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




<gallery caption="Twelve Ancient Peers" align=center style= "color: #292929;font-size:1.2em;font-weight: normal;text-align:center;font-style: normal;">
<gallery caption="Twelve Ancient Peers" align=center style= "color: #292929;font-size:1.2em;font-weight: normal;text-align:center;font-style: normal;">
Image: Reims.svg| Archbishop of Reims<br>[[Arch-bishopric of Reims|Duke of Reims]]
Reims.svg| Archbishop of Reims<br>[[Arch-bishopric of Reims|Duke of Reims]]
Image: Laon.svg| Bishop of Laon<br>[[Bishopric of Laon|Duke of Laon]]
Laon.svg| Bishop of Laon<br>[[Bishopric of Laon|Duke of Laon]]
Image: Langres.svg| Bishop of Langres<br>[[Bishopric of Langres|Duke of Langres]]
Langres.svg| Bishop of Langres<br>[[Bishopric of Langres|Duke of Langres]]
Image: Beauvais.svg| Bishop of Beauvais<br>[[Bishopric of Beauvais|Count of Beauvais]]
Beauvais.svg| Bishop of Beauvais<br>[[Bishopric of Beauvais|Count of Beauvais]]
Image: Chalons.svg| Bishop of Châlons<br>[[Bishopric of Châlons|Count of Châlons]]
Chalons.svg| Bishop of Châlons<br>[[Bishopric of Châlons|Count of Châlons]]
Image: Noyon.svg| Bishop of Noyon<br>[[Bishopric of Noyon|Count of Noyon]]
Noyon.svg| Bishop of Noyon<br>[[Bishopric of Noyon|Count of Noyon]]
Image: Burgundy Ancient.svg|  [[Duchy of Burgundy|Duke of Burgundy]]
Burgundy Ancient.svg|  [[Duchy of Burgundy|Duke of Burgundy]]
Image: Normandy.svg|  [[Duchy of Normandy|Duke of Normandy]]
Normandy.svg|  [[Duchy of Normandy|Duke of Normandy]]
Image: Ramnulfids Aquitaine.svg|  [[Duchy of Aquitaine|Duke of Guyenne]]
Ramnulfids Aquitaine.svg|  [[Duchy of Aquitaine|Duke of Guyenne]]
Image: Flandern.svg|[[County of Flanders|Count of Flanders]]
Flandern.svg|[[County of Flanders|Count of Flanders]]
Image: Champagne.svg| [[County of Champagne|Count of Champagne]]
Champagne.svg| [[County of Champagne|Count of Champagne]]
Image: Toulouse.svg| [[County of Toulouse|Count of Toulouse]]
Toulouse.svg| [[County of Toulouse|Count of Toulouse]]
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<gallery caption="13th Century" align=center style= "color: #292929;font-size:1.2em;font-weight: normal;text-align:center;font-style: normal;">
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Image: Pierre I Dreux .svg|John II of Brittany<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Brittany''' (1297)</span>
[[#Peer|The Twelve]] | [[#Capet|Capet]] | [[#Valois|Valois]] | [[#Bourbon|Bourbon]]
Image: Valois.svg|Charles of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Count of Valois<br>'''Count of Anjou''' (1297)</span>
 
Image: Artois.svg|Robert II of Artois<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Count of Artois''' (1297)</span>
 
<gallery caption="House of Capet" align=center style= "color: #292929;font-size:1.2em;font-weight: normal;text-align:center;font-style: normal;">
Plantagenet.svg|Henry III of England<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Aquitaine''' (1259)</span>
Pierre I Dreux .svg|John II of Brittany<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Brittany''' (1297)</span>
Valois.svg|Charles of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Count of Valois<br>'''Count of Anjou''' (1297)</span>
Artois.svg|Robert II of Artois<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Count of Artois''' (1297)</span>
Philip of Poitiers.svg|Philip of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Count of Poitiers''' (1314)</span>
Charles of La Marche.svg|Charles of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Count of La Marche''' (1316)</span>
D'Evreux.svg|Louis of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Count of Evreux''' (1316)</span>
Philip III of Navarre.svg|Philip of Evreux<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Count of Angouleme''' (1317)</span>
Capet Bourbon.svg|Louis de Clermont<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Count of La Marche''' (1321)<br>'''Duke of Bourbon''' (1327)</span>
Evreux Etampes.svg|Charles of Evreux<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Count of Etampes''' (1327)</span>
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<gallery caption="14th-15th Century" align=center style= "color: #292929;font-size:1.2em;font-weight: normal;text-align:center;font-style: normal;">
