Duke of Ayen
The title Duke of Ayen (duc d'Ayen) was created by King Louis XV on 12 March 1737 raising the former county of Ayen to a Dukedom[1] It was used as a courtesy title by the eldest son of the Duke of Noailles[2] The Duke of Ayen are cousins of the Dukes of Mouchy[3] a cadet branch[4] of the House of Noailles[3]
List of dukes of Ayen
[edit]- 1737–1766 Louis de Noailles (1713–1793) 1st Duke of Ayen (1737) then 4th Duke of Noailles (1766) Marshal of France.
- 1766–1823 Jean de Noailles (1739–1824), 2nd Duke of Ayen (1766) 5th Duke of Noailles (1793), Peer of France (1814)
- 1823–1826 Paul de Noailles (1802–1885), 3rd Duke of Ayen (1823) and 6th Duke of Noailles (1824)
- 1826–1885 Jules de Noailles (1826–1895), 4th Duke of Ayen (1826) then 7th Duke of Noailles (1885)
- 1885–1895 Adrien de Noailles (1869–1953), 5th Duke of Ayen (1885) then 8th Duke of Noailles (1895)
- 1895–1945 Jean Maurice Paul Jules de Noailles (1893-1945), 6th Duke of Ayen (1895)
- 1945–1953 Hélie de Noailles (1905-2009), called the Marquis de Noailles, 7th Duke of Ayen (1945) then 9th Duke of Noailles (1953)
- 2009–present Emmanuel Paul Louis Marie de Noailles (born in 1983), 9th Duke of Ayen.[citation needed]
Arms
[edit]- Gueules à la bande d'or[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Jean Baptiste Pierre Jullien de Courcelles, 'Histoire généalogique et héraldique des pairs de France, 1827, p. 75-77.
- ^ Georges Martin, Histoire et généalogie de la Maison de Noailles, 1993, Lyon, l'auteur, 245 p..
- ^ a b Chisholm 1911, p. 723.
- ^ Georges Martin, Histoire et généalogie de la Maison de Noailles, 1993, Lyon, l'auteur, 245 p..
- ^ Jean Baptiste Pierre Jullien de Courcelles, 'Histoire généalogique et héraldique des pairs de France, 1827, p. 75-77.
Sources
[edit]- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Noailles". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 722–723.
