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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 ...
The Colbert family is a surviving family of the French nobility, originally from Reims, Marne.Descended from merchants and bankers established in Reims and Troyes in the 16th century, the family formed several branches which successively acceded to the nobility during the 17th century.
C. Victoire Cahouët de Villers; Camille du Bois de la Motte; Étienne de Cardaillac; Catherine de Cossé; Charlotte-Rose de Caumont de La Force; Jacques Antoine Marie de Cazalès
Napoleon's nobility was not abolished after the Bourbon Restoration, but it largely disappeared gradually for natural reasons, due in part to the great number of soldiers who had been promoted and subsequently died during the Napoleonic Wars. In 1975, there were 239 remaining families belonging to the First Empire's nobility.
The House of Crussol (formerly Bastet), is a surviving family of French nobility, originally from Languedoc. Its members have included general officers, a governor, prelates, a woman of letters in the 18th century and deputies in 1789 and the 19th century. The title, Duke of Uzès, was given to the family in 1565 and the Peerage in 1572.
Fulk III, the Black (c. 970–1040; Old French: Foulque Nerra) was an early Count of Anjou celebrated as one of the first great builders of medieval castles.It is estimated Fulk constructed approximately 100 castles as well as abbeys throughout the Loire Valley in what is now France.
He had no son, and was succeeded as Duke of Noailles by his grand-nephew, Paul (1802–1885), who won some reputation as an author and who became a member of the French Academy in the place of Chateaubriand in 1849. The grandfather of Paul de Noailles, and brother of the fifth duke, Emmanuel Marie Louis (1743–1822), marquis de Noailles, was ...
The House of La Rochefoucauld is one of France's ancient noble families, with origins dating back to the 10th century.The family's lineage begins with Foucauld I of La Roche [] (973–1047), the first Lord of La Roche, later known as La Rochefoucauld (Roche + Foucauld), and possibly the son of Adémar of La Roche [] (also known as Amaury or Esmerin; circa 952 – before 1037), Lord of La Roche.