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Image: Philip of Poitiers.svg|Philip of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Count of Poitiers''' (1314)</span>
[[#Peer|The Twelve]] | [[#Capet|Capet]] | [[#Valois|Valois]] | [[#Bourbon|Bourbon]]
Image: Charles of La Marche.svg|Charles of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Count of La Marche''' (1316)</span>
 
Image: D'Evreux.svg|Louis of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Count of Evreux''' (1316)</span>
 
Image: Philip III of Navarre.svg|Philip of Evreux<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Count of Angouleme''' (1317)</span>
<gallery caption="House of Valois" align=center style= "color: #292929;font-size:1.2em;font-weight: normal;text-align:center;font-style: normal;">
Image: Capet Bourbon.svg|Louis de Clermont<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Count of La Marche''' (1321)<br>'''Duke of Bourbon''' (1327)</span>
Artois.svg|Robert III of Artois<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Count of Beaumont-le-Roger''' (1328)</span>
Image: Evreux Etampes.svg|Charles of Evreux<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Count of Etampes''' (1327)</span>
Valois.svg|John of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Count of Maine''' (1331)<br>'''Duke of Normandy''' (1332)</span>
Image: Artois.svg|Robert III of Artois<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Count of Beaumont-le-Roger''' (1328)</span>
Philip of Orleans.svg|Philip of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Orleans''' (1344)<br>'''Count of Valois''' (1344)</span>
Image: Valois.svg|John of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Count of Maine''' (1331)<br>'''Duke of Normandy''' (1332)</span>
Nevers.svg|Margaret of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Countess of Burgundy and Artois<br>'''Countess of Nevers''' (1347)</span>
Image: Philip of Orleans.svg|Philip of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Orleans''' (1344)<br>'''Count of Valois''' (1344)</span>
Flandern.svg|Louis II de Dampierre<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Count of Flanders<br>'''Count of Nevers''' (1347)</span>
Image: Nevers.svg|Margaret of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Countess of Burgundy and Artois<br>'''Countess of Nevers''' (1347)</span>
Navarre d'Evreux.svg|Charles II<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">King of Navarre<br>'''Count of Mantes''' (1353)<br>'''Count of Beaumont-le-Roger''' (1354)<br>'''Lord of Montpellier''' (1371)</span>
Image: Flandern.svg|Louis II de Dampierre<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Count of Flanders<br>'''Count of Nevers''' (1347)</span>
Charles of France.svg|Charles of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Dauphin of France<br>'''Duke of Normandy''' (1355)</span>
Image: Navarre d'Evreux.svg|Charles II<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">King of Navarre<br>'''Count of Mantes''' (1353)<br>'''Count of Beaumont-le-Roger''' (1354)<br>'''Lord of Montpellier''' (1371)</span>
Valois.svg|Louis of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Anjou''' (1356)<br>'''Count of Maine''' (1360)</span>
Image: Charles of France.svg|Charles of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Dauphin of France<br>'''Duke of Normandy''' (1355)</span>
Berry.svg|John of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Count of Poitou''' (1357)<br>'''Count of Mâcon''' (1359)<br>'''Duke of Berry''' (1360)<br>'''Duke of Auvergne''' (1360)<br>'''Count of Poitou''' (1369)</span>
Image: Valois.svg|Louis of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Anjou''' (1356)<br>'''Count of Maine''' (1360)</span>
Touraine.svg|Philip of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Touraine''' (1360)<br>*later Duke of Burgundy</span>
Image: Berry.svg|John of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Count of Poitou''' (1357)<br>'''Count of Mâcon''' (1359)<br>'''Duke of Berry''' (1360)<br>'''Duke of Auvergne''' (1360)<br>'''Count of Poitou''' (1369)</span>
Burgundy.svg|Philip of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Burgundy''' (1363)<br>*formerly Duke of Touraine</span>
