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Henri de Valois Anjou.svg|Henri de France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">[[Duchy of Anjou|Duke of Anjou]] (1561)<br>[[Duchy of Bourbon|Duke of Bourbon]] (1566)<br>[[County of Forez|Count of Forez]] (1566)<br>[[Duchy of Auvergne|Duke of Auvergne]] (1569)</span>
Henri de Valois Anjou.svg|Henri de France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">[[Duchy of Anjou|Duke of Anjou]] (1561)<br>[[Duchy of Bourbon|Duke of Bourbon]] (1566)<br>[[County of Forez|Count of Forez]] (1566)<br>[[Duchy of Auvergne|Duke of Auvergne]] (1569)</span>
Alencon.svg|François de France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">[[Duchy of Evreux|Duke of Evreux]] (1560)<br>[[Duchy of Alençon|Duke of Alençon]] (1566)<br>[[Duchy of Chateau-Thierry|Duke of Chateau-Thierry]] (1566)<br>[[County of Perche|Count of Perche]] (1566)<br>[[County of Meulan|Count of Meulan]] (1566)<br>[[County of Mantes|Count of Mantes]] (1566)<br>[[County of Dreux|Count of Dreux]] (1569)<br>*later Duke of Anjou, etc.</span>
Alencon.svg|François de France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">[[Duchy of Evreux|Duke of Evreux]] (1560)<br>[[Duchy of Alençon|Duke of Alençon]] (1566)<br>[[Duchy of Chateau-Thierry|Duke of Chateau-Thierry]] (1566)<br>[[County of Perche|Count of Perche]] (1566)<br>[[County of Meulan|Count of Meulan]] (1566)<br>[[County of Mantes|Count of Mantes]] (1566)<br>[[County of Dreux|Count of Dreux]] (1569)<br>*later Duke of Anjou, etc.</span>
Luxembourg-Ligny.svg|Sebastian de Luxembourg<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">[[Duchy of Penthievre|Duke of Penthievre]] (1569)</span>
Cleve-Nevers.svg|Henriette de Cleves<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''[[Duchy of Nevers|Duchess of Nevers]] (1567)'''‡<br>'''[[Duchy of Rethel|Duchess of Rethel]] (1581)'''‡</span>
Lorraine Mercoeur.svg|Nicolas de Lorraine<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">[[County of Vaudemont|Count of Vaudemont]]<br>[[Duchy of Mercoeur|Duke of Mercoeur]] (1569)</span>
Gonzaga 1565.svg|Louis Gonzague<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''[[Duchy of Nevers|Duke of Nevers]] (1567)'''‡<br>'''[[Duchy of Rethel|Duke of Rethel]] (1581)'''‡</span>
Crussol Uzes.svg|Antoine de Crussol<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">[[Duchy of Uzes|Duke of Uzes]] (1572)</span>
Luxembourg-Ligny.svg|Sebastian de Luxembourg<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''[[Duchy of Penthievre|Duke of Penthievre]] (1569)'''</span>
Lorraine Mayenne.svg|Charles de Lorraine<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">[[Duchy of Mayenne|Duke of Mayenne]] (1573)</span>
Lorraine Mercoeur.svg|Nicolas de Lorraine<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">[[County of Vaudemont|Count of Vaudemont]]<br>'''[[Duchy of Mercoeur|Duke of Mercoeur]] (1569)'''</span>
Francis Bourbon Saint-Fargeau.svg|François de Bourbon<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">[[Duchy of Saint-Fargeau|Duke of Saint-Fargeau]] (1574)</span>
Crussol Uzes.svg|Antoine de Crussol<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''[[Duchy of Uzes|Duke of Uzes]] (1572)'''</span>
Lorraine Mayenne.svg|Charles de Lorraine<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''[[Duchy of Mayenne|Duke of Mayenne]] (1573)'''</span>
Francis Bourbon Saint-Fargeau.svg|François de Bourbon<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''[[Duchy of Saint-Fargeau|Duke of Saint-Fargeau]] (1576)'''</span>
Anjou.svg|François de France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">[[Duchy of Anjou|Duke of Anjou]] (1576)<br>[[Duchy of Touraine|Duke of Touraine]] (1576)<br>[[Duchy of Berry|Duke of Berry]] (1576)<br>*also Duke of Alençon, etc.</span>
