Christophe Léon Louis Juchault de Lamoricière was a French general.
The House of Rohan is a Breton family of viscounts, later dukes and princes in the French nobility, coming from the locality of Rohan in Brittany. Their line descends from the viscounts of Porhoët and is said to trace back to the legendary Conan Meriadoc. Through the Porhoët family, the Rohans are related to the Dukes of Brittany, with whom the family intermingled again after its inception. During the Middle Ages, it was one of the most powerful families in the Duchy of Brittany. The Rohans developed ties with the French and English royal houses as well, and they played an important role in French and European history.
The French nobility was an aristocratic social class in France from the Middle Ages until its abolition on 23 June 1790 during the French Revolution.
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.
René de Longueil, marquis (1658) de Maisons (1596–1677), le président de Maisons, was Surintendant des Finances under Louis XIV. He built the Château de Maisons.
The House of Amboise was one of the oldest families of the French nobility whose followed filiation dated back to the early twelfth century. It took its name from the town of Amboise in Touraine.
The Seven Noble Houses of Brussels were the seven families or clans whose descendants formed the patrician class and urban aristocracy of Brussels, Belgium.
Pierre Brûlart, Marquis de Sillery, Viscount Puisieux, Baron Grand Pressigny served Louis XIII as joint Minister of Foreign Affairs and War from 1617 to 1626.
The cabinet of General Cavaignac was the government of France from 28 June 1848 to 20 December 1848. It replaced the Executive Commission of 1848 after the June Days Uprising of 23 June to 26 June 1848. General Louis-Eugène Cavaignac (1802-1857) was given executive power by the National Assembly and headed the government as President of the Council of Ministers. The government was replaced by the first cabinet of Odilon Barrot on 20 December 1848 after Louis Napoleon had been elected as President.
The House of Lannoy is the name of an old and important Belgian noble family that takes its name from the town of Lannoy in northern France. The name comes from l'Annoy, which means 'the alderwood' in Picard French of Flanders.
The Parthon de Von family is a Belgian noble family stemming from Châteauroux in France.
Antoine Vincent Walsh was a French merchant, ship owner and slave trader of Irish descent who operated in Nantes. Born into an expatriate Irish family who had settled in Nantes, France, his support for Jacobitism led Walsh to assist Charles Edward Stuart during the Jacobite rebellion of 1745.
Joseph Norbert Leon François Marie Ghislain "José" Anne de Molina was a Belgian magistrate, heraldist, and historian.
Gustave-Armand-Henri, comte de Reiset was a French diplomat, writer and art collector.
Olivier was Count of Penthièvre and Lord of Avesnes from 1404 until his death.
Duke of Cars is a French noble title that was first created in 1816.
The du Bouëxic family is a French noble family, originating from Brittany in France. There are three branches: de Pinieux, de La Driennais and de Guichen, all of which are still represented.