Image: Touraine.svg|Philip of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Touraine''' (1360)<br>*later Duke of Burgundy</span>
Orleans.svg|Louis of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Touraine''' (1386)<br>'''Duke of Orleans''' (1392)<br>'''Count of Valois''' (1392)<br>'''Count of Perigord''' (1399)<br>'''Count of Soissons''' (1404)<br>'''Lord of Coucy''' (1404)<br>'''Duke of Valois''' (1406)</span>
Image: Burgundy.svg|Philip of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Burgundy''' (1363)<br>*formerly Duke of Touraine</span>
Jean de Touraine.svg|John of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Touraine''' (1401)<br>'''Count of Mortagne''' (1407)<br>*later Dauphin of France</span>
Image: Orleans.svg|Louis of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Touraine''' (1386)<br>'''Duke of Orleans''' (1392)<br>'''Count of Valois''' (1392)<br>'''Count of Perigord''' (1399)<br>'''Count of Soissons''' (1404)<br>'''Lord of Coucy''' (1404)<br>'''Duke of Valois''' (1406)</span>
Alencon Modern.svg|John I of Alencon<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Alencon''' (1404)</span>
Image: Jean de Touraine.svg|John of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Touraine''' (1401)<br>'''Count of Mortagne''' (1407)<br>*later Dauphin of France</span>
Navarre d'Evreux.svg|Charles III<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">King of Navarre<br>'''Duke of Nemours''' (1404)</span>
Image: Alencon Modern.svg|John I of Alencon<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Alencon''' (1404)</span>
Brabant Valois.svg|Anthony of Burgundy<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Duke of Brabant<br>'''Count of Rethel''' (1405)</span>
Image: Navarre d'Evreux.svg|Charles III<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">King of Navarre<br>'''Duke of Nemours''' (1404)</span>
Peter of Navarre.svg|Peter of Navarre<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Count of Mortain''' (1407)</span>
Image: Brabant Valois.svg|Anthony of Burgundy<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Duke of Brabant<br>'''Count of Rethel''' (1405)</span>
Dauphine.svg|Louis of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Dauphin of France<br>Duke of Guyenne<br>'''Count of Mortain''' (1414)</span>
Image: Peter of Navarre.svg|Peter of Navarre<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Count of Mortain''' (1407)</span>
Dauphine.svg|John of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Dauphin of France<br>'''Duke of Berry''' (1416)<br>*also Duke of Touraine</span>
Image: Dauphine.svg|Louis of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Dauphin of France<br>Duke of Guyenne<br>'''Count of Mortain''' (1414)</span>
Jean de Touraine.svg|Charles of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Touraine''' (1416)<br>'''Duke of Berry''' (1417)</span>
Image: Dauphine.svg|John of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Dauphin of France<br>'''Duke of Berry''' (1416)<br>*also Duke of Touraine</span>
Archibald Douglas.svg|Archibald Douglas<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Earl of Douglas<br>'''Duke of Touraine''' (1423)</span>
Image: Jean de Touraine.svg|Charles of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Touraine''' (1416)<br>'''Duke of Berry''' (1417)</span>
John Stewart.svg|John Stewart<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Aubigny<br>'''Count of Evreux''' (1427)</span>
Image: Archibald Douglas.svg|Archibald Douglas<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Earl of Douglas<br>'''Duke of Touraine''' (1423)</span>
Dunkeld.svg|James I<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">King of Scotland<br>'''Count of Saintonge''' (1428)</span>
Image: John Stewart.svg|John Stewart<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Aubigny<br>'''Count of Evreux''' (1427)</span>
Francis Phoebus of Navarre.svg|Gaston IV de Foix<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Count of Foix''' (1458)</span>
Image: Dunkeld.svg|James I<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">King of Scotland<br>'''Count of Saintonge''' (1428)</span>
