The title of Duke de La Rochefoucauld is a
French peerage, whose origins go back to
Lord Rochefoucauld in
Charente in the 10th century with Foucauld 1st (973–1047), first Lord of La Rochefoucauld, son of Adémar, Lord of La Roche (952–1037). They got the title of Baron in the 13th century, then became Count in 1528 with Francis I de La Rochefoucauld, godfather of King
Francis I and in 1622, Francis V de La Rochefoucauld was made Duke by
Louis XIII. They are also, since 16th century, Prince of Marcillac. They become during the 18th century: Duke of Liancourt, Duke of Anville and Duke of Estissac. They become during the 19th century:
Prince de La Rochefoucauld-Montbel (Dominique and his son Gabriel), Duke of Doudeauville, Duke of Estrees and Duke of Bisaccia. They are also: Marquees de Montendre, de Barbezieux, de Surgères and de Bayers; also Count de Duretal, Count de La Rochefoucauld-Montbel and Baron de Verteuil.
Origins of the name
Authors have advanced, but without evidence, that the first member of this family, Adémar, known as Amaury or Esmerin, by
Viscounty of Limoges, or the son of the lord
Hugh I of Lusignan. This latter hypothesis could be reinforced by the armorial bearings of the family. The work of André Debord leaves it to the
house of Montbron in the 12th century.
The seigniory of
La Roche was originally a
barony in the 13th century. The descendants of
Foucauld I de La Roche and of Jarsande, united their name Foucauld.
Lords then Barons de La Rochefoucauld (10th–15th centuries)
Adémar de La Roche, (952–1037).
Foucauld I de La Rochefoucauld (son of preceding), Lord de La Rochefoucauld (978–1047), married and had four children
Guy I de La Rochefoucauld(son of preceding), Lord de La Rochefoucauld, founded in 1060 the priory of Saint-Florent de La Rochefoucauld.
Guy II de La Rochefoucauld (son of preceding), Lord de La Rochefoucauld (1081). He married Eve, they had three children.
Guy III de La Rochefoucauld (son of preceding), Lord de La Rochefoucauld (died 1120).
Aymar de La Rochefoucauld (son of preceding), Lord de La Rochefoucauld et de Verteuil (died in 1140). Led several wars against
Wulgrin II,
count of Angoulême. He married Mathilde de
Chabanais.
Guy IV de La Rochefoucauld (son of preceding), Lord de La Rochefoucauld, Verteuil, Marthon, Blanzac. He was in war against William of Angoulême; in 1170 he assisted the dedication of the
Abbaye de Saint-Amant-de-Boixe. Married the daughter of Aimery, vicomte de Rochechouart, and they had two children.
Foucauld II de La Rochefoucauld (son of preceding) Lord de La Rochefoucauld. He served in the army of the King
Philip II Augustus, and was made prisoner in 1198 at the
battle of Gisors. He was father of four children.
Guy V de La Rochefoucauld (son of preceding), founded the
Cordeliers Convent d'Angoulême in 1230.
Aimeri I de La Rochefoucauld (brother of preceding and son of Foucauld II), Lord de La Rochefoucauld in 1219, and of
Verteuil comte de la Marche. He died after 1250. He married Létice de Parthenay, and they had five children.
Guy VI de La Rochefoucauld (son of preceding), Lord de La Rochefoucauld, de
Verteuil, de Marthon, de Saint Claud, de Saint Laurent, de Blanzac et de Cellefrouin, rallied to the cause of Hugues VII de Lusignan, comte de La Marche, against the King of France
Louis IX. In 1295, he retired to the abbaye de Grosbos, and he died th same year. He married Agnès de Rochechouart, and they had nine children.
Aimeri II de La Rochefoucauld (son of preceding), baron de La Rochefoucauld, Lord de
Verteuil, de Marthon, de Saint Claud, de Saint Laurent, de Blanzac, de Monteil et de Cellefrouin (v.1265–1295). In 1280 he married Dauphine de
La Tour-d'Auvergne, and they had five children.
