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Limoges

The House of Limoges-Rochechouart is the most ancient noble family in France after the royal family. [1] This powerful dynasty of the Carolingian era dates back to Foucher, supporter of Charles the Bald, who became viscount (vicomte) of Limoges in 876. The Carolingian dynasty (known variously as the Carlovingians, Carolings, or Karlings) was a Frankish noble family with its origins in the Charles the Bald ( 13 June 823 – 6 October 877) Holy Roman Emperor (875–877 as Charles II) and King of West Francia Limoges ( Lemòtges / Limòtges in the Limousin dialect of Occitan language) is a city and commune in France, the préfecture Events Births Deaths Louis the German, King of East Francia Map-bms876 Simple876 His descendents - Limoges, Rochechouart, Mortemart and de Brosse - ruled over the area for several centuries, providing many different French regimes with politicians, soldiers, functionaries and other figures. Jean de Brosse (1375 &ndash 1433 Lord of Boussac Sainte-Sévère Huriel and Perugia was a councillor and chamberlain to Charles VII of France; he was made a Marshal It is named after the town of Rochechouart. Rochechouart ( Rechoard in Occitan, earlier La Ròcha Choard) is a commune of France.

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Origins

Foucher de Limoges, the founder of the House of Limoges-Rochechouart, was the second son of Raymond I, count of Toulouse, and of Berteys, daughter of Rémi. Raymond I (died 865 was the Count of Limoges (from 841 Rouergue and Quercy (from 849 and Toulouse and Albi (from 852 The first comites ( counts) of Toulouse were the administrators of the city and its environs under the Merovingians No succession of such royal The viscounts of Limoges and of Rochechouart were thus descended from the counts of Rouergue and probably from the counts of Autun and from Théodoric, who founded the Autun dynasty c. is a list of the counts of Rouergue. Gilbert c 790 &ndash c 810 or 820 Fulcoald c 730. Events By Place Europe Charles Martel defeats the last independent dukedom of the Alamanni, and launches raids on the Saxons

Viscounts of Limoges

The first viscounts

King Charles the Bald receives a delegation of monks
King Charles the Bald receives a delegation of monks

Foucher, supporter of Charles the Bald, was rewarded for his services in the king's wars by being granted the Viscountcy of Limoges, which extended into Limousin and Berry. Charles the Bald ( 13 June 823 – 6 October 877) Holy Roman Emperor (875–877 as Charles II) and King of West Francia Limousin ( Occitan: Lemosin) is a former Province of France around the city of Limoges in central France. Berry is a region located in the center of France It was a province of France until the provinces were replaced by départements ' on March 4, Foucher was crowned as viscount in 876 in Limoges and started minting his own coinage. Limoges ( Lemòtges / Limòtges in the Limousin dialect of Occitan language) is a city and commune in France, the préfecture The promulgation of the Capitulary of Quierzy the following year simultaneously freed the lords up from royal authority and made their titles and charges hereditary, thus giving birth to the French feudal system. The Capitulary of Quierzy (or Kiersy) was a Capitulary of the emperor Charles the Bald, comprising a series of measures for safeguarding the administration In Heraldry and Vexillology, a charge is an image occupying the field on an escutcheon (or shield Feudalism, a term first used in the early modern period (17th century in its most classic sense refers to a Medieval Europe Political system composed Like other lords, the viscount of Limoges became an autonomous territory, administered by viscount Foucher. On his death, in 886, his son Hildebert became lord of Limoges, and then Hildebert's son Hildegaire, then Hildebert's grandson Géraud, establishing in a lasting way the dynasty of viscounts in their fiefdom of Limoges. For the processors see 80886 - 8th generation x86 like Opteron and Core 2. [2]

Around 1000

At the end of the first millennium, the lords of Limoges reinforced their authority over the city which had considerably enlarged itself under the privileges of the cult of Saint Martial. Saint Martial was the first Bishop of Limoges in today's France, according to a lost Vita of Saturnin, first Bishop of Toulouse The three great centres of power - the castle, the bishopric, and the abbey - were held onto by Foucher's descendents, and it was under their aegis that the hagiography of the city's patron saint was written. An abbey (from Latin abbatia derived from Syriac abba "father" is a Christian Monastery or Hagiography ( is the study of Saints. A hagiography, from Greek (hağios (ἅγιος "holy" or "saint" and graphē (γραφή Thus arose the "miracle du mal des ardents": in 994, a terrible epidemic transmitted through the rye fell upon the city. Events By Place Europe Sweyn Forkbeard marries Sigrid the Haughty Rye ( Secale cereale) is a grass grown extensively as a grain and forage crop The relics of the saint were exposed across the city and the evil ceased. The power of the viscounts, allied as it was to the religious authorities. ended up reinforced. However, at the end of the 11th century, viscount Adémar II (in exchange for a large sum) gave the abbey of Saint-Martial to the Cluniac order despite opposition from its monks, who were driven out. St Martial's Abbey was an abbey in Limoges, France, founded in 848 and dissolved in 1791. The Abbey of Cluny (or Cluni, or Clugny, pronunciation klyˈni is an abbey in France. This event marked the beginning of a rivalry between the castle and the town which broke out most markedly in the 1105 fire of Limoges, commanded by viscount Adémar III. Despite everything, the bishop's cause was boosted as a result of the fire, and the viscount was condemned to rebuilding the city.

The viscounts of Limoges after Adémar III

On his death in 1139, Adémar III had a daughter, Brunissende, but no more male heirs. Therefore the viscountcy of Limoges passed to Guy de Comborn, Adémar's son-in-law, though Foucher's line continued via the viscounts of Rochechouart. Until 1290, the viscountcy of Limoges was held by the house of Comborn, then passed to the House of Dreux-Bretagne (1290-1384), to the House of Blois-Châtillon (1384-1481), and finally to the House of Albret (1484-1572). The Counts of Dreux in France took their title from the chief stronghold of their domain the château of Dreux, which lies near the boundary between Normandy lordship ( seigneurie) of Albret (Labrit Lebret situated in the Landes, gave its name to one of the most powerful feudal families of France in the On the death of Jeanne d'Albret, viscountess of Limoges, in 1572, the title descended upon Henry, king of Navarre, the future Henry IV. Jeanne III or Joan III, known as Jeanne d'Albret (7 January 1528 – 9 June 1572 was Queen regnant of Navarre from 1555 to 1572 wife of Henry IV (Henri IV ( 13 December 1553 &ndash 14 May 1610) ruled as King of France from 1589 to 1610 and as Henry III In 1607, the viscountcy was once and for all re-assigned to the house of Couronne. Nevertheless, in 1661, Louis XIV authorised count François de Rochechouart to take the arms and title of the counts of Limoges, as a descendent in the direct and male line from Foucher of Limoges. Early years Birth and ancestry Louis XIV was born in the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye on September 5 1638 and bore the Heir apparent Since that date, the title of count of Limoges has fallen upon the 'chef d'armes' (inheritor) of the House of Rochechouart.