Anjou.svg|François de France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">[[Duchy of Anjou|Duke of Anjou]] (1576)<br>[[Duchy of Touraine|Duke of Touraine]] (1576)<br>[[Duchy of Berry|Duke of Berry]] (1576)<br>*also Duke of Alençon, etc.</span>
Joyeuse Saint-Didier.svg|Anne de Joyeuse<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">[[Duchy of Joyeuse|Duke of Joyeuse]] (1581)</span>
Joyeuse Saint-Didier.svg|Anne de Joyeuse<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''[[Duchy of Joyeuse|Duke of Joyeuse]] (1581)'''</span>
Jean Louis de Nogaret de La Valette.svg|Jean Louis de Nogaret de La Valette<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">[[Duchy of Épernon|Duke of Épernon]] (1581)</span>
Jean Louis de Nogaret de La Valette.svg|Jean Louis de Nogaret de La Valette<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''[[Duchy of Épernon|Duke of Épernon]] (1581)'''</span>
Gonzaga 1565.svg|Louis de Gonzague<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Duke of Nevers<br>[[Duchy of Rethel|Duke of Rethel]] (1581)</span>
Luxembourg-Ligny.svg|François de Luxembourg<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''[[Duchy of Piney-Luxembourg|Duke of Piney-Luxembourg]] (1581)'''</span>
Luxembourg-Ligny.svg|François de Luxembourg<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">[[Duchy of Piney-Luxembourg|Duke of Piney-Luxembourg]] (1581)</span>
De Gondi.svg|Albert de Gondi<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''[[Duchy of Retz|Duke of Retz]] (1581)'''</span>
De Gondi.svg|Albert de Gondi<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">[[Duchy of Retz|Duke of Retz]] (1581)</span>
Lorraine Elbeuf.svg|Charles I de Lorraine<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''[[Duchy of Elbeuf|Duke of Elbeuf]] (1581)'''</span>
Lorraine Elbeuf.svg|Charles I de Lorraine<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">[[Duchy of Elbeuf|Duke of Elbeuf]] (1581)</span>
Chabot.svg|Anne Chabot<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''[[Duchy of Hallwin|Duchess of Hallwin]] (1587)'''‡</span>
Chabot.svg|Anne Chabot<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">[[Duchy of Hallwin|Duchess of Hallwin]] (1587)‡</span>
Hallwin.svg|Charles d'Hallwin<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Marquis of Meignelais<br>'''[[Duchy of Hallwin|Duke of Hallwin]] (1587)'''‡</span>
Hallwin.svg|Charles d'Hallwin<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Marquis of Meignelais<br>[[Duchy of Hallwin|Duke of Hallwin]] (1587)‡</span>
Rohan Montbazon.svg|Louis VII de Rohan<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''[[Duchy of Montbazon|Duke of Montbazon]] (1588)'''</span>
Rohan Montbazon.svg|Louis VII de Rohan<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">[[Duchy of Montbazon|Duke of Montbazon]] (1588)</span>
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Revision as of 00:40, 29 July 2015

The Peerage of France consisted of the highest-ranking members of the French nobility. The original twelve peers were constituted in time immemorial.
Starting from the 13th century, new peerages were created by the King of France. The coats of arms shown below depict the arms of the peer when the peerage was granted.
Peers who changed arms are marked with an asterisk (*), followed by a reference to titles later or formerly borne.
Peerages originally granted to more than one peer are marked with a double dagger (‡).
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The Twelve | Capet | Valois | Bourbon



The Twelve | Capet | Valois | Bourbon



The Twelve | Capet | Valois | Bourbon