Duc de Beaufort

Duc de Beaufort was a title in the French nobility. It was first created in 1597 as a peerage for Gabrielle d'Estrées, Marquise de Monceaux, the mistress of King Henri IV, with a remainder to their illegitimate son César de Bourbon, later also Duc de Vendôme. The duchy was sold by the fourth Duke in 1688 to Charles François Frederic de Montmorency-Luxembourg, who was created Duc de Beaufort (without a peerage) that same year. The duchy was renamed Duc de Montmorency in 1689; see that title. He later succeeded as Duc de Piney-Luxembourg.

Related Topics:
1597 - Peerage - Gabrielle d'Estrée - Henri IV - César de Bourbon - Duc de Vendôme - 1688 - 1689 - That title - Duc de Piney-Luxembourg

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For the English title, see Duke of Beaufort.

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