Benon county

The county of Benon (also Benaon ) around the place Benon near La Rochelle originally belonged to the Duchy of Aquitaine and came with this to the crown. In 1307 Benon was spun off as an independent fief . In 1378 Pernelle, Vice Countess von Thouars and Countess von Dreux exchanged two thirds of their county for the Châtellenien Benon and Fontenay-l'Abbatu (today Frontenay-Rohan-Rohan ); In this context, Benon was raised to the rank of county.

Through Pernelle's daughter Isabeau de Thouars, Benon came to the House of Amboise , whose heir in turn was the House of La Trémoille . The title of Count of Benon was used until the beginning of the 18th century, but then it was lost compared to the family's title of duke.

Counts of Benon

House of Thouars

• Pernelle, Vicomtesse de Thouars, Comtesse de Benon, Dame de Talmont; ∞
• Clément Rouault, called Tristan, Vicomte de Thouars, Comte de Benon, Seigneur de Talmont
• Isabeau de Thouars, Countess von Dreux and Benon, Vice Countess von Thouars; ∞ Guy II. De Nesle , X 1352, Marshal of France ( House of Clermont ); ∞ II Ingelger I. d'Amboise, † before 1373, called le Grand Sire d ' Amboise

House Amboise

• Pierre II d'Amboise , † 1418/22, Viscount de Thouars, Count of Benon
• Louis d'Amboise , † 1469, his nephew, Count of Benon, Vice-Count of Thouars .
• Marguerite d'Amboise, † 1475, his daughter, ∞ Louis I. de La Trémoille, † 1483, Count of Guînes , Count of Benon, Viscount de Thouars

House of Sainte-Maure

At Père Anselme moreover be called Count of Benon (Benaon):

• Jean I de Sainte-Maure, Seigneur de Montgauger and Nesle , Comte de Benon; he was the grandson of Ingelger d'Amboise from his first marriage, who was with Maria von Flanders, his mother Marguerite d'Amboise was a half-sister of Pierre II d'Amboise. So Jean de Saint-Maure was not a descendant of the Counts of Benon from the House of Thouars
• Jean II. De Sainte-Maure, Comte de Benon, Seigneur de Nesle, de Montgauger, de Beaulieu et de La Haye, his son

The descendants of Jean II no longer have the title of Count of Benon, but that of Count Nesle

House La Trémoille

• Louis I. de La Trémoille, † 1483, Count of Guînes, Count of Benon, Viscount de Thouars
• Louis II. De La Trémoille , X 1525, his son, Viscount de Thouars, Prince de Talmond, Comte de Guînes et de Benon, his son
• François, † 1541, his grandson, Vicomte de Thouars, Prince de Talmond, Comte de Guînes, de Benon et de Taillebourg ,
• François, † 1555, his son, comte de Benon, baron de Montaigu, de Mareuil et de Mornac, seigneur de Curson et de Champdolent,
• Louis III de La Trémoille , † 1577, his brother, Prince of Talmont, Prince of Taranto, Count of Taillebourg and Benon, Lord of Gençay
• Louis de La Trémoille, † young, his son
• Claude de La Trémoille , † 1604, his brother, Duke of Thouars and La Trémouille, Prince of Talmont and Tarente, Count of Laval, Taillebourg and Benon, Count of Guînes and Baron of Sully .
• Frederic (1602–1642), his son, Count of Benon and Laval
• Henri de La Trémoille , † 1674, Duke of Thouars, Duke of La Trémoille, Prince of Talmont and Prince of Taranto, Count of Laval, Montfort, Taillebourg and Benon, Baron of Quintin.
• Henri Charles de La Trémoille , † 1672, Duke of La Trémouille, prince de Talmont and de Tarente, comte de Laval, de Montfort, de Taillebourg and de Benon.
• Charles Belgique Hollande de La Trémoille , † 1709, Duke of Thouars, Peer of France, Duke of La Trémoille, Prince of Taranto, Count of Laval, Montfort and Benon.