The house of Rochechouart

First viscounts and the Crusades

The Capture of Jerusalem in 1099 during the First Crusade
The Capture of Jerusalem in 1099 during the First Crusade

In 980, Aimery de Limoges, fourth son of viscount Géraud, married Eve Taillefer, daughter of Guillaume II, count of Angoulême. 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 Events By Place Europe Otto II renounces his claim to Lorraine. Angoulême ( Angoumois) in western France was part of the Carolingian empire as the kingdom of Aquitaine. Her dowry included the lands of Rochechouart and so Aimery became Aimery I, viscount of Rochechouart. He ruled for more than half a century over this fiefdom and his son, Aimery II, succeeded him on his death in 1036, only to be assassinated in 1049 by an enemy in unclear circumstances. [3]. Aimery II was succeeded by his son Aimery III, then by his grandson Aimery IV. Aimery IV participated in the First Crusade and at the capture of Jerusalem in 1099 beside Godfrey of Bouillon. 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 The Siege of Jerusalem took place from June 7 to July 15, 1099 during the First Crusade. Godfrey of Bouillon (c 1060 Boulogne-sur-Mer &ndash 18 July 1100, Jerusalem) was a medieval knight who was a leader of the First His son Aimery V imitated him, accompanying king Louis VII on the Second Crusade. Louis VII, called the Younger or the Young (Louis le Jeune 1120 – 18 September 1180) was King of France, the son and successor The Second Crusade (1147&ndash1149 was the second major Crusade launched from Europe, called in 1145 in response to the fall of the County of Edessa the

The legend of Alix and the lion

Aimery VI succeeded his father around 1170. He fortified the city of Rochechouart and founded a castle there, of which the keep survives today. Rochechouart ( Rechoard in Occitan, earlier La Ròcha Choard) is a commune of France. Château de Rochechouart is a thirteenth century French Castle, located at the top of the confluence of the Grêne and Vayres rivers in the commune His son, Aimery VII, who succeeded him in 1230, was (with his wife Alix) the protagonist in an adventure known as "Alix and the lion", reported by abbot Duléry [4]. Alix was an exceptionally beautiful and virtuous wife and, when the castle's intendant conceived a violent passion for her, she rebuffed his advances. To avenge himself, he pretended to swap roles with the viscount and, enraged at this, Aimery shut Alix in prison with a lion. A few days later, he went to check on her and found Alix alive and the lion sleeping by her side. Aimery needed no more convincing of his wife's innocence and so shut up the intendant with the starving lion instead, who instantly devoured the attendant!

A democracy ahead of its time

At the end of the 13th century, Aimery XI renounced a large part of his privileges in promulgating a charter of enfranchisement which transformed Rochechouart into a democratic city, and turned its inhabitants from slaves to the state into citizens. A charter is the grant of authority or rights stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified Suffrage (from the Latin suffragium, meaning "voting tablet" and figuratively "right to vote" probably from suffrago "hough" and originally The city was from then on governed by 4 consuls who chose their own successors, without their lord's intervention. At the same time the viscount suppressed all direct taxes such as the "taille" and the "quête" and abolished duties of service to the feudal lord. Taille was also a name used in the time of Johann Sebastian Bach for the Baroque Cor anglais. He also accorded the inhabitants of Rochechouart the essential conditions for total liberty - they could dispose of their goods, buy or sell, import and export whatever they wanted, build, move about freely within the viscountcy, all without intervention from their lord. The Charter of Aimery XI was very advanced for its times, and - despite pressure from the other lords in the region, who considered Aimery a dangerous revolutionary - it remained in force until 1789. Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

The Hundred Years' War

The Battle of Poitiers in 1356
The Battle of Poitiers in 1356

The repudiation of Eleanor of Aquitaine by Louis VII, and her remarriage in 1153 to Henri II of England began a period of three centuries of Anglo-French wars in south-west France, during which the Rochechouarts paid a heavy price. For other Eleanors of England see Eleanor of England (disambiguation Eleanor Duchess of Aquitaine (1122&ndash1 April 1204 Louis VII, called the Younger or the Young (Louis le Jeune 1120 – 18 September 1180) was King of France, the son and successor Despite continual threats from English troops, the viscounts of Rochechouart remained loyal to the king of France. Aimery VI paid homage in 1226 to the young Louis IX on his accession to the throne. For other related uses see Commendation ceremony and Homage (disambiguation Homage in the Middle Ages was the ceremony Aimery IX accompanied Philip III to the Ost de Foix in 1271 and on the Aragon expedition in 1283. Philip the Bold Philip III ( 30 April 1245 &ndash 5 October 1285) called the Bold ( French: le Hardi) was Viscount Simon fought in 1304 on the side of Philip IV, playing a major part in the French victory in Flanders. Flanders (Vlaanderen Flandre Flandern is a geographical region located in parts of present day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. His son Jean, who married a descendent of Louis IX, imitated Simon in 1328 on the expedition sent into Flanders by Philip VI. Philip VI (1293 &ndash 22 August 1350) known as the Fortunate ( French: le Fortuné) and of Valois, was the

The family's devotion to the French crown left Rochechouart itself dangerously exposed throughout the Hundred Years' War. The Hundred Years' War (Guerre de Cent Ans was a prolonged conflict lasting from 1337 to 1453 between two royal houses for the French throne vacant with the extinction of the senior Viscount Jean fought at the battle of Crécy in 1346, surviving its decimation of the French nobility. In the wake of this defeat, the English king's captain Henry of Lancaster used his troops to devastate Poitou and its environs. Henry of Grosmont Duke of Lancaster ( c 1310 &ndash 23 March, 1361) also Earl of Derby and Leicester was a member of the English nobility in the Rochechouart resisted him for several days before falling to him, and the city was sack and occupied in 12 days, with 600 people killed. Ten years later, in 1356, Jean was killed in the carnage of the battle of Poitiers whilst interposing himself to save the life of John II. John II (16 April 1319 &ndash 8 April 1364 called John the Good (Jean le Bon was Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, and Duke of Normandy The following year the Treaty of Brétigny granted Poitou and Limousin to the crown of England. The Treaty of Brétigny was a Treaty signed on May 8, 1360, between King Edward III of England and King John II (the Good Rochechouart was thus delivered up to the English in 1362. Nevertheless, Jean's son Louis refused to submit to submit to the troops of Edward III and the Black Prince and was imprisoned by the latter in 1364. Edward III (13 November 1312 &ndash 21 June 1377 was one of the most successful English monarchs of the Middle Ages. When he was freed, he rushed to the court of Charles V to renew his allegiance and rejoin Bertrand du Guesclin's troops. Charles V ( 21 January 1338 – 16 September 1380) called the Wise, was King of France from 1364 to his death and a member Bertrand du Guesclin (c 1320 &ndash 13 July 1380) known as the Eagle of Brittany, was a Breton Knight and French military commander Reprisals for this came swiftly, with English troops allied to local French lords unsuccessfully laying siege to Rochechouart, recaptured several times by the viscounts. The town and castle's fortifications remained unbroken, but the surrounding lands were pillaged and devastated. The French king himself sympathised and granted the viscount the châtellenie of Rochefort. Châtelain ( Med Lat castellanus, from castellum, a castle in France originally merely the equivalent of the English Castellan, Louis de Rochechouart, councillor and chamberlain of Charles V, and his lieutenant in Limousin, fought on Du Guesclin's side in the reconquest of Poitou in 1372-1373.

