List of the Counts of Eu
The county Eu in the northernmost corner of Normandy with its capital Eu was the end of the 10th century for an illegitimate son of the first Duke of Normandy, I. Richard , furnished.
Counts of Eu
Rollonids
- Geoffrey (Gottfried) de Brionne , † probably 1015, son of Duke Richard I.
- Gilbert de Brionne son of Geoffroy , † around 1040, Count of Eu
- Wilhelm I's brother Geoffreys , after 998 Count of Eu, † around 1057
- Robert son of Wilhelm I , † 1089/93, Count of Eu
- Wilhelm II. Son , named Count of Eu in 1093
- Heinrich I son , Count of Eu, † 1140
- Johann I son , Count of Eu, † 1170
- Heinrich II's son , Count of Eu, † 1190
- Alice's daughter , Countess of Eu, † 1246
House Lusignan
- 1194–1219 Rudolf I (Raoul d'Issoudun) (son of Hugo von Lusignan), married to Alice
- 1219–1246 Rudolf II son
- 1246–1260 Maria daughter
House Brienne
- 1249–1270 Alphonse de Brienne (son of Jean de Brienne ), married to Maria
- 1270–1294 Johann II son
- 1294-1302 John III. Son ( Count of Guînes )
- 1302–1344 Rudolf III. Son (as Rudolf II. Count of Guînes, Connétable of France )
- 1344–1350 Rudolf IV. Son (as Rudolf III. Count of Guînes, Connétable of France)
The county of Eu is confiscated and given to the Capetian branch Artois in 1351 .
House of France-Artois ( Capetians )
- 1351–1387 Jean son of Count Robert III. by Artois
- 1387–1387 Robert II son
- 1387–1397 Philippe Bruder (Connétable of France)
- 1397–1472 Charles I son
House of Burgundy
- 1472–1477: Jean (* 1415; † 1491), nephew of Karl, Count of Nevers , Rethel and Étampes, 1472 Count of Eu,
- Elisabeth of Burgundy († 1483), heiress of Nevers and Eu, daughter of Johann; ⚭ 1455 Johann I , Duke of Kleve († 1481)
House Kleve-Mark (House Kleve-Nevers)
- Engelbert von Kleve (* 1462; † 1506), son of Johann and Elisabeth, naturalized in France in 1486, titular count of Auxerre in 1490 , 4th count of Eu, Rethel and Étampes, peer of France, 1504 1st count of Nevers; ⚭ 1490 Charlotte de Bourbon (* 1474, † 1520), daughter of Johann II. Count of Vendôme
- Charles († 1521) 2nd Count of Nevers, 5th Count of Eu, Peer of France, son of Engelbert; ⚭ Marie d'Albret (* 1491, † 1549) 1506 Countess of Rethel, 1521 3rd Countess of Nevers, daughter of Jeans d'Albret, Sire d' Orval , 1494 Count of Rethel, and Charlottes of Burgundy
- François I (* 1516; † 1562) 1521 6th Count of Eu etc., 1538 1st Duke of Nevers, peer of France, son of Charles and Maries d'Albret
- François II (* 1540; † 1562) 1562 2nd Duke of Nevers, Peer of France, 7th Count of Eu etc., son of François I
- Jacques (* 1544; † 1564) 1563 3rd Duke of Nevers, Peer of France, 8th Count of Eu, Count of Rethel etc., son of François I
- Henri († 1564), Count of Eu, son of François I
- Catherine (* 1548; † 1633) 1566 9th Countess of Eu, daughter of François I ⚭ Henri I de Lorraine, duc de Guise
House Guise
- Charles de Lorraine, duc de Guise (1571–1640), son of Catherines
- Henri II. De Lorraine, duc de Guise (1614–1664), son of Charles, sold Eu in 1657 to Anne Marie Louise de Bourbon-Orléans
House of Bourbon
- 1657–1693: Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans (1627–1693), Duchess of Montpensier , La Grande Mademoiselle . Daughter of Gaston , Duke of Orléans
- she bequeaths her property to the Duke of Maine:
- 1693–1736: Louis Auguste I de Bourbon (1670–1736), Duke of Maine , illegitimate son of Louis XIV and Madame de Montespan
- 1736–1755: Louis Auguste II. De Bourbon (1700–1755), Prince of Dombes , his son
- 1755–1775: Louis Charles de Bourbon (1701–1775), his brother
- 1775–1793: Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon (1725–1793), Duke of Penthièvre , son of Louis Alexandre de Bourbon , Count of Toulouse , illegitimate grandson of Louis XIV and Madame de Montespan
- 1793–1821: Louise Marie Adélaide de Bourbon (1753–1821) Duchess of Orléans , his daughter. Through her marriage to Philippe Égalité (1747–1793), Duke of Orléans , the county of Eu fell to the House of Orléans in the next generation
- 1821–1830: Louis-Philippe d'Orléans , later King of the French .
The title falls to the crown
July Monarchy
- Gaston d'Orléans (1842–1922), son of Louis d'Orléans , Duke of Nemours , grandson of Louis Philippe.
literature
Commons : Counts of Eu - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Louis Estancelin: Histoire des comtes d'Eu , Rouen, impr. de Mogard père, 1828.