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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 ...
For an explanation of the French peerage, see the article Peerage of France. Note that peerages and titles were distinct, and the date given for the extinction of the peerage is not necessarily the same as that of the extinction of the title. For more on noble titles and distinctions, see French nobility.
The prestigious title and position of Peer of France (French: Pair de France) was held by the greatest, highest-ranking members of the French nobility. [1] French peerage thus differed from British peerage (to whom the term "baronage", also employed as the title of the lowest noble rank, was applied in its generic sense), for the vast majority ...
Noble families of the First French Empire (5 C) A. House of Albert (1 C, 27 P) House of Albon (3 P) ... Brézé (surname) House of Broglie; Brûlart family; C. Cappel ...
French nobility stubs (571 P) Pages in category "French nobility" The following 197 pages are in this category, out of 197 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
This category contains people of the most modest rank of French nobility, sometimes designated by the nobiliary particle de added to their surnames, but without other nobles titles such as Count, Duke, Marquis, etc.
Title extinguished in 1268. The Duchy of Alsace was a German and not a French fief. Duchy of Gascony: List: 768 Feudal duchy in 768 for the House of Boggide, passed in 864 to the House of Wilhelmide, in 872 to the House of Pérez de Mittara, in 1032 to the House of Taillefer, in 1036 to the House of Poitiers, then in 1040 to the House of ...