On the way to the throne

The Battle of Castillon in 1453
The Battle of Castillon in 1453

The conduct of viscounts Simon, Jean and Louis during the Hundred Years' War allowed the Rochechouart family to attain the highest reaches of the 15th century French feudal hierarchy. Feudalism, a term first used in the early modern period (17th century in its most classic sense refers to a Medieval Europe Political system composed Viscount Louis, who died in 1394, was involved in the campaigns that returned the French kings to the throne of France, and was called cousin by the king. The three viscounts who succeeded him - Jean II, Geoffroy and Foucaud - were councillors and chamberlain to Charles VI, Charles VII and Louis XI. Charles VI (3 December 1368 &ndash 21 October 1422 called the Well-loved (le Bien-Aimé and the Mad (French le Fol or le Fou) was the Charles VII (22 February 1403 – 22 July 1461 called the Victorious (le Victorieux or the Well-Served (le Bien-Servi was King of France from 1422 Louis XI ( July 3, 1423 – August 30, 1483) called the Prudent (le Prudent and the Universal Spider ( Middle By their marriages, they expanded their territories, receiving the fiefdoms of Berry and Poitou. Jean II married Eléonore de Mathefelon, whose mother was of the "sang royal". Prince, from the Latin root Princeps, is a general term for a Monarch, for a member of a monarch's or former monarch's family and is a Within the king's armies, the viscounts were "chevaliers bannerets", at the head of important troops of knights, horsemen and men at arms. Supporters of the crown of France during the civil war which marked the reign of Charles VI, they participated in the great battles of the Hundred Years' War during that century - Agincourt and the campaigns of Joan of Arc, to whom Geoffroi was a companion. The Battle of Agincourt was an English victory against a larger French army in the Hundred Years' War. Joan of Arc (c 1412 Joan asserted that she had visions from God that told her to recover her homeland from English domination late in the Hundred Years' Geoffroi's son Foucaud was named governor of La Rochelle and the Aunis region, a post of capital importance whilst the expulsion of the English continued in Guyenne. La Rochelle is a city in western France, and a Seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. Aunis is a former province of France. It extended to Marais Poitevin in the north Basse Saintonge (and Niortais) in the east and Aquitaine (Aquitània Akitania archaic Guyenne / Guienne (Occitan Guiana) is one of the 26 Regions of France, in the south-western part of Made a knight of the Ordre du Porc-Épic, a chivalric order of only 24 members instituted by Charles d'Orléans, he participated in 1453 at the capture of Bordeaux and the Battle of Castillon which marked the French monarchy's reconquest of south-western France and the definitive victory of France over England in the Hundred Years' War. Charles of Valois Duke of Orléans ( November 24, 1394 &ndash January 5, 1465) became Duke of Orléans in 1407 following the murder ( Gascon: Bordèu) is a port city in southwest France, with one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area at a 2008 estimate The Battle of Castillon of 1453 was the last battle fought between the French and the English during the Hundred Years' War. [5].

The affair of the cut-off hand

Foucaud only had one child by his marriage, his daughter Anne. Thanks to her family's antiquity and fortune, she was one of the most beautiful women in France. Despite the viscount's reluctance, in 1470 she married Jean de Pontville, chamberlain of Charles de France, duke of Guyenne and brother of Louis XI. Charles de Valois ( 26 December 1446 &ndash 24 May 1472) was the son of Charles VII, King of France and Marie of Anjou Louis XI ( July 3, 1423 – August 30, 1483) called the Prudent (le Prudent and the Universal Spider ( Middle The marriage served the political interests of the king of France and his brother (who hated each other) and so they put strong pressure on Foucaud to accept the marriage. Thus, as the viscountcy of Limoges had done three-hundred years earlier, the viscountcy of Rochechouart left the line of Foucher of Limoges, although this was continued by the lords of Bourdet and lords of Le Chandenier, two branches via cousins.

Jean and Anne of Pontville had one son, François, who became famous for an affair that was widely-trumpeted during the era. In 1513, when François de Pontville had set out to take part in a hunt, a friend of his, Bermondet de Cromières, came to visit him at the château de Rochechouart. Well known for his beautiful hands, Bermondet was received by the countess but, after waiting for François for a long time, he returned home. On François's return, the viscountess informed him of Bermondet's visit, all the while praising his elegant manners and beautiful hands. François was jealous and impulsive in character, and so set out immediately with some men in pursuit of his friend. Bermondet came out to greet François and his knights but, in François's sight, the knights fell on Bermondet and killed him with blows from their poignards. A poignard, or poniard, originally a French word is a lightweight Dagger employed in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. François then got off his horse, cut off one of his victim's hands, put it in a box and returned to the castle, covered in blood and dust, to offer it to his wife with the retort "Madame, here is the object of your idolatry. It's the beautiful hand of the Marquis of Cromières!" The Parliament of Paris took up the matter, condemning François de Pontville and his accomplices to death. This article is for the Ancien Régime institution For the post-Revolutionary and present-day institution see French Parliament. [6]

The affair of the "chevalier de Jars"

After Foucaud, the Rochechouarts continued to serve the crown of France, notably during the Italian Wars of the 16th century. In 1508 viscount François was made governor of Gênes by Francis I. Gênes is the name of a département of the First French Empire in present Italy. Francis I (September 12 1494 &ndash March 31 1547 was crowned King of France in 1515 in the cathedral at Reims and reigned until 1547 Viscount François's son Christophe was taken prisoner with the king at the Battle of Pavia in 1525. In 1530 their cousin Antoine was a commander at the defence of Marseille against Charles V - he was killed at the battle of Cérisoles in 1544. Marseille, ( English alt Marseilles mɑrˈseɪ — French: maʁsɛj locally — Provençal Occitan: Marselha maʀˈsijɔ Charles V (24 February 1500 &ndash 21 September 1558 was René fought on the Duke of Guise's side in the re-capture of England's last continental possession, Calais, in 1558 and received the collar of the Order of the Holy Spirit in 1580. Francis II Prince of Joinville Duke of Guise Duke of Aumale ( February 17, 1519 &ndash February 24, 1563) called Balafré ("the Calais (kaˈlɛ in English often kæˈleɪ traditional English pronunciation /ˈkælɨs/ Kales is a town in northern France. Not to be confused with the Congregation of the Holy Ghost (Spiritans. Jean-Louis participated in the 1627 Siege of La Rochelle under the command of Cardinal Richelieu. The Siege of La Rochelle was a result of a war between the French royal forces of Louis XIII of France and the Huguenots of La Rochelle in 1627-1628 This article is about a cardinal For information on the Russian also called The Red Eminence, see Mikhail Andreyevich Suslov.

