The title of Duc de la Force, pair de France was created in 1637 for members of the Caumont family, who were lords of the village of La Force in the Dordogne. La Force is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France. Dordogne (Dordonha is a department in central France named after the Dordogne River.
The family originated as Lord of Caumont (Seigneur de Caumont) in the early 11th century and were subsequently raised in rank over the following centuries.
The family was Protestant : the father (Francois de Caumont) and brother of the first Duke were killed in the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre (1572). The St Bartholomew's Day massacre ( Massacre de la Saint-Barthélemy in French) was a wave of Roman Catholic Mob violence against the Huguenots Afterwards the family served the king loyaly on the battlefield, but remained Protestant.
Armand de Caumont died in [1755] on the battlefield at Cuneo on September 30, at the age of 23. Cuneo ( Coni in Piedmontese) with a population of c 55000 inhabitants is the capital of the Piedmontese Province Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Afterwards, the dukedom passed to a distant relative of the main line, Bertrand (1724-1773), then to his son, Louis-Joseph Nompar (1768-1838) and to his descendants. In 1909, the great-great grandson of Louis-Joseph, Armand-Joseph (1878-1961), took the title of Duke of La Force. There are La Force families in the United States, Canada and Portugal that are decendants of the French La Force family.
Line of Descent
Lord of Caumont(from father to son)
Calo I (c. 1050), 1st lord of Caumont
Geoffrey I, 2nd lord of Caumont
Calo II, 3rd lord of Caumont. He participated in the First Crusade. The First Crusade was launched in 1095 by Pope Urban II with the dual goals of conquering the sacred city of Jerusalem and the Holy Land and freeing
Dodon, 4th lord of Caumont
Sanchez, 5th lord of Caumont
Richard, 6th lord of Caumont, had two sons, including Nonpar, Lord of Lauzun
Begon, 7th lord of Caumont
William I, 8th lord of Caumont
William II, 9th lord of Caumont
Lord of Caumont, Samazan and Montpuillan(father to son)
Bertrand, son of William II, 9th lord of Caumont. 10th lord of Caumont, 1st lord of Samazan and Montpuillan
William III, 11th lord of Caumont, 2nd lord of Samazan and Montpuillan
William-Raymond I, 12th lord of Caumont, 3rd lord of Samazan and Montpuillan
Nonpar I, 13th lord of Caumont, 4th lord of Samazan and Montpuillan
Lord of Caumont, Samazan, Montpuillan, Castelnau and Berbiguires
William-Raymond II (d. 1426), son of Nonpar I, 13th lord of Caumont, 4th lord of Samazan and Montpuillan. 14th lord of Caumont, 5th lord of Samazan and Montpuillan, 1st lord of Castelnau and Berbiguires
Lord of Castelnau
Brandelis, son of William-Raymond II. 2nd lord of Castelnau
Charles I, 3rd lord of Castelnau
Charles II (d. 1627), 4th lord of Castelnau
Francis (killed in the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre), 5th lord of Castelnau
Duc de La Force, Pair de France (1637-1699)
- Jacques-Nompar de Caumont, duc de la Force, , (1558-1652) , marshal of France
- Armand-Nompar de Caumont, duc de la Force , (1580?-1675) , son and marshal of France
- Henri-Nompar de Caumont, duc de La Force , (1582-1678), brother
- Jacques-Nompar II de Caumont,duc de La Force, (1630?-1699) , grandson
Duc de La Force, Comte de Mucidan, Baron de Castelnau, Caumont, Tonneins et Samazan (1699-1773)
- Henri-Jacques de Caumont, duc de La Force , (1675-1726) , son and Member of the Academie Française
- Armand-Nompar II de Caumont, duc de la Force , (1679-1764) , brother
- Jacques-Nompar III de Caumont,duc de La Force , (1714-1755) , son
- Bertrand de Caumont, duc de La Force (1724-1773)
Marquis puis Duc de La Force, Pair de France (1773-1838)
- Louis-Joseph Nompar, Marquis de La Force (1768-1838)
Duc de La Force (pour le deuxieme fois) (1839-1961)
- Francois Pierre Bertrand Nompar de Caumont, duc de La Force (1772-1854)
- Auguste de Caumont, duc de La Force (1803-1882)
- Oliver Emmanuel de Caumont, duc de La Force (1839-1909)
- Auguste de Caumont, duc de La Force (1878-1961)
Sources
family tree of the Caumont family (French)
History of the Caumont family (French)
The St Bartholomew's Day massacre ( Massacre de la Saint-Barthélemy in French) was a wave of Roman Catholic Mob violence against the Huguenots Armand-Nompar de Caumont duc de la Force ( October 30, 1580 - May 10, 1675) was a Marshal of France and Peer of France. Henri-Nompar de Caumont duc de La Force, (1582 - January 1678 was Duc de La Force and Peer of France. Henri-Jacques de Caumont duc de La Force, ( March 5 1675 - July 20 1726) was Duc de La Force, member of the Académie françaiseDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic