La Garde de Chambonas
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The marquessate of La Garde de Chambonas was a French noble family whose origins are located in Auvergne
Auvergne (province)
Auvergne was a historic province in south central France. It was originally the feudal domain of the Counts of Auvergne. It is now the geographical and cultural area that corresponds to the former province....

 and Gévaudan
Gévaudan
Gévaudan is a historical area of France, nowadays situated in Lozère département. It took its name from the Gabali, a Gallic tribe subordinate to the Arverni.- History :...

. The family La Garde is first quoted as a lordship in 1152 and created marquessate in 1683.

Its motto is "Deus, Rex Amici" ("the Lord, the King, our Friends").

The ascertained filiation started in the 14th century. The last marquess died in 1927 and his only son was killed at war in 1918. The name is still worn by the descendants.

Main personnalities

Victor Scipion Charles Auguste de La Garde de Chambonas (1750 in Chambonas
Chambonas
Chambonas is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.-Population:-References:*...

-1830 in Paris
Paris
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), a general who embraced the ideas of 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...

, first constitutional mayor of Sens
Sens
Sens is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France.Sens is a sub-prefecture of the department. It is crossed by the Yonne and the Vanne, which empties into the Yonne here.-History:...

, and one of the last foreign minister of Louis XVI.
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