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List of French peerages



         


For an explanation of the French peerage, see the article Peerage of France. Note that peerages and titles were distinct, and the date given for the extinction of the peerage is not necessarily the same as that of the extinction of the title.

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The "old peerages"


TitleDate of creationNotes
Duc de Reimsbefore 1216held by the Archbishop of Reims
Duc de Langresbefore 1216held by the Bishop of Langres
Duc de Normandiebefore 1216forfeit 1203
Duc de Bourgognebefore 1216merged 1361
Duc de Guyennebefore 1216forfeit 1203
Comte de Beauvaisbefore 1216held by the Bishop of Beauvais
Comte de Châlonsbefore 1216held by the Bishop of Châlons
Comte de Noyonbefore 1216held by the Bishop of Noyon
Comte de Champagnebefore 1216merged 1316
Duc de Laonbefore 1228held by the Bishop of Laon
Comte de Toulousebefore 1228merged 1271
Comte de Flandresbefore 1228ceded to Spain 1531


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The "new peerages" (1259-1789)


TitleDate of CreationSurnameMode of extinctionNotes
Duc de Guyenne1259Angleterre (House of Anjou)forfeit 1369also forfeit 1294-1303 and 1347-1360
Comte d'Anjou1297Royal familymerged 1328for Charles, brother of King Philippe IV
Comte d'Artois1297Artois (Royal family)ceded to Spain 1526 
Duc de Bretagne1297Dreux (Royal family)merged 1532 
Comte de Poitou1314Royal familymerged 1316for Philippe, brother of King Louis X
Comte de La Marche1316Royal familyextinct 1321for Charles, brother of King Philippe V
Comte d'Evreux1316Evreux (Royal family)exchanged 1404 
Comte d'Angoulême1317Evreux (Royal family)exchanged 1404 
Comte de La Marche1321Bourbon (Royal family)forfeit 1527 
Comte d'Etampes1327Evreux (Royal family)given away 1381 
Duc de Bourbon1327Bourbon (Royal family)forfeit 1527 
Comte de Beaumont-le-Roger1328Artois (Royal family)forfeit 1331 
Comte du Maine1331Royal familymerged 1350for Jean, son of King Philippe VI
Duc de Normandie1332Royal familymerged 1350for Jean, son of King Philippe VI
Duc d'Orléans1344Royal familyextinct 1392for Philippe, son of King Philippe VI
Comte de Valois1344Royal familyextinct 1392for Philippe, son of King Philippe VI
Comte de Nevers1347Royal family, Flandresextinct 1383for Marguerite, daughter of King Philippe V
Comte de Mantes1353Evreux (Royal family)exchanged 1404 
Comte de Beaumont-le-Roger1354Evreux (Royal family)exchanged 1404 
Duc de Normandie1355Royal familymerged 1364for Charles, son of King Jean II
Duc d'Anjou1356Royal familyextinct 1481for Louis, son of King Jean II
Comte de Poitou1357Royal familyexchanged 1360for Jean, son of King Jean II
Comte de Mâcon1359Royal familyexchanged 1360for Jean, son of King Jean II
Comte du Maine1360Royal familyextinct 1481for Louis, son of King Jean II
Duc de Berry1360Royal familyextinct 1417for Jean, son of King Jean II
Duc d'Auvergne1360Royal familyextinct 1521for Jean, son of King Jean II
Duc de Touraine1360Royal familyexchanged 1363for Philippe, son of King Jean II
Duc de Bourgogne1363Royal familyextinct 1477for Philippe, son of King Jean II
Comte de Poitou1369Royal familyextinct 1417for Jean, son of King Jean II
Baron de Montpellier1371Evreux (Royal family)forfeit 1382 
Duc de Touraine1386Royal familyexchanged 1392for Louis, brother of King Charles VI
Duc d'Orléans1392Royal familymerged 1498for Louis, brother of King Charles VI
Comte de Valois1392Royal familyelevated to a dukedom 1406for Louis, brother of King Charles VI
Duc de Guyenneafter 1392Royal familyextinct 1400for Charles, son of King Charles VI
Comte de Périgord1399Orléans (Royal family)sold 1397 
Duc de Guyenneafter 1400Royal familyextinct 1415for Louis, son of King Charles VI
Duc de Touraine1401Royal familyextinct 1416for Jean, son of King Charles VI
Duc d'Alençon1404Alençon (Royal family)extinct 1525forfeit 1458-1461, 1474-1476 and 1482-1483
Comte de Soissons1404Orléans (Royal family)merged 1498for Louis, brother of King Charles VI
Baron de Coucy1404Orléans (Royal family)merged 1498for Louis, brother of King Charles VI
Duc de Nemours1404Evreux (Royal family)extinct 1503 
Châtelain de Châtillon1404???? 
