Duc de La Force
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The title of Duc de la Force, pair de France was created in 1637 for members of the Caumont family, who were lords of the village of La Force
in the Dordogne
.
The family originated as Lord of Caumont (Seigneur de Caumont) in the early 11th century and were subsequently raised in rank over the following centuries.
The family was Protestant : the father (Francois de Caumont) and brother of the first Duke were killed in the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
(1572). Afterwards the family served the king loyaly on the battlefield, but remained Protestant.
Armand de Caumont died in [1755] on the battlefield at Cuneo
on 30 September, at the age of 23. Afterwards, the dukedom passed to a distant relative of the main line, Bertrand (1724–1773), then to his son, Louis-Joseph Nompar (1768–1838) and to his descendants. In 1909, the great-great grandson of Louis-Joseph, Armand-Joseph (1878–1961), took the title of Duke of La Force. There are La Force families in the United States, Canada and Portugal that are descendant of the French La Force family.
La Force, Dordogne
La Force is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
in the Dordogne
Dordogne
Dordogne is a départment in south-west France. The départment is located in the region of Aquitaine, between the Loire valley and the High Pyrénées named after the great river Dordogne that runs through it...
.
The family originated as Lord of Caumont (Seigneur de Caumont) in the early 11th century and were subsequently raised in rank over the following centuries.
The family was Protestant : the father (Francois de Caumont) and brother of the first Duke were killed in the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
St. Bartholomew's Day massacre
The St. Bartholomew's Day massacre in 1572 was a targeted group of assassinations, followed by a wave of Roman Catholic mob violence, both directed against the Huguenots , during the French Wars of Religion...
(1572). Afterwards the family served the king loyaly on the battlefield, but remained Protestant.
Armand de Caumont died in [1755] on the battlefield at Cuneo
Cuneo
Cuneo is a city and comune in Piedmont, Northern Italy, the capital of the province of Cuneo, the third largest of Italy’s provinces by area...
on 30 September, at the age of 23. Afterwards, the dukedom passed to a distant relative of the main line, Bertrand (1724–1773), then to his son, Louis-Joseph Nompar (1768–1838) and to his descendants. In 1909, the great-great grandson of Louis-Joseph, Armand-Joseph (1878–1961), took the title of Duke of La Force. There are La Force families in the United States, Canada and Portugal that are descendant of the French La Force family.
Lord of Caumont (from father to son)
- Calo I (c. 1050), 1st lord of Caumont
- Geoffrey I, 2nd lord of Caumont
- Calo II, 3rd lord of Caumont. He participated in the First CrusadeFirst CrusadeThe First Crusade was a military expedition by Western Christianity to regain the Holy Lands taken in the Muslim conquest of the Levant, ultimately resulting in the recapture of Jerusalem...
. - Dodon, 4th lord of Caumont
- Sanchez, 5th lord of Caumont
- Richard, 6th lord of Caumont, had two sons, including Nonpar, Lord of Lauzun
- Begon, 7th lord of Caumont
- William I, 8th lord of Caumont
- William II, 9th lord of Caumont
Lord of Caumont, Samazan and Montpuillan (father to son)
- Bertrand, son of William II, 9th lord of Caumont. 10th lord of Caumont, 1st lord of Samazan and Montpuillan
- William III, 11th lord of Caumont, 2nd lord of Samazan and Montpuillan
- William-Raymond I, 12th lord of Caumont, 3rd lord of Samazan and Montpuillan
- Nonpar I, 13th lord of Caumont, 4th lord of Samazan and Montpuillan
Lord of Caumont, Samazan, Montpuillan, Castelnau and Berbiguires
- William-Raymond II (d. 1426), son of Nonpar I, 13th lord of Caumont, 4th lord of Samazan and Montpuillan. 14th lord of Caumont, 5th lord of Samazan and Montpuillan, 1st lord of Castelnau and Berbiguires
Lord of Castelnau
- Brandelis, son of William-Raymond II. 2nd lord of Castelnau
- Charles I, 3rd lord of Castelnau
- Charles II (d. 1627), 4th lord of Castelnau
- Francis (killed in the St. Bartholomew's Day MassacreSt. Bartholomew's Day massacreThe St. Bartholomew's Day massacre in 1572 was a targeted group of assassinations, followed by a wave of Roman Catholic mob violence, both directed against the Huguenots , during the French Wars of Religion...
), 5th lord of Castelnau
Duc de La Force, Pair de France (1637-1699)
- Jacques-Nompar de Caumont, duc de la ForceJacques-Nompar de Caumont, duc de la ForceJacques-Nompar de Caumont, duc de la Force was a marshal of France and peer of France.He was born in La Force, the son of Francois de Caumont and Philippes de Beaupoil....
, (1558–1652) , marshal of France - Armand-Nompar de Caumont, duc de la ForceArmand-Nompar de Caumont, duc de la ForceArmand-Nompar de Caumont, duc de la Force was a Marshal of France and peer of France.He was the son of another Marshal of France, Jacques-Nompar de Caumont, duc de la Force and Charlotte de Gontaut, daughter of Marshal Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron...
, (1580?-1675) , son and marshal of France - Henri-Nompar de Caumont, duc de La ForceHenri-Nompar de Caumont, duc de La ForceHenri-Nompar de Caumont, duc de La Force was Duc de La Force and peer of France. He was the son of Marshal of France, Jacques-Nompar de Caumont, duc de la Force and Charlotte de Gontaut, daughter of Marshal Armand de Gontaut, baron de Biron...
, (1582–1678), brother - Jacques-Nompar II de Caumont,duc de La Force, (1630?-1699) , grandson
Duc de La Force, Comte de Mucidan, Baron de Castelnau, Caumont, Tonneins et Samazan (1699-1773)
- Henri-Jacques de Caumont, duc de La ForceHenri-Jacques de Caumont, duc de La ForceHenri-Jacques de Caumont, duc de La Force was Duc de La Force, member of the Académie Française and Finance vice-minister of France, 1718-1719....
, (1675–1726), son and Member of the Academie Française - Armand-Nompar II de Caumont, duc de la Force , (1679–1764) , brother
- Jacques-Nompar III de Caumont,duc de La Force , (1714–1755) , son
- Bertrand de Caumont, duc de La Force (1724–1773)
Marquis puis Duc de La Force, Pair de France (1773-1838)
- Louis-Joseph Nompar, Marquis de La Force (1768–1838)
Duc de La Force (pour le deuxieme fois) (1839-1961)
- Francois Pierre Bertrand Nompar de Caumont, duc de La Force (1772–1854)
- Auguste de Caumont, duc de La Force (1803–1882)
- Oliver Emmanuel de Caumont, duc de La Force (1839–1909)
- Auguste de Caumont, duc de La Force (1878–1961)