Duke of Praslin
The title Duke of Praslin (Duc de Praslin) was given to César Gabriel de Choiseul in 1762 , who was French Foreign Minister from 1761 . His descendants still hold the title today.
The most famous Duke of Praslin next to César-Gabriel de Choiseul is Charles Théobald de Choiseul-Praslin (1805-1847), who was convicted of the murder of his wife and killed himself.
The connection between the name Praslin and the confectionery praline comes from the time before the family was raised to the ducal order and goes back to the cook of César de Choiseul , Count of Plessis-Praslin (1598–1675), Marshal of France and Minister of the Sun King Louis XIV , the Count's cook named his creation after his master 'Praslin'.
Dukes of Praslin
- César Gabriel de Choiseul (1712–1785), Comte de Chevigny, Vicomte de Melun et de Vaux , 1762 first Duke of Praslin, 1761–1766 French Foreign Minister
- Renaud César Louis de Choiseul (1735–1791), his son, second Duke of Praslin
- Antoine-César de Choiseul-Praslin (1756–1808), his son, Duc de Choiseul, third Duke of Praslin in 1791
- Claude Raynald Laure Félix de Choiseul (1778–1841), his son, 1808 fourth Duke of Praslin
- Hugues Charles Laure Théobald de Choiseul (1805–1847), his son, in 1841 fifth Duke of Praslin
- Gaston Louis Philippe de Choiseul (1834–1906), his son, in 1847 the sixth Duke of Praslin
- Marie Jean Baptiste Gaston de Choiseul (1876–1964), his son, in 1906 the seventh Duke of Praslin
- Marie César Gabriel de Choiseul (1879–1966), his brother, in 1964 the eighth Duke of Praslin
- Marie César Gaston Jean Antoine Louis de Choiseul (1915–2002), his son, 1966 ninth Duke of Praslin
- Raynald de Choiseul (* 1945), his son, tenth Duke of Praslin in 2002
literature
- Detlev Schwennicke : European Family Tables , Volume XIII . Klostermann publishing house, Frankfurt / M. 1990, plates 85-87.