Artois.svg|Charles of Artois<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Count of Eu''' (1458)</span>
Image: Francis Phoebus of Navarre.svg|Gaston IV de Foix<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Count of Foix''' (1458)</span>
Bourgogne Nevers.svg|Charles of Burgundy<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Count of Nevers''' (1459)</span>
Image: Artois.svg|Charles of Artois<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Count of Eu''' (1458)</span>
Berry Modern.svg|Charles of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Berry''' (1461)<br>*later Duke of Normandy and Guyenne</span>
Image: Bourgogne Nevers.svg|Charles of Burgundy<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Count of Nevers''' (1459)</span>
Bourgogne Artois.svg|John II of Burgundy<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Count of Nevers''' (1464)</span>
Image: Berry Modern.svg|Charles of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Berry''' (1461)<br>*later Duke of Normandy and Guyenne</span>
Charles de France Normandy.svg|Charles of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Normandy''' (1465)<br>'''Count of Mortain''' (1465)<br>*formerly Duke of Berry, later Duke of Guyenne</span>
Image: Bourgogne Artois.svg|John II of Burgundy<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Count of Nevers''' (1464)</span>
Charles de France Guyenne.svg|Charles of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Guyenne''' (1469)<br>*formerly Duke of Berry and Normandy</span>
Image: Charles de France Normandy.svg|Charles of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Normandy''' (1465)<br>'''Count of Mortain''' (1465)<br>*formerly Duke of Berry, later Duke of Guyenne</span>
Naples Trastamara.svg|Frederick of Naples<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Count of Villefranche''' (1480)</span>
Image: Charles de France Guyenne.svg|Charles of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Guyenne''' (1469)<br>*formerly Duke of Berry and Normandy</span>
Valois-Angouleme.svg|Francis of Orleans<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Count of Angouleme<br>'''Duke of Valois''' (1498)</span>
Image: Naples Trastamara.svg|Frederick of Naples<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Count of Villefranche''' (1480)</span>
Cleve-Nevers.svg|Engelbert of Cleves<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Count of Nevers''' (1505)</span>
Image: Valois-Angouleme.svg|Francis of Orleans<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Count of Angouleme<br>'''Duke of Valois''' (1498)</span>
Claude of France.svg|Claude of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Countess of Soissons''' (1505)<br>'''Lady of Coucy''' (1505)</span>
Gaston de Foix, Duke of Nemours.svg|Gaston of Foix<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Nemours''' (1507)</span>
Vendome Bourbon.svg|Charles IV de Bourbon<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Vendome''' (1515)</span>
Savoy.svg|Louise of Savoy<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duchess of Angouleme''' (1515)<br>'''Duchess of Anjou''' (1515)<br>'''Duchess of Nemours''' (1524)<br>'''Duchess of Bourbon''' (1527)<br>'''Duchess of Chatellerault''' (1527)<br>'''Duchess of Auvergne''' (1528)<br>'''Duchess of Chatellerault''' (1530)</span>
Gilbert de Bourbon.svg|Francis of Bourbon<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Chatellerault''' (1515)</span>
Valois-Angouleme.svg|Jeanne of Orleans<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duchess of Valois''' (1516)</span>
Capet.svg|Marguerite of Orleans<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duchess of Berry''' (1517)</span>
Lorraine Guise.svg|Claude de Lorraine<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Guise''' (1528)<br></span>
Marie d’Albret.svg|Marie d'Albret<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Countess of Rethel<br>'''Duchess of Nevers''' (1539)</span>
Gilbert de Bourbon.svg|Louise de Bourbon<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duchess of Montpensier''' (1539)‡</span>
Bourbon Montpensier.svg|Louis de Bourbon<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Montpensier''' (1539)‡</span>