Jean-Louis's nephew François, also called the chevalier de Jars, was admitted to the inner circle of Anne of Austria, making him suspect in the Cardinal's eyes. For the queen consort of Sigismund III of Poland see Anna of Austria (1573-1598 For the queen consort of Philip II of Spain see Anna of Austria After the Day of the Dupes, François was forced into exile in England, before being recalled to the French court in 1631, where he participated in intrigues. Day of Dupes is the name given to the day in November of 1630 on which the enemies of Cardinal Richelieu believed that they had succeeded in persuading Louis Imprisoned in the Bastille in 1632, he was interrogated more than 80 times by Laffemas, the "Bourreau du cardinal", who could not get a single confession out of him. The Bastille was a Fortress - Prison in Paris, known formally as Bastille Saint-Antoine —Number 232 Rue Saint-Antoine—best known today Laffemas condemned him to death nevertheless and conducted him to the scaffold himself. However, at the very moment François de Rochechouart was placing his head on the block, a messenger came to stop the exectuion. After remaining in prison a long time after this, he was released and exiled to Italy, where he became close to Mazarin. Jules Mazarin, born Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino ( July 14 1602 &ndash March 9 1661) was an accomplished French statesman He played an important role in the first hours of the Fronde. La Fronde (1648–1653 was a Civil war in France, occurring in the midst of the Franco-Spanish War, which had begun in 1635

At the Court of the Sun King

Mme de Montespan
Mme de Montespan

A childhood friend of Louis XIII, Gabriel de Rochechouart de Mortemart (1600-1675) accompanied the king on several expeditions. For the cognac see Louis XIII de Rémy Martin. Louis XIII ( September 27, 1601 – May 14, 1643) He was made first gentleman of the royal bedchamber (premier gentilhomme de la chambre du ro) in 1630. Louis XIV elevated him in 1663 to the title of Duke of Mortemart, Prince of Tonnay-Charente and Peer of France, also making him governor of Paris and the Île de France in 1669. Early years Birth and ancestry Louis XIV was born in the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye on September 5 1638 and bore the Heir apparent Peerage of France (Pairie de France was a distinction within the French nobility which appeared in the Middle Ages. Three of his children occupied the highest places at the court of the Sun King - Louis-Victor (1636-1688), called Duc de Vivonne, was Marshal of France and viceroy in Sicily; Marie-Madeleine (1645-1704), called the queen of abbesses, was a very influential figure in the 17th century intellectual community, translating Plato's Symposium in conjunction with Racine; Françoise-Athénaïs (1640-1705), known as Madame de Montespan, was Louis XIV's favourite from 1667 to 1680. The Marshal of France (Maréchal de France and pl Maréchaux de France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a Military rank. A viceroy is a royal official who governs a country or province in the name of and as representative of the Monarch. Sicily ( Italian and Sicilian: Sicilia) is an autonomous region of Italy. Biography Early life Birth and family Plato was born in Athens Greece The Symposium is a philosophical dialogue written by Plato sometime after 385 BC Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart de Mortemart marquise de Montespan ( October 5, 1641 &ndash May 27, 1707) better known as Under the Marquess's influence, infatuated with luxury, magnificence and "bel esprit", that the king led a majestic reign. They had 7 children together, whom the king wished to succeed to the throne if his legitimate line should die out (his great-grandson, the future Louis XV, was then his sole heir). Louis XV (15 February 1710 &ndash 10 May 1774 ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774 In his will, the king designated the Duke of Maine and the Count of Toulose as regents over his young successor. Louis-Auguste de Bourbon duc du Maine ( March 31 1670 - May 14 1736) was a legitimised son of the French King Louis XIV and his Louis Alexandre de Bourbon, comte de Toulouse (1681 duc de Penthièvre (1697 d'Arc, de Châteauvillain and de Rambouillet After the Sun King's death, Montespan's sons were nevertheless separated by the Duke of Orleans, who had married one of the 7, Francoise Marie, the great-grandmother of Louis-Philippe I, king of the French. Philippe II Duke of Orléans ( August 2, 1674 &ndash December 2, 1723) was a member of the royal family of France Françoise-Marie de Bourbon duchesse d'Orléans ( May 25 1677 &ndash February 1 1749) was the sixth illegitimate child and last Louis Philippe ( 6 October 1773 &ndash 26 August 1850) was King of the French from 1830 to 1848 in what was known as the

In the 18th century, the House of Rochechouart occupied a top-rank place at court. Until the French Revolution, it provided eights generals for the French army, of which one, Jean-Louis, was called to become a Marshal just before his sudden death in 1777. The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an Three were decorated with the Order of the Holy Spirit. The Cardinal de Rochechouart, bishop of Laon, was the second ecclesiastical peer in France (second only to) and a very influential figure at the Vatican. Laon (lɑ̃ is a city and commune in Picardie in northern France, préfecture (capital} of the Aisne department Great almoner of the queen, he assisted in 1775 at the coronation of Louis XVI as a peer of the kingdom. Louis XVI ( 23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) Louis-Auguste de France, ruled as King of France and Navarre

1792 to present

General Louis-Victor-Léon de Rochechouart
General Louis-Victor-Léon de Rochechouart

The family's privileged position at the court of the kings of France placed it in a delicate situation after the Revolution. In 1789, general Aimery Louis-Roger de Rochechouart was elected to the Estates General. Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A liberal, he was one of the seven deputies of the nobility to pronounce the merging of the three orders and to rally them at the National Assembly, but the turn of events during the Revolution still forced him to emigrate in 1791, dying a short time later. The National Assembly is either a Legislature, or the Lower house of a Bicameral legislature in some countries His sister Diane was guillotined in 1794 during the Reign of Terror, as was her husband the duke of Châtelet, another deputy. Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Saint justjpg|thumbnail|200px| Louis Antoine Léon de Saint-Just]] The Reign of Terror' (5 September 1793 &ndash 28 July 1794 or simply The Terror (la Terreur was Viscountess Marie was also decapitated in April of the same year, and viscountess Elisabeth (friend of Marie-Antoinette) only just escaped such a fate. Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna von Habsburg-Lothringen (November 2 1755 &ndash October 16 1793 known to history as Marie Antoinette ( pronounced /maʀi ɑ̃ntwanɛt/ An arrest warrant was issued on Elisabeth after she helped the queen to evade arrest, shut in in the Conciergerie, but Elisabeth escaped to England and Germany, where she was an active counter-revolutionary.

