De Brancas

Last updated August 14, 2025

The De Brancas family is an old French aristocratic family of Neapolitan origin, stemmed from an Italian Brancaccio family.^[1] Members of the family occupied many important positions in the history of France and were awarded with the title of Duc de Brancas.

Notable members

André de Brancas (d.1595), Admiral of France
Jean-Baptiste de Brancas (1693-1770), French bishop
Louis, Marquis of Brancas and Prince of Nisaro, also known as "Louis-Henri de Brancas-Forcalquier" and "Louis de Brancas de Forcalquier de Céreste" (1672-1750), Marshal of France
Henri-Ignace de Brancas, Bishop of Lisieux 1714–1760, brother of the above Louis
Louis-Léon de Brancas (1733-1824), 3rd duc de Lauraguais, 6th duc de Villars, French author
Nicola de Brancas, Bishop of Marseille 1445–1466
Marie Françoise de Brancas (d.1715), wife of Alphonse Henri, Count of Harcourt, rebuilt the Château d'Harcourt
Duc de Brancas, any of a number of hereditary office-holders under the Ancien Régime of France

References

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