Duke of Beaufort (France)

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Dukedom of Beaufort
Creation date1597
CreationFirst
Peerage France
First holder Gabrielle d'Estrées
Last holder Louis Joseph, 5th Duke of Beaufort

Duke of Beaufort (French: duc de Beaufort) was a title in the French nobility.

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History

The dukedom was first created in 1597 as a peerage for Gabrielle d'Estrées, Marchioness of Monceaux, the mistress of King Henry IV, with a remainder to their illegitimate son César, who later also became Duke of Vendôme.

The duchy (i.e. the lands associated with the dukedom) was sold by the 5th Duke of Beaufort in 1688 to Charles François Frédéric de Montmorency-Luxembourg, who was created Duke of Beaufort without a peerage that same year. The dukedom of Beaufort was renamed dukedom of Montmorency in 1689. He later succeeded as Duke of Piney-Luxembourg.

Dukes of Beaufort – first creation (1597)

Dukes of Beaufort – second creation (1688)

References

  1. Gerson, Noel B. (2022). Lady of France; a Biography of Gabrielle d'Estrees, Mistress of Henry the Great. (Women Who Changed the Course of History). Leeds, England: New York, Funk & Wagnalls Co. p. 4. ISBN   9781800554948.