House of Beauvau

Beauvau is a very old, from the Anjou derived family of the French nobility.

  • 4.1 The first prince
  • 4.2 The last prince

History

The branch Beauveau you Rivau settled in Brittany and put two bishops of Nantes ( Gabriel de Beauvau, 1636-1667, and Jean François de Beauvau, 1677-1717 ). The branch Beauvau - Craon found a home in Lorraine.

As relatives of the Count of Anjou the Beauveau occurred in the 13th century in the service of the kings of France, the family was combined in 1454 with the royal family through the marriage of Isabeau de Beauvau with John VIII of Bourbon, Count of Vendôme († 1477 ).

King Louis XIV awarded in 1664 the title of marquis de Beauvau; In addition, the family has the honorific title cousin du Roi, which is reserved for those who are related to the French royal house.

Marc de Beauvau - Craon (1679-1754) was born on November 13, 1723 by Emperor Charles VI. raised to the imperial princes; he held ducal. Lorraine court offices and last Austrian viceroy of Tuscany. With this title, the family was in 1775 admitted to the honors de la Cour.

Significant family members

  • René de Beauvau, accompanied Charles of Anjou in 1256 to the conquest of the Kingdom of Naples and was the constable.
  • Pierre de Beauvau († 1453), premier cham bellan Charles VII, married 1438 Anne de Fontenay.
  • Bertrand de Beauvau (1382-1474), who played an important role at the court of Charles VII.
  • Louis de Beauvau (1409-1462), seneschal of Anjou.
  • Jean de Beauvau († 1479 ), son of Bertrand de Beauvau, Bishop of Angers in 1451, discontinued in 1467, reinstated 1469.
  • François de Beauvau († 1524), captain of King Francis I..
  • Henri de Beauvau, envoy of the Duke of Lorraine in Rome at the end of the 16th century.

Branch Beauveau you Rivau

  • René François de Beauvau (1664-1739), Archbishop of Toulouse, Archbishop of Narbonne.
  • Gabriel de Beauvau you Rivau, Bishop of Nantes 1635-1668.
  • Gilles Jean François de Beauvau you Rivau, Bishop of Nantes 1679-1717, nephew Gabriel

Branch Beauvau - Craon

  • Marc de Beauvau - Craon (1679-1754), Austrian viceroy of Tuscany.
  • Marie Françoise Catherine de Beauvau - Craon (1711-1787), Marquise de Boufflers, mistress of the Polish King Stanislaus Leszczynski I..
  • Charles Juste de Beauvau - Craon (1720-1793), Marshal of France.
  • Marc Étienne Gabriel de Beauvau - Craon (1773-1849), chamberlain of Napoleon III.
  • Charles de Beauvau - Craon (1793-1864), military and Senator, whose son.
  • Marc de Beauvau - Craon (1816-1883), his son
  • Charles -Louis de Beauvau - Craon (1878-1942), his son
  • Marc de Beauvau - Craon (1916-1982), deputy of the department of la Sarthe, whose son.

The Prince of Beauvau

Master List of Princes of Beauveau (excerpt)

The first prince

The last prince

Goods of Beauvau family

  • Château du Rivau in Touraine 1438-1685
  • Château de Haroué in Lorraine (also called Palais d' Haroué )
  • Château de Sainte- Assise in Seine- Port (Seine- et- Marne) 1827-1922
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