Duke of Mercoeur

Mercoeur, Siegneurs and Dukes of. The estate of Mercoeur in Auvergne, France, gave its name to a line of powerful lords, which became extinct in the 14th century, and passed by inheritance to the dauphins of Auvergne, counts of Clermont. In 1426 it passed to the Bourbons by the marriage, of Jeanne de Clermont, dauphine of Auvergne, with Louis, count of Montpensier. It formed part of the confiscated estates of the Constable de Bourbon, and was given by Francis I and Louise of Savoy to Antoine, Duke of Lorraine, and his wife, Renée de Bourbon, sister of the Constable. Nicolas of Lorraine, son of Duke Antoine, was created Duke of Mercoeur and a peer of France in 1569. His son Philippe Emmanuel left a daughter, who married the duc de Vendôme in 1609.

Related Topics:
Auvergne - 14th century - Dauphin - Clermont - 1426 - Bourbons - Jeanne de Clermont - Louis, count of Montpensier - Constable de Bourbon - Francis I - Louise of Savoy - Antoine, Duke of Lorraine - Renée de Bourbon - Nicolas of Lorraine - 1569 - Philippe Emmanuel - Duc de Vendôme - 1609

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