Comte de Rethel1405Bourgogneextinct 1415 
Duc de Valois1406Royal familymerged 1498for Louis, brother of King Charles VI
Comte de Mortagne1407Royal familyextinct 1416for Jean, son of King Charles VI
Comte de Mortain1407Evreux (Royal family)forfeit 1408 
Châtelain d'Evry-le-Châtel1408???? 
Châtelain de Jouy-le-Châtel1408???? 
Comte de Mortain1414Royal familyextinct 1415for Louis, son of King Charles VI
Duc de Berry1416Royal familyextinct 1416for Jean, son of King Charles VI
Duc de Touraine1416Royal familymeregd 1422for Charles, son of King Charles VI
Duc de Berry1417Royal familymerged 1422for Charles, son of King Charles VI
Duc de Touraine1423Douglasextinct 1424 
Comte d'Evreux1427Stewartexchanged after 1428 
Comte de Saintonge1428???? 
Duc de Normandie1436Royal familyextinct 1436for Philippe, son of King Charles VII
Duc de Guyenne1436Royal familyextinct 1436for Philippe, son of King Charles VII
Comte de Foix1458Foix, Albret, Bourbonmerged 1589 
Comte d'Eu1458Artois (Royal family), Bourgogne, Cleves, Lorraine-Guise, Orléans, Bourbonextinct 1775 
Comte de Nevers1459Bourgogne (Royal family)extinct 1464 
Duc de Berry1461Royal familyexchanged 1465for Charles, brother of King Louis XI
Comte de Nevers1464Bourgogne (Royal family)extinct 1491 
Duc de Normandie1465Royal familyexchanged 1469for Charles, brother of King Louis XI
Comte de Mortain1465Royal familyextinct 1474for Charles, brother of King Louis XI
Duc de Guyenne1469Royal familyextinct 1474for Charles, brother of King Louis XI
Comte de Villefranche1480Aragonextinct ??? 
Duc de Valois1498Angoulême (Royal family)merged 1515 
Comte de Nevers1505Cleveselevated to a dukedom 1538 
Comtesse de Soissons1505Royal familymerged 1515for Claude, daughter of King Louis XII
Baronne de Coucy1505Royal familymerged 1515for Claude, daughter of King Louis XII
Duc de Nemours1507Foixextinct 1512 
Duchesse d'Angoulême1515Savoieextinct 1532for Louise of Savoy, mother of King François I
Duchesse d'Anjou1515Savoieextinct 1532for Louise of Savoy, mother of King François I
Duc de Vendôme1515Bourbon (Royal family)merged 1589 
Duc de Châtellherault1515Bourbon (Royal family)forfeit 1527 
Duchesse de Valois1516Orléans (Royal family)extinct 1520 
Duchesse de Berry1517Orléans (Royal family)extinct 1549 
Duc de Nemours1524Savoieextinct 1652for Louise of Savoy, mother of King François I. Transferred to the grantee's brother in 1528
Duchesse de Bourbon1527Savoieextinct 1532for Louise of Savoy, mother of King François I
Duchesse de Châtellerault1527Savoiegiven away 1530 
Duchesse d'Auvergne1528Savoieextinct 1532for Louise of Savoy, mother of King François I