General Victurnien de Rochechouart de Mortemart, deputy of the nobility at the Estates General in 1789, also emigrated to England in the face of the revolutionary turmoil, where King George III put him in command of an émigré regiment on the British side, the "régiment Mortemart", which fought in Guernsey and Portugal. George III (George William Frederick 4 June 1738 George III's long reign was marked by a series of military conflicts involving his kingdom much of the rest of Europe and places Émigré is a French term that literally refers to a person who has "migrated out" but often carries a connotation of politico-social self- Exile. The Bailiwick of Guernsey (Bailliage de Guernesey is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. He returned to France in 1802. Napoleon named him coucillor-general of the Seine in 1812. His son Casimir was employed in the Grande Armée, participating in the battles of Friedland, Essling, Wagram and Borodino. The Battle of Friedland ( June 14, 1807) saw Napoleon's French army decisively defeat Bennigsen's Russian army about twenty-seven Miles In the Battle of Aspern-Essling ( 21 May – 22 May, 1809) Napoleon attempted a forced crossing of the Danube near Vienna In the Battle of Wagram ( 5 – 6 July 1809) Napoleon Bonaparte 's French forces defeated Archduke Charles' Austrian The Battle of Borodino (Бородинская битва Borodinskaja bitva, Bataille de la Moskowa) fought on September 7, 1812, was During the Russian campaign, he found himself fighting his own cousin, Louis-Victor-Léon de Rochechouart, who had emigrated to Russia and been made major-general in the tsar's army, fighting at that rank in the battles of Berezina, Dresden, Leipzig, the Campaign in France and the Battle of Paris. Alexander I of Russia ( Russian: Александр I Павлович / Aleksandr I Pavlovich (23 December 1777 – November 19 1825 served as Emperor of The Battle of Berezina took place November 26 - 29, 1812 between the French army of Napoleon, retreating after his invasion of Russia The Battle of Dresden was fought on 26 - 27 August, 1813 around Dresden, Germany resulting in a French victory under Napoleon The Battle of the Nations (or Battle of Leipzig or Völkerschlacht bei Leipzig) on 16–19 October 1813 was one of the most decisive defeats suffered by Napoleon In the War of the Sixth Coalition (1812–1814 a coalition of Austria, Prussia, Russia, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and a number The Battle of Paris was fought during the Napoleonic Wars in 1814. Made a general upon the Restoration of Louis XVIII, as well as a commander of the Légion d'Honneur, he served as governor of Paris from 1815 to 1823. Following the ousting of Napoleon I of France in 1814 the Allies restored the Bourbon Dynasty to the French throne Louis XVIII (17 November 1755 – 16 September 1824 Louis Stanislas Xavier de France, was a King of France and Navarre. As for Casimir de Rochechouart de Mortemart, who was also made a general on the Restoration, he was decorated with the Order of the Holy Spirit in 1825. Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common In 1830, Charles X named him prime-minister, but he had no time to govern thanks to the "Trois Glorieuses" which overthrew the monarchy. For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Charles X (9 October 1757 – 6 November 1836 ruled as King of France and Navarre from 20 May 1824 until the French Revolution of 1830, when he abdicated The French Revolution of 1830, also known as the July Revolution, saw the overthrow of King Charles X, the French Made grand-cross of the légion d'Honneur, he was made a senator in 1852. The Senate (Sénat is the Upper house of the Parliament of France, presided over by a president. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year His cousins René-Roger and Henri were deputies under the French Third Republic. The French Third Republic (in French, La Troisième République, sometimes written as La IIIe Anne de Rochechouart de Mortemart (1847-1933), duchess of Uzès, held one of the biggest fortunes in Europe, spending a large part of it on financing general Boulanger's political career in 1890. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A great lady of the world, she wrote a dozen novels and was the first French woman to possess a driving licence. François de Rochechouart de Mortemart, Prince de Tonnay-Charente, was killed in 1918 at Ligny during the First World War. Ligny is a village in the municipality of Sombreffe (in the province of Namur) World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All

Heraldic arms

Arms and blazon

Supporters: Two griffins, or, with claws, gules. FESS is also an acronym for Functional endoscopic sinus surgery. A wave is a disturbance that propagates through Space and Time, usually with transference of Energy. In Heraldry, argent is the tincture of silver, and belongs to the class of light tinctures called "metals" In Heraldry, supporters are figures usually placed on either side of the shield and depicted holding it up The griffin is a Legendary creature with the body of a Lion and the head and often wings of an Eagle.
Crest: Head of a unicorn "issante", confronted and posed between two enscrolled armorial banners of Limoges and of Rochechouart
Escutcheon: Surmounted by a ducal crown with an argent "timbre" treillissé and enriched in or, formed of the same crown; at its sides, two banners of Limoges and of England crossed saltaire fashion and linked at the base by a scroll on which is inscribed the motto "Ante Mare Undae" or "L'esprit surpasse la matière". The word crest is often mistakenly applied to a Coat of arms. Escutcheon (ɪ'skʌtʃən (also called scutcheon) is the term used in Heraldry for the Shield displayed In Heraldry, argent is the tincture of silver, and belongs to the class of light tinctures called "metals" In Heraldry, variations of the field are any of a number of ways that a field (or a charge) may be covered with a pattern rather than a flat tincture Saltaire is the name of a Victorian era Model village in the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, by the River Aire
Livery: yellow, tabard, culotte, scarlet doublet and hose; armorial buttons and braids in argent. A livery is a Uniform or other sign worn in a non-military context on a person or object (such as an airplane or Vehicle) to denote a relationship The word culottes is of French language origin and is the diminutive form of the word "cul" which means "backside" from the Latin "culus
Battle cry: Saint-Martial

Mottos

"L'esprit surpasse la matière"
"Ante Mare Undae"
"Avant que la mer fût au monde, Rochechouart portait les ondes"

Titles of the House of Rochechouart

The members of the house of Rochechouart held 16 honours at court:

