Duke of Luynes

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Coat of arms of Charles d'Albert, duc de Luynes

The title Duke of Luynes ( Duc de Luynes ) was granted in August 1619 by King Louis XIII. created for his favorite Charles d'Albert .

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The oldest known ancestor was Thomas d'Albert († 1455), Bailli von Valentinois . His great-grandson Léon d'Albert († 1544) married Jeanne de Ségur, Dame de Luynes. Her grandson Charles d'Albert was made Marquis in 1606 and Duc de Luynes in 1619. The Duchy of Luynes originally consisted of the County of Maillé in Touraine including the dependent areas, which in turn had been formed from the Barony of Maillé and the lordship of Rochecorbon . The name Luynes was taken over from the place Luynes (now a district of Aix-en-Provence ), which belonged to the Albert family. In 1663 the duchy became a baronySemblançay , the Vice County of Tours and the Châtellenies Les Ponts-de-Tours and Neuvy-le-Roi expanded. In 1669 the Châtellenie Crassay and the lordship of La Châtaigneraie were added.

Charles' grandson Charles Honoré d'Albert, 3rd Duc de Luynes (1646-1712) inherited the title of Duc de Chevreuse in 1663 and became Duc de Chaulnes in 1698 .

The current head of the family is Philippe d'Albert de Luynes, 13th Duc de Luynes, Duc de Chevreuse (* 1977) with family residence at Schloss Luynes Castle in the Loire Valley and Dampierre Castle (Yvelines) near Paris.

Dukes of Luynes

Charles d'Albert (1578–1621), 1st Duc de Luynes
  1. 1619–1621: Charles d'Albert (1578–1621), 1st Duc de Luynes
  2. 1621–1690: Louis Charles d'Albert (1620–1690), his son, 2nd Duc de Luynes
  3. 1690–1712: Charles Honoré d'Albert (1646–1712), his son, 3rd Duc de Luynes
  4. 1712–1758: Charles Philippe d'Albert (1695–1758), his grandson, 4th Duc de Luynes
  5. 1758–1771: Charles Louis d'Albert (1717–1771), his son, 5th Duc de Luynes
  6. 1771–1807: Louis Joseph Charles Amable d'Albert de Luynes (1748–1807), his son, 6th Duc de Luynes
  7. 1807–1839: Charles Marie d'Albert (1783–1839), his son, 7th Duc de Luynes
  8. 1839–1867: Honoré Théodoric d'Albert de Luynes (1802–1867), his son, 8th Duc de Luynes
  9. 1867–1870: Charles Honoré Emmanuel d'Albert de Luynes (1846–1870), his grandson, 9th Duc de Luynes.
  10. 1870–1924: Honoré Charles d'Albert (1868–1924), his son, 10th Duc de Luynes
  11. 1924–1993: Philippe d'Albert de Luynes (1905–1993), his son, 11th Duc de Luynes
  12. 1993–2008: Jean d'Albert de Luynes (1945–2008), his son, 12th Duc de Luynes
  13. since 2008: Philippe d'Albert de Luynes (* 1977), his son, 13th Duc de Luynes, Duc de Chevreuse

See also Albert House

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