Duchesse de Châtellerault1530Savoieextinct 1532for Louise of Savoy, mother of King François I
Duc de Guise1528Lorraineextinct 1675 
Duc de Nevers1539Albret, Cleves, Gonzagasold 1659 
Duc d'Orléans1540Royal familyextinct 1545for Charles, son of King François I
Duc d'Angoulême1540Royal familyextinct 1545for Charles, son of King François I
Duc de Châtellerault1540Royal familyextinct 1545for Charles, son of King François I
Comte de Clermont1540Royal familyextinct 1545for Charles, son of King François I
Comte de La Marche1540Royal familyextinct 1545for Charles, son of King François I
Duc de Bourbon1544Royal familyextinct 1545for Charles, son of King François I
Duc d'Aumale1547Lorraine-Guiseextinct 1631 
Duchesse de Berry1550Royal familyextinct 1574for Marguerite, sister of King Henri II
Duc de Montmorency1551Montmorencyforfeit 1632 
Duc d'Albret1556Albret, Bourbonmerged 1589 
Duc d'Anjou1566Royal familymerged 1574for Henri, brother of King Charles IX
Duc de Bourbon1566Royal familymerged 1574for Henri, brother of King Charles IX
Comte de Forez1566Royal familymerged 1574for Henri, brother of King Charles IX
Duc d'Alençon1566Royal familyextinct 1584for François, brother of King Charles IX
Duc de Château-Thierry1566Royal familyextinct 1584for François, brother of King Charles IX
Comte du Perche1566Royal familyextinct 1584for François, brother of King Charles IX
Comte de Meulan1566Royal familyextinct 1584for François, brother of King Charles IX
Comte de Mantes1566Royal familyextinct 1584for François, brother of King Charles IX
Duc d'Auvergne1569Royal familymerged 1574for Henri, brother of King Charles IX
Duc de Penthièvre1569Luxembourg, Lorraine, Bourbon-Vendômeextinct 1687 
Duc d'Evreux1569Royal familyextinct 1584for François, brother of King Charles IX
Comte de Dreux1569Royal familyextinct 1584for François, brother of King Charles IX
Duc de Mercoeur1569Lorraineextinct 1712 
Duc d'Uzès1572Crussolabolished 1790 
Duc de Mayenne1573Lorraine-Guise, Gonzagasold 1654 
Duc de Saint-Fargeau1574Bourbon-Montpensier (Royal family)extinct 1693 
Duc d'Anjou1576Royal familyextinct 1584for François, brother of King Henri III
Duc de Touraine1576Royal familyextinct 1584for François, brother of King Henri III
Duc de Berry1576Royal familyextinct 1584for François, brother of King Henri III
Duc de Joyeuse1581Joyeuse, Lorraine-Guiseextinct 1675 
Duc de Piney1581Luxembourg, Albert, Clermont, Montmorency-Luxembourgabolished 1790also known as Duc de Luxembourg
Duc d'Elbeuf1581Lorraineabolished 1790 
Duc de Retz1581Gondyextinct 1634 
Duc d'Epernon1581Nogaret de La Valetteextinct 1661 
Duc de Rethel1581Gonzagasold 1658 
Duc d'Hallwin1588Hallwinextinct 1611(?) 
