Duke of Noailles
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The title of Duke of Noailles was a French peerage created in 1663 for Anne of Noailles, count of Ayen.
The second, third and fourth dukes were all marshals of France. The family were made Grandees of Spain in 1711, and the third, fifth and sixth dukes were Knights of the Golden Fleece.
[edit] Dukes of Noailles (1663)
- 1663-1678 : 1st duke Anne, also count of Ayen
- 1650-1708 : 2nd duke Anne Jules, also marshal of France
- 1678-1766 : 3rd duke Adrian Maurice, also marshal of France
- 1713-1793 : 4th duke Louis, also marshal of France
- 1739-1824 : 5th duke John Louis
- 1802-1885 : 6th duke Paul
- 1826-1895 : 7th duke Jules Charles
- 1869-1953 : 8th duke Adrian Maurice
- 1905-today : 9th duke Francis Agenor
The heir-apparent is his son, Helie Mary (1943)
[edit] Other notable family members
- Antoine, 1st comte de Noailles (1504–1562), admiral of France
- Henri de Noailles (1554–1623)
- Louis-Antoine, Cardinal de Noailles (1651–1720), archbishop of Paris
- Philippe de Noailles, duc de Mouchy (1715–1794), marshal of France, younger brother of Louis, 4th duc de Noailles and father of Louis-Marie, vicomte de Noailles and Philippe-Louis-Marc-Antoine de Noailles, 1st duc de Mouchy
- Emmanuel-Marie-Louis, marquis de Noailles (1743–1822)
- Philippe-Louis-Marc-Antoine de Noailles, 1st duc de Mouchy (1752–1819)
- Louis-Marie, vicomte de Noailles (1756–1804), soldier and politician
- Emmanuel-Henri-Victurnien, marquis de Noailles (1830–1909), diplomat
See also the cadet branch, the ducs de Mouchy.
[edit] Sources
- Héraldique européenne: Duché de Noailles (European Heraldry: Duchy of Noailles; in French)
- Armory of Old Regime (pre-1789) French Peerage
- An Online Gotha: Noailles
