Duchy of Angoulême

The county of Angoulême with the capital Angoulême already existed in the 9th century. It was owned by the Taillefer family until the beginning of the 13th century , when it was inherited by the Lusignan family.

In 1308, the French crown took over the county, added it to the Domaine royal , and passed it on as Paragium and later as the Duchy of Angoulême within the family.

List of the Counts and Dukes of Angoulême

Counts of Angoulême

First count

• 839–863: Turpion , † October 4, 863 in the fight against the Normans
• 863–866: Emenon , † June 22, 866, his brother

House Taillefer

• 866–886: Vulgrin I , Count of Angoulême, Périgord and Agen
• 886–916: Alduin I. , his son
• 916–926: Adémar , former Count of Poitiers , nephew of Turpion, ⚭ Sancia, probably daughter of Vulgrin I.
• 926–945: Wilhelm II. Taillefer , son of Alduins I.

The nickname Taillefer, acquired in the fight against the Vikings , is passed on to the descendants; the count's family is known as the Taillefer House .

• 945–950: Bernard , son of William I of Périgord , so biological cousin of his predecessor
• 950–952: Arnaud Barnabé , his son
• 952-962: Wilhelm III. Tallerand , his brother
• 962–975: Ranulf Bompar , his brother
• 975–998: Arnaud Manzer , illegitimate son of Wilhelm II. ⚭ I Raingarde, ⚭ II Hildebarde d'Aunay
• 989–1028: Wilhelm IV. Taillefer , son of Arnaud and Raingardes, ⚭ Gerberge, daughter of Gottfried I , Count of Anjou
• 1028–1031: Alduin II , his son, ⚭ Adélaïde de Fronsac
• 1031-1047: Gottfried , his brother, ⚭ Pétronille d'Archiac
• 1047–1087: Fulko , his son, ⚭ Condoha de Vegena
• 1087–1120: Wilhelm V. Taillefer , his son, ⚭ Vitapoy de Bénauges
• 1120–1140: Vulgrin II , his son, ⚭ Ponce de Montgomery
• 1140–1179: Wilhelm VI. Taillefer , his son, ⚭ Marguerite de Turenne
• 1179-1181: Vulgrin III. , his son, ⚭ Elisabeth d'Amboise
• 1181–1186: Wilhelm VII Taillefer , his brother
• 1186–1203: Aymar , his brother, ⚭ Alice de Courtenay
• 1203–1246: Isabella , his daughter, ⚭ King John of England and then with Hugo X. von Lusignan

House Lusignan

• 1220–1249: Hugo I , Lord of Lusignan, Count of La Marche ⚭ Isabella von Angoulême , daughter of Aymar and widow of King John Ohneland
• 1249–1250: Hugo II , his son, lord of Lusignan, Count of La Marche ⚭ Jolanda of Bretagne
• 1250-1270: Hugo III. , whose son, Lord of Lusignan, Count of La Marche ⚭ Johanna von Fougères
• 1270–1303: Hugo IV , his son, Lord of Lusignan, Count of La Marche ⚭ Beatrix of Burgundy
• 1303–1308: Guido I , his brother, Lord of Lusignan, Count of La Marche

• After the death of Guido the sisters Johanna and Isabella sold the county Angoulême to King Philip IV. The county remained in the Domaine royal until King Charles IV. It in 1325 to his cousin Philip of Evreux , and Charles VI. they gave as appanage to his younger brother Ludwig von Orléans .

House France-Évreux

• 1325–1343: Philip of Évreux , 1328 King of Navarre

De la Cerda

• 1350–1354: Charles de la Cerda (* 1326; † 1354), Connétable of France

House Valois-Angoulême

• 1394–1407: Louis de Valois (* 1372, † 1407), Duke of Orléans, son of King Charles V , ⚭ Valentina Visconti (* 1368, † 1408)
• 1407–1467: Jean de Valois (* 1399, † 1467), his son, Count of Périgord, ⚭ Marguerite de Rohan († 1497)
• 1467–1496: Charles de Valois (* 1459, † 1496), his son, Count of Périgord, ⚭ Luise of Savoy (* 1476, † 1531)
• 1496–1515: François de Valois (* 1494, † 1547), 1515 King of France as Franz I.

1515: Angoulême returns to the Domaine royal

Dukes of Angoulême

Paraged dukes

• 1583–1619: Diane de France (* 1538; † 1619), 1563–1583 Duchess of Châtellerault, illegitimate daughter of King Henry II.

1619: Return to the Domaine royal

• 1619–1650: Charles de Valois (* 1573, † 1650), Duke of Angoulême, illegitimate son of King Charles IX. and Marie Touchet , ⚭ Charlotte de Montmorency
• 1650–1653: Louis-Emmanuel de Valois (* 1596, † 1653), Duke of Angoulême, his son, ⚭ Henriette de la Guiche ( House of La Guiche )
• 1653–1696: Marie Françoise de Valois (* 1632, † 1696), ⚭ 1649
• 1653–1654: Louis de Lorraine , Duke of Joyeuse († 1654), Duke of Angoulême de iure uxoris

1696: Return to the Domaine royal

Titular Dukes of Angoulême

• 1775–1824: Louis Antoine de Bourbon (* 1775, † 1844), eldest son of King Charles X. , is called Duke of Angoulême until 1824, when he becomes Dauphin of France when his father ascends the throne .

Orleanist pretenders

• Eudes d'Orléans , third son of Henri d'Orléans , Duke of France and Count of Paris duc, since 1987.