Charles I d'Orleans.svg|Charles of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Orleans''' (1540)<br>'''Duke of Angouleme''' (1540)<br>'''Duke of Chatellerault''' (1540)<br>'''Count of Clermont''' (1540)<br>'''Count of La Marche''' (1540)<br>'''Duke of Bourbon''' (1544)</span>
Lorraine Aumale.svg|Francis de Lorraine<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Aumale''' (1547)</span>
Capet.svg|Marguerite of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duchess of Berry''' (1550)</span>
De Montmorency.svg|Anne de Montmorency<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Montmorency''' (1551)</span>
Albret Navarre.svg|Jeanne III<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Queen of Navarre<br>'''Duchess of Albret''' (1556)</span>
Henri de Valois Anjou.svg|Alexander Edward of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Anjou''' (1566)<br>'''Duke of Bourbon''' (1566)<br>'''Count of Forez''' (1566)<br>'''Duke of Auvergne''' (1569)</span>
Alencon Modern.svg|Hercules Francis of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Alencon''' (1566)'''<br>Duke of Chateau-Thierry''' (1566)<br>'''Count of Perche''' (1566)<br>'''Count of Meulan''' (1566)<br>'''Count of Mantes''' (1566)<br>'''Duke of Evreux''' (1569)<br>'''Count of Dreux''' (1569)<br>*later Duke of Anjou, etc.</span>
Luxembourg-Ligny.svg|Sebastian of Luxembourg<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Penthievre''' (1569)</span>
Lorraine Mercoeur.svg|Nicolas de Lorraine<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Count of Vaudemont<br>'''Duke of Mercoeur''' (1569)</span>
Crussol Uzes.svg|Antoine de Crussol<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Uzes''' (1572)</span>
Lorraine Mayenne.svg|Charles de Lorraine<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Mayenne''' (1573)</span>
Francis Bourbon Saint-Fargeau.svg|Francis of Bourbon<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Saint-Fargeau''' (1574)</span>
Anjou.svg|Hercules Francis of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Anjou''' (1576)<br>'''Duke of Touraine''' (1576)<br>'''Duke of Berry''' (1576)<br>*also Duke of Alencon, etc.</span>
Joyeuse Saint-Didier.svg|Anne de Joyeuse<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''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;">'''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>'''Duke of Rethel''' (1581)</span>
Luxembourg-Ligny.svg|Francis of Luxembourg<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Piney-Luxembourg''' (1581)</span>
De Gondi.svg|Albert de Gondi<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Retz''' (1581)</span>
Lorraine Elbeuf.svg|Charles I de Lorraine<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Elbeuf''' (1581)</span>
Chabot.svg|Anne Chabot<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duchess of Hallwin''' (1587)‡</span>
Hallwin.svg|Charles d'Hallwin<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Marquis of Meignelais<br>'''Duke of Hallwin''' (1587)‡</span>
Rohan Montbazon.svg|Louis VII de Rohan<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Montbazon''' (1588)</span>
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Image: Cleve-Nevers.svg|Engelbert of Cleves<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Count of Nevers''' (1505)</span>
[[#Peer|The Twelve]] | [[#Capet|Capet]] | [[#Valois|Valois]] | [[#Bourbon|Bourbon]]
Image: Claude of France.svg|Claude of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Countess of Soissons''' (1505)<br>'''Lady of Coucy''' (1505)</span>
 
Image: Gaston de Foix, Duke of Nemours.svg|Gaston of Foix<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Nemours''' (1507)</span>
Image: Vendome Bourbon.svg|Charles IV de Bourbon<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Vendome''' (1515)</span>
Image: Savoy.svg|Louise of Savoy<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duchess of Angouleme''' (1515)<br>'''Duchess of Anjou''' (1515)<br>'''Duchess of Nemours''' (1524)<br>'''Duchess of Bourbon''' (1527)<br>'''Duchess of Chatellerault''' (1527)<br>'''Duchess of Auvergne''' (1528)<br>'''Duchess of Chatellerault''' (1530)</span>
Image: Gilbert de Bourbon.svg|Francis of Bourbon<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Chatellerault''' (1515)</span>