Aimeri III de La Rochefoucauld (son of preceding), baron de La Rochefoucauld. Rendered service to the King
Philippe VI (1338). Died 16 September 1362. He married Rogette de Grailly, and they had Gui VIII.
Foucauld III de La Rochefoucauld (son of preceding), baron de La Rochefoucauld, councillor,
chamberlain of king
Charles VII (died 1467). Chevalier (1451), participated in the
siege of Fronsac. Rescued King Charles VII and his château (from 12 July until 27 July 1453, at the
battle of Castillon, which marked the end of the
Hundred Years War. He married Jeanne de Rochechouart who gave him three children.
François VI de La Rochefoucauld (son of preceding), duc de La Rochefoucauld (15 December 1613 – 17 March 1680). Married Andrée de
Vivonne (20 January 1628). moralist writer (Maximes, Mémoires), He wrote a history of the
Fronde.
Alexandre I de La Rochefoucauld (son of François VIII), duc de La Rochefoucauld (29 September 1690 – 1762). Married Elisabeth-Marie-Louise-Nicole de Caylard de Toiras d'Amboise (30 July 1715).
Marie-Louise-Elisabeth (daughter of Alexandre). Married (28 February 1732) to her cousin
Jean-Baptiste Louis Frédéric de La Rochefoucauld de Roye, duc d'Anville. As Alexandre had no surviving male heir, by letters patent of
Louis XV, the title duc de La Rochefoucauld was transmitted to the male issue of Marie-Louise-Elisabeth on the condition that she married a member of the La Rochefoucauld family. She chose her cousin Jean-Baptiste.
François XV de La Rochefoucauld, duc de La Rochefoucauld (14 April 1818 – 4 December 1879). Married (Paris, 1852) with Radegonde-Euphrasie Bouvery (Paris, 13 March 1832 – Paris, 7 November 1901).
François-Alfred-Gaston XVI, duc de La Rochefoucauld (Paris, 21 April 1853 –
Monaco, 24 February 1925). Married (11 February 1892)[1] with Mattie-Elizabeth Mitchell (Portland (Oregon), 28 August 1866 – Paris, 21 February 1933).[2] They rest at the chapel of
château de La Rochefoucauld.[3] Mattie-Elizabeth Mitchell was the daughter of
U.S. SenatorJohn H. Mitchell.
Marie-François-Gabriel-Alfred, duc de La Rochefoucauld (Paris, 27 September 1854 – Paris, 29 July 1926). Brother of François XV, the ducal title was transferred to him. Married (5 June 1884) with Pauline Piscatory de Vaufreland.
François XVIII de La Rochefoucauld, duc de La Rochefoucauld, duc de Liancourt, duc d'Anville (Paris, 12 December 1920 – 29 novembre 2011). Married (Paris, 11 October 1950) with Sonia Marie Matossian.
François XIX de La Rochefoucauld (François-Alexandre), 15th duc de La Rochefoucauld, 10th duc de Liancourt, duc d'Anville, prince de Marcillac (born 2 April 1958,
Neuilly-sur-Seine), son of François XVIII.
Barruly argent and azure, overall three chevrons gules, the uppermost écimé.[5][6][better source needed]
(Sometimes represented with the upper chevron extending beyond the shield, its tip cut off by the edge.)
These arms can be seen as those of Lusignan (barruly argent and azure) with the addition of the chevrons as a
brisure. For this reason certain authors have claimed that the house of Rochefoucauld had a common origin with that of
Lusignan.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 as above; 2 and 3, Or an escutcheon azure.[6]
François XII de La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt (1747–1827), duc de
Liancourt, then duc de La Rochefoucauld, politician, scientist and philanthropist. Quarterly: 1 and 4, Gules a bend argent (de Roye); 2, Or a lion azure, armed and langued gules. Over all the arms of Rochefoucauld as above.[8][better source needed]
Potter, David, ed. (2004). Foreign Intelligence And Information in Elizabethan England: Two English Treatises on the State of France, 1580–1584. Camden Fifth Series. Vol. 25. Cambridge University Press. p.
95 (footnote 251).
ISBN978-0-521-84724-7.
