Nesle

Nesle, the name of a place in France (d?partement of Somme), which gave its name to an old feudal family. This family became extinct at the beginning of the 13th century, and the heiress brought the lordship to the family of Clermont in Beauvaisis.

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Simon de Clermont, seigneur de Nesle, was regent of the kingdom of France during the second crusade of Saint Louis. Raoul de Clermont, constable of France, and Guy I (d. 1302) and Guy II (d. 1352) de Clermont, both marshals of France, were members of the family.

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The lordship of Nesle was erected into a countship for Charles de Sainte-Maure in 1467 and into a marquisate for Louis de Sainte-Maure in 1546. It was acquired in 1666 by Louis Charles de Mailly. His grandson, Louis de Mailly, had five daughters, of whom four (the countess of Mailly, the duchess of Lauragais, the countess of Vintimille, and the marquise de la Tournelle, afterwards duchess of Chateauroux) were successively, or simultaneously, mistresses of Louis XV.

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France: The French Republic or France (: R?publique fran?aise or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents....

Somme: Somme is a French d?partement, named after the Somme River, located in the north of France. It is part of the region of France Picardie....

13th century: As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. In the history of European culture, this period is considered part of the High Middle Ages....

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