Duke of Estouteville
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Duke of Estouteville was a title in the French nobility
that is claimed today by the Prince of Monaco
.
It was created in 1537 by King Francis I of France
for Adrienne d'Estouteville (1512-1560) and her husband Francis de Bourbon, Count of St. Pol
(1491-1545), son of Francis, Count of Vendôme and his wife Marie of Luxembourg, Countess of Vendôme. The title passed to their son Francis II (1536-1546), then their daughter Marie (1539-1601), who married successively her first cousin Jean de Bourbon, Count of Soissons
(1528-1557); François de Cleves, Duke of Nevers (1539-1563); and Léonor d'Orléans, duc de Longueville (1540-1573). The dukedom passed to the descendants of Marie's third marriage, the dukes of Longueville, the last of whom died in 1694.
Estouteville was inherited by the last duke's sister, Marie d'Orleans-Longueville, Duchess de Nemours
(1625-1707), and after her death by the family of Goyon de Matignon, who were descended from Eléonore, youngest daughter of Léonor de Longueville and Marie d'Estouteville. Her descendant Jacques François Léonor Goyon de Matignon
(1689-1751), count of Thorigny and lord of the duchy of Estouteville, married in 1715 Louise Hippolyte, heiress-presumptive to the Principality of Monaco, and adopted the name Grimaldi.
The claim to Estouteville was inherited by their descendants, the Princes of Monaco, until it became extinct on the death of Prince Louis II in 1949. However, along with the other titles associated with the Monegasque crown, it was assumed by subsequent Princes of Monaco (descended from Louis II's legitimated daughter Charlotte
) and is borne today by Albert II, Prince of Monaco
.
French nobility
The French nobility was the privileged order of France in the Middle Ages and the Early Modern periods.In the political system of the Estates General, the nobility made up the Second Estate...
that is claimed today by the Prince of Monaco
Prince of Monaco
The Reigning Prince or Princess of Monaco is the sovereign monarch and head of state of the Principality of Monaco. All Princes or Princesses thus far have taken the name of the House of Grimaldi, but have belonged to various other houses in male line...
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It was created in 1537 by King Francis I of France
Francis I of France
Francis I was King of France from 1515 until his death. During his reign, huge cultural changes took place in France and he has been called France's original Renaissance monarch...
for Adrienne d'Estouteville (1512-1560) and her husband Francis de Bourbon, Count of St. Pol
Francis de Bourbon, Count of St. Pol
Francis I de Bourbon-Saint-Pol, Count of St. Pol and of Chaumont , was a French nobleman, Count of Saint-Pol, Duke of Estouteville and important military commander during the Italian Wars.Francis was the second son of Francis, Count of Vendôme and Marie of Luxembourg, Countess of Vendôme.He was...
(1491-1545), son of Francis, Count of Vendôme and his wife Marie of Luxembourg, Countess of Vendôme. The title passed to their son Francis II (1536-1546), then their daughter Marie (1539-1601), who married successively her first cousin Jean de Bourbon, Count of Soissons
Count of Soissons
This is a list of those who bore the title Count of Soissons and ruled Soissons and its civitas or diocese as a county in the Middle Ages. The title continued in use into modern times, but without ties to the actual Soissonnais.-Carolingians:...
(1528-1557); François de Cleves, Duke of Nevers (1539-1563); and Léonor d'Orléans, duc de Longueville (1540-1573). The dukedom passed to the descendants of Marie's third marriage, the dukes of Longueville, the last of whom died in 1694.
Estouteville was inherited by the last duke's sister, Marie d'Orleans-Longueville, Duchess de Nemours
Marie d'Orleans-Longueville, Duchess de Nemours
Marie d'Orléans was the daughter of Henry II of Orléans, duke of Longueville. After the death of her brother Jean Louis Charles d'Orléans-Longueville in 1694 she succeeded him as Princess of Neuchâtel....
(1625-1707), and after her death by the family of Goyon de Matignon, who were descended from Eléonore, youngest daughter of Léonor de Longueville and Marie d'Estouteville. Her descendant Jacques François Léonor Goyon de Matignon
Jacques I, Prince of Monaco
Jacques Goyon de Matignon was count of Thorigny, Prince of Monaco as Jacques I and the fourth Duke of Valentinois from 1731 until 1733.-Biography:...
(1689-1751), count of Thorigny and lord of the duchy of Estouteville, married in 1715 Louise Hippolyte, heiress-presumptive to the Principality of Monaco, and adopted the name Grimaldi.
The claim to Estouteville was inherited by their descendants, the Princes of Monaco, until it became extinct on the death of Prince Louis II in 1949. However, along with the other titles associated with the Monegasque crown, it was assumed by subsequent Princes of Monaco (descended from Louis II's legitimated daughter Charlotte
Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois
Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois , was the daughter of Louis II, Prince of Monaco, and the mother of Prince Rainier III...
) and is borne today by Albert II, Prince of Monaco
Albert II, Prince of Monaco
Albert II, Sovereign Prince of Monaco is the head of the House of Grimaldi and the ruler of the Principality of Monaco. He is the son of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, and the American actress Grace Kelly...
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