Duke of Saint-Cloud
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The title of Duke of Saint-Cloud was created in 1674, although it was not registered in the parlement
until 1690, to be held by the archbishops of Paris
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The duke of Saint-Cloud was also a peer of France. The duchy and the peerage were abolished under the French Revolution
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Parlement
Parlements were regional legislative bodies in Ancien Régime France.The political institutions of the Parlement in Ancien Régime France developed out of the previous council of the king, the Conseil du roi or curia regis, and consequently had ancient and customary rights of consultation and...
until 1690, to be held by the archbishops of Paris
Archbishop of Paris
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paris is one of twenty-three archdioceses of the Roman Catholic Church in France. The original diocese is traditionally thought to have been created in the 3rd century by St. Denis and corresponded with the Civitas Parisiorum; it was elevated to an archdiocese on...
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The duke of Saint-Cloud was also a peer of France. The duchy and the peerage were abolished under the French Revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
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Dukes of Saint-Cloud (1674/1690)
- François de Harlay de Champvalon, 1st duc de Saint-CloudFrançois de Harlay de ChampvallonFrançois de Harlay de Champvallon was the fifth archbishop of Paris.-Early years:...
(1625-1695) - Louis-Antoine, Cardinal de Noailles, 2nd duc de Saint-CloudLouis-Antoine, Cardinal de NoaillesLouis-Antoine de Noailles , second son of Anne, 1st duc de Noailles, was a French bishop and cardinal.Noailles received his doctorate in theology from the Sorbonne on 14 March 1676...
(1651-1729) - Charles-Gaspard-Guillaume de Vintimille du Luc, 3rd duc de Saint-CloudCharles-Gaspard-Guillaume de Vintimille du LucCharles-Gaspard-Guillaume de Vintimille du Luc was Bishop of Marseilles from 1692 to 1708 and Archbishop of Aix from 1708 to 1729; from 1729 to 1746 he was the Archbishop of Paris.-Biography:...
(1655-1746) - Jacques-Bonne-Gigault de Bellefonds, 4th duc de Saint-Cloud (1698-1746)
- Christophe de Beaumont du Repaire, 5th duc de Saint-Cloud (1703-1781)
- Antoine-Eléonore-Léon Le Clerc de Juigné, 6th duc de Saint-Cloud (1728-1811)
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- Héraldique européenne: Duché de Saint-Cloud (European Heraldry: Duchy of Saint-Cloud, in FrenchFrench languageFrench is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
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