel who gave him ten children. **** Raymond IV of Roquefeuil married in 1287 Vaurie of Hébrail. ***** Arnaud II of Roquefeuil served the king

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during his campaigns in

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, was named

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in 1360 and later ambassador. He was known for the war he won and declared to the king

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who previously killed his eldest son Bernard. The

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and the king

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intervened and set the terms of the compromise. Arnaud declared "Honour remains, it is enough" which became the Motto of the family. ****** Arnaud III of Roquefeuil was captain of

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. He married in 1361 Hélène of Gourdon and had five daughters. The eldest, Catherine of Roquefeuil married in 1393 Jean of Blanquefort and inherited of the Roquefeuil-Anduze family. Jean substituted its name and gave birth to the

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Roquefeuil-Versols

William I of Roquefeuil, was born in 1230 and received from his parents the land of Versol married Ricarde of Bonvoisin who gave him two sons: Jean and Raymond With his brother Raymond, William supported the king

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during the Spanish

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. From his military success, James I of Aragon named him governor of Montepellier and

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maior of

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. He also signed the Treaty of Corbeil on behalf of

in 1258.Le grand dictionnaire historique - Louis Moreri
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Branch La Tour and La Roquette

Jean of Roquefeuil's descendance formed different branches: The branch of La Tour which ended in 1729 The branch of La Roquette was funded by Jean of Roquefeuil married in 1534 with Anne of Vergnole lady of La Roquette. * Fulcrand of Roquefeuil married Mary of Fay-Péraud in 1583. He received from his parents and grand parents the land of La Roquette. ** François of Roquefeuil was

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and married in 1618 Jacquette of Agulhon. *** Henry of Roquefeuil became marquess of La Roquette. Married with Cécile of Mac-Mahon, he had one son who died in 1892 with no descendance.Henri Jougla de Morenas, "Grand Armorial de France", tome 6, 1952, pages 58-59

Branch of Rocafull

Created by Raymond, cadet brother of Jean, his branch actively participated in the

and supported the kings of

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and latter of

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. Some of its most famous members included: * William Emmanuel de Rocafull-Puigmarín y Rocaberti, duke of Mandas, marquess of Anglesola, count of Albatera, count of Peralada. He received the title of

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in 1704. * Ramon Perellos y Roccaful,

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from 1697 to 1720.Bulletin de la Société héraldique et généalogique de France, Volume 1, 1879, page 48 (Ramon Perellos de Rocafull grand maître de Malte en 1697 n’appartenait à ce rameau que par sa mère) Ramon was buried in

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in Malta.

Branch of Versols-Saint-Etienne

Rigaud of Roquefeuil married in 1411 to Béatrix of Maffred and formed a cadet branch that ended in 1756. The last male member, Henri of Roquefeuil, did not marry but donated his possessions to his nephew Joseph Bessodes who would take on his name, titles and coat of arms. Joseph Bessodes de Roquefeuil descendents remain in the Languedoc to the present day and have kept both the land and castle of Versols in the family. After the French Revolution, this branch mainly produced doctors or lawyers but also a notable politician: * Pierre-Frédéric Roquefeuil was conseiller général of the

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department at the end of the Second Empire.''Généalogie Roquefeuil Versols'', in ''Filiations languedociennes'' (Tome 3, Mémoires et documents, 2006, ), by Hubert de Vergnette de Lamotte

References

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