Duc de Montbazon1588Rohanextinct 1593 
Duc de Ventadour1589Lévisextinct 1717 
Duc de Montbazon1595Rohanabolished 1790 
Duc de Thouars1599La Trémoilleabolished 1790 
Duc de Beaufort1597Estrées, Bourbonsold 1688for the mistress of King Henri IV
Duc de Vendôme1598Bourbonextinct 1712for Gaston, illegitimate son of King Henri IV
Duc de Biron1598Gontautforfeit 1602 
Duc d'Aiguillon1600Lorraine-Mayenneextinct 1621 
Duc de Rohan1603Rohanextinct 1638 
Duc de Sully1606Béthuneabolished 1790 
Duc de Fronsac1608Orléans-Longuevilleextinct 1631 
Duchesse de Montpensier1608Bourbon (Royal family), Orléansextinct 1693 
Duc de Damville1610Montmorencyforfeit 1632 
Duc d'Hallwin1611Hallwinextinct 1620 
Duc de Châteauroux1616Bourbon-Condé (Royal family)left the possession of this family by 1710 
Duc de Luynes1619Albertabolished 1790 
Duc de Lesdiguières1620Bonne, Créquyextinct 1711 
Duc de Bellegarde1620Saint-Laryextinct 1646 
Duc de Brissac1620Cosséabolished 1790 
Duc d'Hallwin1621Hallwin, Schombergextinct 1656 
Duc de Candale1621Nogaret de La Valetteextinct 1639peerage created for life with no territorial attachment
Duc de Chaulnes1621Albertextinct 1698 
Duc d'Orléans1626Royal familyextinct 1660for Gaston, brother of King Louis XIII
Duc de Chartres1626Royal familyextinct 1660for Gaston, brother of King Louis XIII
Duc de Chevreuse1627Lorraine-Guisesold 1655 
Duc de Valois1630Royal familyextinct 1660for Gaston, brother of King Louis XIII
Duc de Richlieu1631Plessis, Vignerotabolished 1790 
Duc de La Valette1631Nogaretextinct 1661 
Duc de La Rochefoucauld1631La Rouchfoucauldabolished 1790 
Duc de Montmorency1633Bourbon-Condé (Royal family)abolished 1790renamed Duc d'Enghien in 1689
Duc de Retz1634Gondyextinct 1676 
Duc de Fronsac1634Plessis, Maillé-Brézé, Bourbon-Condé, Vignerotabolished 1790 
Duc d'Aiguillon1634L'Ageextinct 1635 
Duc de Saint-Simon1635Rouvroyextinct 1755 
Duc de La Force1637Caumontextinct 1755 
Duc d'Aiguillon1638Vignerot, Plessisabolished 1790 
Duc d'Albret1641Bourbon-Condé (Royal family)given away 1651 
Duc de Valentinois1642Grimaldiextinct 1731 
Duc de Rohan1648Rohan-Chabotabolished 1790 
Duc d'Albret1665La Tour d'Auvergneabolished 1790 
Duc de Château-Thierry1665La Tour d'Auvergneabolised 1790 
Duc de Bourbon1661Bourbon-Condé (Royal family)abolished 1790 
Duc d'Orléans1661Royal familyabolished 1790for Philippe, brother of King Louis XIV
Duc de Chartres1661Royal familyabolished 1790for Philippe, brother of King Louis XIV
Duc de Valois1661Royal familyabolished 1790for Philippe, brother of King Louis XIV
Duc de Randan1661La Rochefoucauld-Randan, Foix de Candaleextinct 1714 
Duc de Verneuil1663Bourbonextinct 1682for Henri, illegitimate son of King Henri IV
Duc d'Estrées1663Estrées de Lauzièresextinct 1737 
Duc de Gramont1663Gramontabolished 1790 
Duc de La Meilleraye1663La Porte-Mazarinextinct 1738 
Duc de Rethel1663La Porte-Mazarinextinct 1738 
Duc de Villeroy1663Neufvilleabolished 1794 
Duc de Mortemart1663Rochechouartabolished 1790 
Duc de Poix1663Créquyextinct 1687 
Duc de Saint-Aignan1663Beauvilliersabolished 1790 
Duc de La Rocheguyon1663Plessis-Liancourtextinct 1674 
Duc de Tresmes1663Potierabolished 1790 
Duc de Noailles1663Noaillesabolished 1790 
Duc de Coislin1663Camboutextinct 1732 
Duc de Choiseul1665Choiseulextinct 1705 
Duc d'Aumont1665Aumontabolished 1790 
Duc de La Ferté-Senneterre1666Saint-Nectaireextinct 1703 
Duc de Montausier1665Saint-Maureextinct 1690 
Duchesse de La Vallière1667La Vallière, Bourbongiven away 1698for the mistress of King Louis XIV
