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Imperial coat of arms Arms granted to Joseph Christophe Couin, made a baron de Granchamp et de l'Empire in 1808 Patent of nobility granted to artillery colonel François Cabau, who became baron de l'Empire in 1810. As Emperor of the French, Napoleon I created titles in a newly established noblesse impériale (imperial nobility) to institute a ...
The French nobility (French: la noblesse française) was an aristocratic social class in France from the Middle Ages until its abolition on 23 June 1790 during the French Revolution. From 1808 [ 1 ] to 1815 during the First Empire the Emperor Napoléon bestowed titles [ 2 ] that were recognized as a new nobility by the Charter of 4 June 1814 ...
Nobility of the First French Empire (3 C, 10 P) Nobility of the Second French Empire (1 C, 6 P) French nobility by century (11 C) ... Pages in category "French nobility"
Noble titles of the First French Empire (7 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Nobility of the First French Empire" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
The title of duke, abolished during the French Revolution, was reestablished in 1806. Several dukes were created under the Empire and under the governments that followed. Under the Ancien régime, from the 16th century onwards, the title of Monsieur le Duc was used to designate the eldest son of the Prince of Condé.
A noble house is an aristocratic family or kinship group, either currently or historically of national or international significance [clarification needed], and usually associated with one or more hereditary titles, the most senior of which will be held by the "Head of the House" or patriarch.
After the French Revolution, further dukedoms were created by successive French rulers. Napoleon I created a substantial number of dukes in the Nobility of the First French Empire , largely for Marshals of the Empire and certain ministers, and many of them carried victory titles .
Below is a list which presents and describes of the coat of arms of the Nobility of the First French Empire in France between 1804 and 1814, and 1815. Note: all information is from each respective coat of arms' pages regarding their description, correct positions, etc.