Distinctions

The House of Rochechouart has given its name to a quartier, a boulevard, a street, a metro station, and a hôtel particulier in Paris. For other uses see Battle cry (disambiguation A battle cry is a yell or chant taken up in Battle, usually by members of the same A viscount ( VAI-count is a member of the European Nobility whose comital title ranks usually as in the British peerage, above a Rochechouart ( Rechoard in Occitan, earlier La Ròcha Choard) is a commune of France. A marquess (ˈmɑrkwɪs or marquis (/mɑrˈkiː/ is a Nobleman of hereditary rank in various European monarchies and some of their colonies For the cognac see Louis XIII de Rémy Martin. Louis XIII ( September 27, 1601 – May 14, 1643) A duke is a member of the Nobility, historically of highest rank below the Sovereign, and historically controlled a Duchy or a Dukedom Mortemart (Mòrtamar is a village and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France. Early years Birth and ancestry Louis XIV was born in the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye on September 5 1638 and bore the Heir apparent Prince, from the Latin root Princeps, is a general term for a Monarch, for a member of a monarch's or former monarch's family and is a Tonnay-Charente is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in western France. Early years Birth and ancestry Louis XIV was born in the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye on September 5 1638 and bore the Heir apparent Comte is a title of French nobility. In the English language, the title is Count, a rank in several European nobilities Limoges ( Lemòtges / Limòtges in the Limousin dialect of Occitan language) is a city and commune in France, the préfecture Early years Birth and ancestry Louis XIV was born in the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye on September 5 1638 and bore the Heir apparent A duke is a member of the Nobility, historically of highest rank below the Sovereign, and historically controlled a Duchy or a Dukedom Vivonne is a Village and commune of the Vienne département, in France. Early years Birth and ancestry Louis XIV was born in the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye on September 5 1638 and bore the Heir apparent Grandee is a word either to render in English the Iberic high aristocratic title 'Grande' used by the Spanish Portuguese and Brazilian peerage or by analogy to refer to other A duke is a member of the Nobility, historically of highest rank below the Sovereign, and historically controlled a Duchy or a Dukedom Rochechouart ( Rechoard in Occitan, earlier La Ròcha Choard) is a commune of France. Peerage of France (Pairie de France was a distinction within the French nobility which appeared in the Middle Ages. A marquess (ˈmɑrkwɪs or marquis (/mɑrˈkiː/ is a Nobleman of hereditary rank in various European monarchies and some of their colonies Peerage of France (Pairie de France was a distinction within the French nobility which appeared in the Middle Ages. Barbès - Rochechouart is a station of the Paris Métro, serving Line 2 and Line 4. It has also given birth to