The title of Duke de La Rochefoucauld is a
French peerage, whose origins go back to
Lord Rochefoucauld in
Charente in the 10th century with Foucauld 1st (973–1047), first Lord of La Rochefoucauld, son of Adémar, Lord of La Roche (952–1037). They got the title of Baron in the 13th century, then became Count in 1528 with Francis I de La Rochefoucauld, godfather of King
Francis I and in 1622, Francis V de La Rochefoucauld was made Duke by
Louis XIII. They are also, since 16th century, Prince of Marcillac. They become during the 18th century: Duke of Liancourt, Duke of Anville and Duke of Estissac. They become during the 19th century:
Prince de La Rochefoucauld-Montbel (Dominique and his son Gabriel), Duke of Doudeauville, Duke of Estrees and Duke of Bisaccia. They are also: Marquees de Montendre, de Barbezieux, de Surgères and de Bayers; also Count de Duretal, Count de La Rochefoucauld-Montbel and Baron de Verteuil.
Origins of the name
Authors have advanced, but without evidence, that the first member of this family, Adémar, known as Amaury or Esmerin, by
Viscounty of Limoges, or the son of the lord
Hugh I of Lusignan. This latter hypothesis could be reinforced by the armorial bearings of the family. The work of André Debord leaves it to the
house of Montbron in the 12th century.
The seigniory of
La Roche was originally a
barony in the 13th century. The descendants of
Foucauld I de La Roche and of Jarsande, united their name Foucauld.
Lords then Barons de La Rochefoucauld (10th–15th centuries)
Adémar de La Roche, (952–1037).
Foucauld I de La Rochefoucauld (son of preceding), Lord de La Rochefoucauld (978–1047), married and had four children
Guy I de La Rochefoucauld(son of preceding), Lord de La Rochefoucauld, founded in 1060 the priory of Saint-Florent de La Rochefoucauld.
Guy II de La Rochefoucauld (son of preceding), Lord de La Rochefoucauld (1081). He married Eve, they had three children.
Guy III de La Rochefoucauld (son of preceding), Lord de La Rochefoucauld (died 1120).
Aymar de La Rochefoucauld (son of preceding), Lord de La Rochefoucauld et de Verteuil (died in 1140). Led several wars against
Wulgrin II,
count of Angoulême. He married Mathilde de
Chabanais.
Guy IV de La Rochefoucauld (son of preceding), Lord de La Rochefoucauld, Verteuil, Marthon, Blanzac. He was in war against William of Angoulême; in 1170 he assisted the dedication of the
Abbaye de Saint-Amant-de-Boixe. Married the daughter of Aimery, vicomte de Rochechouart, and they had two children.
Foucauld II de La Rochefoucauld (son of preceding) Lord de La Rochefoucauld. He served in the army of the King
Philip II Augustus, and was made prisoner in 1198 at the
battle of Gisors. He was father of four children.
Guy V de La Rochefoucauld (son of preceding), founded the
Cordeliers Convent d'Angoulême in 1230.
Aimeri I de La Rochefoucauld (brother of preceding and son of Foucauld II), Lord de La Rochefoucauld in 1219, and of
Verteuil comte de la Marche. He died after 1250. He married Létice de Parthenay, and they had five children.
Guy VI de La Rochefoucauld (son of preceding), Lord de La Rochefoucauld, de
Verteuil, de Marthon, de Saint Claud, de Saint Laurent, de Blanzac et de Cellefrouin, rallied to the cause of Hugues VII de Lusignan, comte de La Marche, against the King of France
Louis IX. In 1295, he retired to the abbaye de Grosbos, and he died th same year. He married Agnès de Rochechouart, and they had nine children.
Aimeri II de La Rochefoucauld (son of preceding), baron de La Rochefoucauld, Lord de
Verteuil, de Marthon, de Saint Claud, de Saint Laurent, de Blanzac, de Monteil et de Cellefrouin (v.1265–1295). In 1280 he married Dauphine de
La Tour-d'Auvergne, and they had five children.