Duc de Nemours1672Royal familyabolished 1790for Philippe, brother of King Louis XIV
Duc de Saint-Cloud1674n/aabolished 1790held by the Archbishop of Paris
Duc de Béthune-Charost1690Béthuneabolished 1790 
Duc de Damville1694Bourbonsold 1719for Louis-Alexandre, legitimated son of King Louis XIV
Duc de Montpensier1695Royal familyabolished 1790for Philippe, brother of King Louis XIV
Duc d'Aumale1695Bourbonsold 1773for Louis-Auguste, legitimated son of King Louis XIV
Duc de Penthièvre1697Bourbonabolished 1790for Louis-Alexandre, legitimated son of King Louis XIV
Duc de Châteauvillain1703Bourbonabolished 1790for Louis-Alexandre, legitimated son of King Louis XIV
Duc de Guise1704Bourbon-Condé (Royal family)abolished 1790 
Duc de Boufflers1708Boufflersextinct 1751 
Duc de Villars1709Brancasextinct 1777 
Duc d'Harcourt1709Harcourtabolished 1790 
Duc d'Alençon1710Royal familyextinct 1714for Charles, grandson of King Louis XIV
Duc d'Angoulême1710Royal familyextinct 1714for Charles, grandson of King Louis XIV
Duc de Fitz-James1710Fitz-Jamesabolished 1790 
Duc d'Antin1711Pardaillan de Gondrinextinct 1757 
Duc de Rambouillet1711Bourbonabolished 1790for Louis-Alexandre, legitimated son of King Louis XIV
Duc de Chaulnes1711Albert d'Ailly, Albert de Luynesabolished 1790 
Duc de Rohan-Rohan1714Rohanextinct 1787 
Duc de Joyeuse1714Melunextinct 1724 
Duc de Hostun1715Hostunextinct 1755 
Duc de Villars-Brancas1716Brancasabolished 1790 
Duc de Roannais1716Aubusson de La Feuilladeextinct 1725 
Duc de Valentinois1716Goyon de Matignon, Grimaldiabolished 1790 
Duc de Nevers1720Mazarini-Manciniabolished 1790 
Duc de Biron1723Gontaut de Bironabolished 1793 
Duc de Lévis1723Lévisextinct 1734 
Duc de La Vallière1723La Baume Le Blancextinct 1780 
Duc de Mercoeur1723Bourbon-Conti (Royal family)sold 1770 
Duc de Châtillon1736Châtillonextinct 1762 
Duc de Fleury1736Rossetabolished 1790 
Duc de Gisors1748Fouquetextinct 1761 
Duc de Duras1756Durfortabolished 1790 
Duc de Stainville1758Choiseulextinct 1785 
Duc de La Vauguyon1758Quélen de Stuer de Caussadeabolished 1790 
Duc de Praslin1762Choiseulabolished 1790 
Duc de Choiseul d'Amboise1764Choiseulextinct 1785 
Duc d'Anjou1771Royal familyabolished 1790for Louis, brother of King Louis XVI
Duc d'Angoulême1773Royal familyabolished 1790for Charles, brother of King Louis XVI
Duc d'Auvergne1773Royal familyexchanged 1778for Charles, brother of King Louis XVI
Duc de Mercoeur1773Royal familyexchanged 1778for Charles, brother of King Louis XVI
Duc d'Alençon1774Royal familyabolished 1790for Louis, brother of King Louis XVI
Duc de Clermont-Tonnerre1775Clermont-Tonnerreabolished 1790 
Duc de Berry1776Royal familyabolished 1790for Charles, brother of King Louis XVI
Duc de Châteauroux1776Royal familyabolished 1790for Charles, brother of King Louis XVI
Duc d'Aumale1776Bourbonabolished 1790 
Duc de Gisors1776Bourbonabolished 1790 
Duc de Brunoy1777Royal familygiven away 1786for Louis, brother of King Louis XVI
Duchesse de Louvois1777Royal familyabolished 1790for Marie-Adélaïde and Sophie, daughters of King Louis XV (held jointly)
Duc d'Aubigny1777Lennoxabolished 1790 
Duc d'Amboise1787Bourbonabolished 1790 
Duc de Choiseul1787Choiseul-Beaupréabolished 1790 
Duc de Coigny1787Franquetotabolished 1790the last peerage created before the Revolution


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The peerages of the Restoration (1814-1848)

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