Fiefdoms and Châteaux

The Château de Rochechouart
The Château de Rochechouart

Haute-Vienne: Limoges, Rochechouart, Aixe-sur-Vienne, Bâtiment, Berneuil, Blond, Bonat, Boisseuil, Brigueil, Bussière-Boffy, Bussière-Galant, Châlus, Champagnac-la-Rivière, Champsac, Château-Chervix, Chéronnac, Cieux, Clavieres, Cognac-la-Forêt, Coussac-Bonneval, Cussac, Dournazac, Eyjeaux, Fauvette, Flavignac, Glandon, Gorre, Javerdat, La Chapelle-Montbrandeix, Ladignac-le-Long, Lavignac, Le Chalard, Les Cars, Les Salles-Lavauguyon, Maisonnais-sur-Tardoire, Marafy, Maisonnais-sur-Tardoire, Marval, Mézières-sur-Issoire, Mortemart, Nouic, Oradour-sur-Glane, Oradour-sur-Vayres, Pageas, Pensol, Pierre-Buffière, Razé, Repaire, Rochebrune, Saint-Auvent, Saint-Bazile, Saint-Bonnet-Briance, Saint-Christophe, Saint-Gervais, Saint-Genest-sur-Roselle, Saint-Hilaire-Bonneval, Saint-Jean-Ligoure, Saint-Cyr, Saint-Laurent-sur-Gorre, Saint-Léger-la-Montagne, Saint-Mathieu, Saint-Paul, Saint-Victurnien, Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche, Sainte-Marie-de-Vaux, Vayres, Videix, Vigneau. Limoges ( Lemòtges / Limòtges in the Limousin dialect of Occitan language) is a city and commune in France, the préfecture Rochechouart ( Rechoard in Occitan, earlier La Ròcha Choard) is a commune of France. Aixe-sur-Vienne (Aissa is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in western France. Berneuil (Bernuèlh is a village and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France. Blond (Blom is a village and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France. Boisseuil (Boissuélh is a small town and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France. Brigueil-le-Chantre is a commune of the Vienne département, in France. Bussière-Boffy (Bussiéra Bòufin is a village and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France. Bussière-Galant (Bussiéra (Galand is a small town and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France. Châlus (Chasluç is a small town and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of France, in the Limousin Champagnac-la-Rivière (Champanhac is a village and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France. Champsac (Chamçac is a village and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France. Château-Chervix (Chasteu Chervic is a village and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France. Chéronnac (Charennac is a village and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France. Cieux (Síus is a village and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France. Cognac-la-Forêt (Conhac la Forest is a village and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France. Coussac-Bonneval (Coçac is a small town and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France. Cussac (Cussac is a small town and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France. Dournazac (Dornasac is a village and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France. Eyjeaux (Esjau is a village and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France. Flavignac (Flavinhac is a village and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France. Glandon (Glandon is a village and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France. Gorre (Gòra is a village and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France. Javerdat (Javerdac is a village and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France. La Chapelle-Montbrandeix (La Chapéla is a village and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France. Ladignac-le-Long (Ladinhac is a small town and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France. Lavignac (Lavinhac is a village and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France. Le Chalard (Lu Chaslar is a village and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France. Les Cars (Los Cars is a village and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France. Les Salles-Lavauguyon (Las Salas la Vau Guion is a village and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France Maisonnais-sur-Tardoire (Maisonès is a village and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France. Marval (Marvau is a village and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France. Mézières-sur-Issoire (Masères is a village and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France. Nouic (Noic is a village and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France. Oradour-sur-Glane (Orador de Glana is a town and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France. Oradour-sur-Vayres (Orador (de Vairas is a small town and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France Pageas (Pajas is a village and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France. Pensol (Pansòu is a village and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France. Pierre-Buffière (Péira Bufíera is a small town and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France. Saint-Bazile (Sent Basaris is a village and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France. Saint-Bonnet-Briance (Sent Bonèt Briança is a village and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France Saint-Genest-sur-Roselle (Sent Giniés is a village and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France. Saint-Hilaire-Bonneval (Sent Alari Bona Vau is a village and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France Saint-Jean-Ligoure (Sent Jan Ligora is a village and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France. Saint-Cyr (Sent Circ is a village and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France. Saint-Laurent-sur-Gorre (Sent Laurenç is a small town and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France Saint-Léger-la-Montagne (Sent Legèr is a village and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France. Saint-Mathieu (Samatiá is a small town and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France. Saint-Paul (Sent Paul is a small town and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France. Saint-Victurnien (Sent Vertunian is a small town and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France. sSaint-Yrieix-la-Perche (Sent Iriès is a commune of the Haute-Vienne département in France. Sainte-Marie-de-Vaux (Senta Marí de Vaus is a village and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France Vayres is the name or part of the name of the following communes in France Vayres Gironde, in the Gironde department Vayres Haute-Vienne Videix (Vidais is a village and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France. . . ; Aisne: Corbeny, La Ferté-Chevresis, Saint-Germain-les-Belles. Corbeny is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardie in northern France. La Ferté-Chevresis is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardie in northern France. Saint-Germain-les-Belles (Sent German las Belas is a small town and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France . . ; Allier: Bellenaves, Gayette. Bellenaves is a commune in the Allier department in central France. . . ; Ariège: Lescure, Soulan. Lescure is a village and commune in the Ariège département of south-western France. Soulan is a village and commune in the Ariège département of south-western France. . . ; Aube: Bréviandes, La Motte-Tilly, Maupas. Bréviandes is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France. La Motte-Tilly is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France. Maupas is a village and commune in the Aube département of northern-central France. . . ; Charente: Bessac, Brigueil, Chabanais, Confolens, Montmoreau-Saint-Cybard, Montrollet, Saint-Christophe. Bessac is a commune in the Charente département in western France. For the historical brothel in Paris see Le Chabanais. Chabanais ( Occitan: Chabanès is a commune in western France Confolens is a town in in western France. It is one of the two Sous-prefecture of the Charente département. Montmoreau-Saint-Cybard is a commune in the Charente department in western France. Montrollet is a commune in the Charente département in western France. Saint-Christophe is a commune in the Charente department in western France. . . ; Charente-Maritime: Fontaine de Burlé, Tonnay-Charente. . . Cher: Ardé, Chârost, Cros, Fontmoreau, Ivoy-le-Pré, Jars, La Salle de Jançai, Lavaupot, Loisière, Mondon, Morogues, Rhodes, Sens-Beaujeu. Chârost is a commune in the Cher department in central France. Ivoy-le-Pré is a commune in the Cher department in central France. Morogues is a commune in the Cher département in central France. Sens-Beaujeu is a commune in the Cher department in central France. . . ; Corrèze: Arnac-Pompadour, Ayen, Benayes, Beyssac, Beyssenac, Brignac-la-Plaine, Chamberet, Louignac, Lubersac, Masseret, Montgibaud, Objat, Perpezac-le-Blanc, Saint-Aulaire, Saint-Cyprien, Saint-Éloy-les-Tuileries, Saint-Julien-le-Vendômois, Saint-Martin-Sepert, Saint-Pardoux-Corbier, Saint-Robert, Saint-Sornin-Lavolps, Segonzac, Ségur-le-Château, Vars-sur-Roseix, Yssandon. Arnac-Pompadour is a commune in the department of Corrèze in central France. Ayen is a commune in the department of Corrèze in central France. Benayes is a commune of the Corrèze department in central France. Beyssac is a commune of the Corrèze department in central France. Beyssenac is a commune of the Corrèze department in central France. Brignac-la-Plaine is a commune in the department of Corrèze in central France. Chamberet is a commune in the department of Corrèze in central France. Louignac is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. Lubersac is a commune in the Corrèze department in northern France near Arnac-Pompadour and Uzerche. Masseret is a Village and commune in the Corrèze département of central France. Montgibaud is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. Objat is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. Perpezac-le-Blanc is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. Saint-Aulaire is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. Saint-Cyprien is the name or part of the name of several places Saint-Éloy-les-Tuileries is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. Saint-Julien-le-Vendômois is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. Saint-Martin-Sepert is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. Saint-Pardoux-Corbier is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. Saint-Robert is a commune in the department of Corrèze in central France. Saint-Sornin-Lavolps is a commune in the Corrèze department incentral France. Segonzac may refer to the following places in France Segonzac Charente, a commune in the department of Charente Segonzac Corrèze Ségur-le-Château is a commune in the department of Corrèze in central France. Vars-sur-Roseix is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. Yssandon is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. . . ; Côte d'Or: Arconçay, Arc-sur-Tille, Brognon, Chazeuil, Dussac, Marey, Selongey; Creuse: Azat-Châtenet, Boussac, Bridiers, Saint-Étienne-de-Fursac. Arc-sur-Tille is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in Bourgogne in eastern France. Brognon is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France. Chazeuil is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France. Dussac (also in the Occitan dialect is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France. Marey-lès-Fussey is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France. Selongey is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France. Azat-Châtenet is a commune in the Creuse department in central France. Boussac is the name or part of the name of several communes in France Boussac, in the Aveyron department Boussac, in the Saint-Étienne-de-Fursac is a commune in the Creuse department in central France. . . ; Dordogne: Abjat-sur-Bandiat, Angoisse, Anlhiac, Atur, Augignac, Bassillac, Beauregard-de-Terrasson, Blis-et-Born, Boulazac, Châtres, Chavagnac, Clermont-d'Excideuil, Coly, Condat-sur-Vézère, Connezac, Corgnac-sur-l'Isle, Excideuil, Eyliac, Eyzerac, Fougeyrolles, Génis, Grèzes, Hautefaye, Javerlhac, La Cosière en Périgord, La Douze, La Bachellerie, La Cassagne, La Dornac, La Feuillade, Lanouaille, Le Bourdeix, Le Lardin-Saint-Lazare, Lempzours, Lussas-et-Nontronneau, Marsaneix, Milhac-d'Auberoche, Nanthiat, Nantheuil, Nontron, Notre-Dame-de-Sanilhac, Payzac, Pazayac, Peyrignac, Preyssac-d'Excideuil, Saint-Antoine-d'Auberoche, Saint-Crépin-d'Auberoche, Saint-Cyr-les-Champagnes, Saint-Estèphe, Saint-Front-sur-Nizonne, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Saint-Geyrac, Saint-Jean-de-Côle, Saint-Jory-las-Bloux, Saint-Laurent-sur-Manoire, Sainte-Marie-de-Chignac, Saint-Martial-d'Albarède, Saint-Martial-de-Valette, Saint-Martin-de-Fressengeas, Saint-Martin-le-Pin, Saint-Médard-d'Excideuil, Saint-Mesmin, Saint-Pantaly-d'Excideuil, Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac, Saint-Pierre-de-Côle, Saint-Rabier, Saint-Raphaël, Saint-Romain-et-Saint-Clément, Saint-Sulpice-d'Excideuil, Sainte-Trie, Salagnac, Sarlande, Sarrazac, Savignac-Lédrier, Sceau-Saint-Angel, Terrasson-Lavilledieu, Teyjat, Thiviers, Vaunac, Vieux-Mareuil, Villac. Abjat-sur-Bandiat is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France. Angoisse ( Occitan dialect: Engoissa) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France Anlhiac ( Occitan dialect: Anlhac) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France Atur may refer to Atur Dordogne, a commune in France Assyria, a region on the Upper Tigris river Augignac is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France. Bassillac is a commune in the Dordogne department in southwestern France. Beauregard-de-Terrasson is a commune in the Dordogne department in southwestern France. Blis-et-Born is a commune in the Dordogne department in southwestern France. Boulazac is a commune in the Dordogne department in southwestern France. Chavagnac may refer to the following places in France Chavagnac Cantal, a commune of the Cantal département Chavagnac Clermont-d'Excideuil ( Occitan dialect: Clarmont d'Eissiduelh) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine Coly is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France. Condat-sur-Vézère is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France. Connezac is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France. Corgnac-sur-l'Isle is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France. Excideuil ( Occitan dialect: Eissiduelh) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern Eyliac is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France. Eyzerac is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France. Génis is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France. 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Mauzé is part of the name of 2 communes in the Deux-Sèvres department of France Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon Mauzé-Thouarsais Vouillé is a Town and commune in the Deux-Sèvres département of western France. . . ; Vendée: Montaigu. Montaigu is a commune of the Vendée département in the Pays de la Loire région of France . . ; Vienne: Abzac, Availles, Brion, Chanail, Château-Larcher, Cercigné, Isle-Dieu, Dieuné, Lussac-les-Châteaux, Isle-Jourdain, Vienne, Vernières Vivonne. Abzac is a commune in the Charente département in western France. Availles-en-Châtellerault is a commune in the Vienne département in western France. Brion Vienne is a Village and commune in the Vienne département of western France. Château-Larcher is a Village and commune in the Vienne département of western France. Lussac-les-Châteaux is a commune of the Vienne département, in France. L'Isle-Jourdain is a village and commune in the Vienne département of western France. Saint-Christophe Vienne is a Village and commune in the Vienne département of western France. Vivonne is a Village and commune of the Vienne département, in France. . . ; Yonne: Malvoisine. . . ; Val d'Oise: Chars. Chars is a small town and a commune in the Val-d'Oise département, in the French region of Île-de-France . .

