Duke of Choiseul
Duke of Choiseul is a French title of nobility, the 1665 César de Choiseul, 1er duc de Choiseul (1598-1675) and since 1645 César Auguste de Choiseul Marshal of France , was awarded. With the death of his younger son César Auguste de Choiseul, the third Duke of Choiseul, the title expired in 1705.
In 1758 the title of Duke was reassigned: Étienne-François de Choiseul (1719–1785), 1758–1761 French Foreign Minister , was appointed Duke of Choiseul-Stainville (his father, François Joseph de Choiseul (1694–1769), was Marquis de Stainville ). This title also expired with the third Duke (1838)
Another elevation to the duke is that of César Gabriel de Choiseul-Praslin , Comte de Chevigny and French Foreign Minister 1761–1766, as Duke of Praslin . This most famous of all titles used by the Choiseul family still exists today.
Dukes of Choiseul
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César de Choiseul (1598–1675) Comte de Plessis-Praslin, 1665 Duke of Choiseul, Marshal of France
- Alexandre de Choiseul (X 1672), his son, Comte du Plessis, Maréchal de camp
- César Auguste de Choiseul (1663 / 64–1684), his son, 1675, second Duke of Choiseul
- César Auguste de Choiseul (1636 / 37–1705), his uncle, 1684, third Duke of Choiseul
Dukes of Choiseul-Stainville
- Étienne-François de Choiseul (1719–1785), 1758 Duke of Choiseul-Stainville, French Foreign Minister, French Minister of War
- Jacques Philippe de Choiseul-Stainville (1727–1789), his brother, Marquis de Choiseul-Stainville, 1786 Duke of Choiseul-Stainville (ad personam), 1783 Marshal of France
- Claude Antoine Gabriel de Choiseul (1760–1838), his son-in-law, 1787 Duke of Choiseul-Stainville
Dukes of Praslin
In 1762 César Gabriel de Choiseul-Praslin , Comte de Chevigny and French Foreign Minister, was appointed Duke of Praslin. The title is still in use.
literature
- Detlev Schwennicke: European Family Tables Volume XIII (1990) Plate 74ff