Duke of Ventadour
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Duke of Ventadour was a noble title in the peerage of France
granted to Gilbert de Lévis de Ventadour by Henry IV of France
in 1589. It is named after the Château de Ventadour
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The title became extinct in 1717 when Louis Charles de Lévis died without a male heir.
Peerage of France
The Peerage of France was a distinction within the French nobility which appeared in the Middle Ages. It was abolished in 1789 during the French Revolution, but it reappeared in 1814 at the time of the Bourbon Restoration which followed the fall of the First French Empire...
granted to Gilbert de Lévis de Ventadour by Henry IV of France
Henry IV of France
Henry IV , Henri-Quatre, was King of France from 1589 to 1610 and King of Navarre from 1572 to 1610. He was the first monarch of the Bourbon branch of the Capetian dynasty in France....
in 1589. It is named after the Château de Ventadour
Château de Ventadour
The Château de Ventadour is in the commune of Moustier-Ventadour in the département of Corrèze .- Situation :Placed on a rocky outcrop overhanging the valley of Luzège, only few vestiges remain on the site of this feudal castle, which is still remarkably wild...
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List of Dukes of Ventadour, 1589—1717
| From | To | Duke of Ventadour | Relationship to Predecessor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1589 | 1591 | Gilbert de Lévis de Ventadour (d. 1591) | First Duke of Ventadour |
| 1591 | 1622 | Anne de Lévis de Ventadour (1569-1622) | Son of Gilbert de Lévis de Ventadour |
| 1622 | 1651 | Henri de Lévis de Ventadour (1596-1651) | Son of Anne de Lévis de Ventadour |
| 1651 | ??? | Charles de Lévis de Ventadour | Brother of Henri de Lévis de Ventadour |
| ??? | 1717 | Louis Charles de Lévis Louis Charles de Lévis Louis Charles de Lévis was a French nobleman and Duke of Ventadour. His wife was the governess of the infant Louis XV and his only child Anne Geneviève made two prestigious marriages into contemporary nobility.-Biography:... (1647-1717) |
Son of Charles de Lévis de Ventadour |
The title became extinct in 1717 when Louis Charles de Lévis died without a male heir.