The House of Albret, which derived its name from the lordship (seigneurie) of Albret (Labrit), situated in the Landes, was one of the most powerful feudal families of France in the Middle Ages.
Château de Bonaguil is a castle in the French commune of Saint-Front-sur-Lémance, but actually owned by the neighbouring commune of Fumel in the Lot-et-Garonne département. It has been classified as a Monument historique since 1862.
Jean de Nogaret de La Valette was a Cavalry Colonel and Lieutenant General of France. He also participated in the Battle of Dreux in 1562, Battle of Moncontour and Battle of Jarnac in 1569 and the Siege of La Rochelle (1572–1573).
The de Rougé family whose former name was des Rues is a family of the French nobility from Anjou and dating back to the 14th century.
The de Montesquiou family is an old French noble family from Montesquiou in Gascony whose documented filiation traces back to circa 1190. In the 18th Century, the family was recognized as coming in the 11th century from the Counts of Fezensac. The Montesquiou family split into several branches, of which only the d'Artagnan branch now remains.
Aymar-Joseph de Roquefeuil du Bousquet, comte de Roquefeuil, was a French officer in the French Navy during the reigns of Louis XV and Louis XVI.
Jacques Aymar de Roquefeuil du Bousquet was a French Navy admiral.
The House of Ficquelmont is the name of a noble family from Lorraine dating back to the 14th century whose filiation is established with Henry de Ficquelmont, knight, dead before 1386.
The Roquefeuil family is one of the most illustrious French noble families. The house of Roquefeuil-Anduze was formed in 1129 after the union between Adelaïs of Roquefeuil and Bernard of Anduze. Heiress of the first Roquefeuil family, Adelaïs inherited from her father and transmitted her family possessions to her son Raymond.
Most of the members of the Capetian dynasty bore a version of the arms of France. The arms of France were adopted by the Capetian kings only in the twelfth century. Consequently, the cadet branches that had branched off in earlier periods bore entirely different arms.
Charles-François-Antoine, marquis de Lambertie was a French aristocrat of the Ancien régime.
Jean de Laforcade, Seigneur de La Fitte, aka Jean Laforcade, Seigneur de Lafitte, aka Jean Lafourcade, aka Jean II. de Forcade, was a Protestant nobleman and a descendant of the noble family of Forcade of Béarn in Navarre.
The Parthon de Von family is a Belgian noble family of French origin., Its members rose to prominent positions in justice and diplomacy.
Marie-Claire de Fleix née de Bauffremont (1618–1680) was a French courtier. She served as Première dame d'honneur to the queen dowager of France, Anne of Austria, from 1643 until 1666.
The Château du Bousquet is a castle in the village of Le Bousquet, part of the commune of Montpeyroux in the Aveyron département of France. The castle is privately owned, but open to the public after 14:30 except on Tuesdays.
The Wallot family is of Huguenot origin and goes back to the French noble house Vallot – presumably from Languedoc, France. The Vallot family gained popularity through Antoine Vallot, who served as the personal physician of King Louis XIV. from 1652 until Louis’ death in 1671. Antoine Vallot was ennobled by King Louis XIV. in 1668. The French as well as the German branch of the family produced a number of well-known personalities, such as the architect of the German Reichstag Paul Wallot, the physicist Julius Wallot and Joseph Vallot, who erected the observatory Refuge Vallot on the Mont Blanc built that still exists today.
The Royal Belgian Genealogical and Heraldic Office is a private genealogical and heraldic society in Belgium. It was founded in 1942 as an ASBL and has over a thousand members interested in genealogy and heraldry. While it publishes exclusively in the French language, it covers all regions of Belgium.
Charles Daniel d'Arrac de Vignes was a French Navy officer. He fought in the War of American Independence, and taking part in the French operations in the Indian Ocean under Suffren.
Pierre de Roquefeuil-Montpeyroux was a French Navy officer. He served during the War of American Independence.
François Alexandre Aubert de La Chenaye-Desbois was a French writer, genealogist and compiler.