The Château de Jumilhac
The Château de Jumilhac

Alliances

The House of Rochechouart has notably been allied to the houses of : France, of Bourbon, of Navarre, of Orléans, of Vendôme, of Ponthieu, of Vermandois, of England, of Aragon, of Foix, of Courtenay, of Brabant, of Bretagne, of Artois, of Lorraine, of Milan, Plantagenet, of Dreux-Bretagne, of Angoulême, of Harcourt, of La Rochefoucauld, of Rougé, of Châtillon, of Mercastel, of Montmorency, of Clermont-Tonnerre, of Polignac, of Albret, of Richelieu, of Noailles, Colbert, of Allonville, of Ségur, of La Tour du Pin, of Sully, of Cossé-Brissac, of Turenne, of Anjou-Mézières, of Aumont, Des Cars, of Damas, of Saint-Aldegonde, of Aubusson, of Beauvilliers, of Beauvau, of Biron, of Chabot, of Estampes, of Montboissier-Canillac, of Montbron, of Pierrebuffières, of Périgord, of Lévis, of La Trémouille, of Saulx, Borghese . For the Direct Capetians, who ruled France 987&ndash1328 see the House of Capet. The House of Bourbon is an important European Royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty. For the Direct Capetians, who ruled France 987&ndash1328 see the House of Capet. Duke of Orléans (Duc d'Orléans is one of the most important titles in the French peerage, dating back at least to the 14th century For the Direct Capetians, who ruled France 987&ndash1328 see the House of Capet. The Kings of Wessex, who conquered Kent and Sussex from Mercia in 825 became increasingly dominant over the other kingdoms of England during This is a list of the rulers of Aragon, now a region of north-eastern Spain. counts of Foix ruled the independent County of Foix, in what is now southern France, during the Middle Ages. The Duchy of Brabant was formally erected in 1183/1184 The title " Duke of Brabant " was created by the German Emperor Frederick Barbarossa in favor of For the Direct Capetians, who ruled France 987&ndash1328 see the House of Capet. The rulers of Lorraine have held different posts under different governments over different regions The House of Plantagenet (planˈtadʒɪnɪt also called the House of Anjou, or the First Angevin dynasty, was originally a noble For the Direct Capetians, who ruled France 987&ndash1328 see the House of Capet. Angoulême ( Angoumois) in western France was part of the Carolingian empire as the kingdom of Aquitaine. Named after its Seigneurie of Harcourt in Normandy, the House of Harcourt was a powerful Norman family descended from the Viking Rougé is a French town in the department of Loire-Atlantique, Region Pays de la Loire in the historical province of Bretagne (West of France Montmorency, the name of one of the oldest and most distinguished families in France, derived from the city of Montmorency, now in the Val-d'Oise Borghese is the surname of a family of Italian noble and papal background originating in Siena as the Borghese or Borghesi where they came to prominence in the 13th century . .

Simplified genealogy of the House of Limoges

 
 
 
 Foucher de Limoges
(†886)

Vicomte de Limoges
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Hildebert de Limoges
(† 914)
Vicomte de Limoges
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Hildegaire de Limoges
(† 943)
Vicomte de Limoges
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Géraud de Limoges
(† 988)
Vicomte de Limoges
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Guy I de Limoges
(† 1025)
Vicomte de Limoges
 
 
 Hildegaire
(† 990)
Bishop of Limoges
 
 Alduin
(† 1014)
Bishop of Limoges
 
 Aimery I de Rochechouart
Ostofrancus
Vicomte de Rochechouart
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adémar I de Limoges
(† 1025)
Vicomte de Limoges
 
 
 
 Aimery II de Rochechouart
Vicomte de Rochechouart
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Guy II de Limoges
(† 1067)
Vicomte de Limoges
 
 
 
 Aimery III de Rochechouart
Vicomte de Rochechouart
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adémar II de Limoges
(† 1090)
Vicomte de Limoges
 
 
 
 Aimery IV de Rochechouart
Vicomte de Rochechouart
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adémar III de Limoges
(† 1139)
Vicomte de Limoges
 
 
 
 Aimery V de Rochechouart
(† 1170)
Vicomte de Rochechouart
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Guy III de Limoges
(† 1114)
Vicomte de Limoges
 
 
 
 Aimery VI de Rochechouart
(† 1230)
Vicomte de Rochechouart
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Aimery VII de Rochechouart
(1180-1243)
Vicomte de Rochechouart
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Aimery VIII de Rochechouart
(1206-1245)
Vicomte de Rochechouart
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Aimery IX de Rochechouart
(† 1288)
Vicomte de Rochechouart
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Guillaume de Mortemart
(† 1272)
Seigneur de Mortemart
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rochechouart branch

Eldest branch of the house
(surviving to this day)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Mortemart branch

(surviving to this day)

Sources

All in French unless otherwise noted.

See also

External links

All in French unless otherwise noted. Michel de Castelnau Sieur de la Mauvissière (c 1520 - 1592 French soldier and diplomat ambassador to Queen Elizabeth, was born in Touraine about 1520 Père Anselme ( Father Anselme of the Virgin Mary) (1625-1694 was a French Genealogist. Charles Clémencet (1703&ndash August 5, 1778) was a French Benedictine historian Louis Moréri ( March 25, 1643 - July 10, 1680) was a French encyclopaedist Ambroise-Louis-Marie d'Hozier (1764 - 1846 nephew of Louis-Pierre d'Hozier was the last of the juges d'armes of France.

Notes

  1. ^ (French) Encyclopédie Universalis
  2. ^ (French) Robert de Lasteyrie, Etude sur les comtes et vicomte de Limoges antéieurs à l'An Mil, 1874
  3. ^ (French) Docteur Adrien Grézillier, Histoire de Rochechouart, des origines à la Révolution, 1975
  4. ^ (French) Abbé Duléry, Rochechouart, histoire, légendes, archéologie, 1855
  5. ^ (French) Docteur Adrien Grézillier, Histoire de Rochechouart, des origines à la Révolution, 1975
  6. ^ (French) Abbé Duléry, Rochechouart, histoire, légendes, archéologie, 1855
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