Aimeri III de La Rochefoucauld (son of preceding), baron de La Rochefoucauld. Rendered service to the King
Philippe VI (1338). Died 16 September 1362. He married Rogette de Grailly, and they had Gui VIII.
Foucauld III de La Rochefoucauld (son of preceding), baron de La Rochefoucauld, councillor,
chamberlain of king
Charles VII (died 1467). Chevalier (1451), participated in the
siege of Fronsac. Rescued King Charles VII and his château (from 12 July until 27 July 1453, at the
battle of Castillon, which marked the end of the
Hundred Years War. He married Jeanne de Rochechouart who gave him three children.
François VI de La Rochefoucauld (son of preceding), duc de La Rochefoucauld (15 December 1613 – 17 March 1680). Married Andrée de
Vivonne (20 January 1628). moralist writer (Maximes, Mémoires), He wrote a history of the
Fronde.
Alexandre I de La Rochefoucauld (son of François VIII), duc de La Rochefoucauld (29 September 1690 – 1762). Married Elisabeth-Marie-Louise-Nicole de Caylard de Toiras d'Amboise (30 July 1715).
Marie-Louise-Elisabeth (daughter of Alexandre). Married (28 February 1732) to her cousin
Jean-Baptiste Louis Frédéric de La Rochefoucauld de Roye, duc d'Anville. As Alexandre had no surviving male heir, by letters patent of
Louis XV, the title duc de La Rochefoucauld was transmitted to the male issue of Marie-Louise-Elisabeth on the condition that she married a member of the La Rochefoucauld family. She chose her cousin Jean-Baptiste.
François XV de La Rochefoucauld, duc de La Rochefoucauld (14 April 1818 – 4 December 1879). Married (Paris, 1852) with Radegonde-Euphrasie Bouvery (Paris, 13 March 1832 – Paris, 7 November 1901).
François-Alfred-Gaston XVI, duc de La Rochefoucauld (Paris, 21 April 1853 –
Monaco, 24 February 1925). Married (11 February 1892)[1] with Mattie-Elizabeth Mitchell (Portland (Oregon), 28 August 1866 – Paris, 21 February 1933).[2] They rest at the chapel of
château de La Rochefoucauld.[3] Mattie-Elizabeth Mitchell was the daughter of
U.S. SenatorJohn H. Mitchell.
Marie-François-Gabriel-Alfred, duc de La Rochefoucauld (Paris, 27 September 1854 – Paris, 29 July 1926). Brother of François XV, the ducal title was transferred to him. Married (5 June 1884) with Pauline Piscatory de Vaufreland.
François XVIII de La Rochefoucauld, duc de La Rochefoucauld, duc de Liancourt, duc d'Anville (Paris, 12 December 1920 – 29 novembre 2011). Married (Paris, 11 October 1950) with Sonia Marie Matossian.
François XIX de La Rochefoucauld (François-Alexandre), 15th duc de La Rochefoucauld, 10th duc de Liancourt, duc d'Anville, prince de Marcillac (born 2 April 1958,
Neuilly-sur-Seine), son of François XVIII.
Barruly argent and azure, overall three chevrons gules, the uppermost écimé.[5][6][better source needed]
(Sometimes represented with the upper chevron extending beyond the shield, its tip cut off by the edge.)
These arms can be seen as those of Lusignan (barruly argent and azure) with the addition of the chevrons as a
brisure. For this reason certain authors have claimed that the house of Rochefoucauld had a common origin with that of
Lusignan.
Quarterly: 1 and 4 as above; 2 and 3, Or an escutcheon azure.[6]
François XII de La Rochefoucauld-Liancourt (1747–1827), duc de
Liancourt, then duc de La Rochefoucauld, politician, scientist and philanthropist. Quarterly: 1 and 4, Gules a bend argent (de Roye); 2, Or a lion azure, armed and langued gules. Over all the arms of Rochefoucauld as above.[8][better source needed]
Potter, David, ed. (2004). Foreign Intelligence And Information in Elizabethan England: Two English Treatises on the State of France, 1580–1584. Camden Fifth Series. Vol. 25. Cambridge University Press. p.
95 (footnote 251).
ISBN978-0-521-84724-7.