Image: Valois-Angouleme.svg|Jeanne of Orleans<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duchess of Valois''' (1516)</span>
Image: Capet.svg|Marguerite of Orleans<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duchess of Berry''' (1517)</span>
Image: Lorraine Guise.svg|Claude de Lorraine<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Guise''' (1528)<br></span>
Image: Marie d’Albret.svg|Marie d'Albret<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Countess of Rethel<br>'''Duchess of Nevers''' (1539)</span>
Image: Gilbert de Bourbon.svg|Louise de Bourbon<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duchess of Montpensier''' (1539)‡</span>
Image: Bourbon Montpensier.svg|Louis de Bourbon<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Montpensier''' (1539)‡</span>
Image: Charles I d'Orleans.svg|Charles of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Orleans''' (1540)<br>'''Duke of Angouleme''' (1540)<br>'''Duke of Chatellerault''' (1540)<br>'''Count of Clermont''' (1540)<br>'''Count of La Marche''' (1540)<br>'''Duke of Bourbon''' (1544)</span>
Image: Lorraine Aumale.svg|Francis de Lorraine<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Aumale''' (1547)</span>
Image: Capet.svg|Marguerite of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duchess of Berry''' (1550)</span>
Image: De Montmorency.svg|Anne de Montmorency<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Montmorency''' (1551)</span>
Image: Albret Navarre.svg|Jeanne III<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Queen of Navarre<br>'''Duchess of Albret''' (1556)</span>
Image: Henri de Valois Anjou.svg|Alexander Edward of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Anjou''' (1566)<br>'''Duke of Bourbon''' (1566)<br>'''Count of Forez''' (1566)<br>'''Duke of Auvergne''' (1569)</span>
Image: Alencon Modern.svg|Hercules Francis of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Alencon''' (1566)'''<br>Duke of Chateau-Thierry''' (1566)<br>'''Count of Perche''' (1566)<br>'''Count of Meulan''' (1566)<br>'''Count of Mantes''' (1566)<br>'''Duke of Evreux''' (1569)<br>'''Count of Dreux''' (1569)<br>*later Duke of Anjou, etc.</span>
Image: Luxembourg-Ligny.svg|Sebastian of Luxembourg<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Penthievre''' (1569)</span>
Image: Lorraine Mercoeur.svg|Nicolas de Lorraine<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Count of Vaudemont<br>'''Duke of Mercoeur''' (1569)</span>
Image: Crussol Uzes.svg|Antoine de Crussol<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Uzes''' (1572)</span>
Image: Lorraine Mayenne.svg|Charles de Lorraine<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Mayenne''' (1573)</span>
Image: Francis Bourbon Saint-Fargeau.svg|Francis of Bourbon<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Saint-Fargeau''' (1574)</span>
Image: Anjou.svg|Hercules Francis of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Anjou''' (1576)<br>'''Duke of Touraine''' (1576)<br>'''Duke of Berry''' (1576)<br>*also Duke of Alencon, etc.</span>
Image: Joyeuse Saint-Didier.svg|Anne de Joyeuse<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Joyeuse''' (1581)</span>
Image: 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;">'''Duke of Épernon''' (1581)</span>
Image: Gonzaga 1565.svg|Louis de Gonzague<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Duke of Nevers<br>'''Duke of Rethel''' (1581)</span>
Image: Luxembourg-Ligny.svg|Francis of Luxembourg<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Piney-Luxembourg''' (1581)</span>
Image: De Gondi.svg|Albert de Gondi<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Retz''' (1581)</span>
Image: Lorraine Elbeuf.svg|Charles I de Lorraine<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Elbeuf''' (1581)</span>
Image: Chabot.svg|Anne Chabot<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duchess of Hallwin''' (1587)‡</span>
Image: Hallwin.svg|Charles d'Hallwin<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Marquis of Meignelais<br>'''Duke of Hallwin''' (1587)‡</span>
Image: Rohan Montbazon.svg|Louis VII de Rohan<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Montbazon''' (1588)</span>
Image: Gilbert III de Lévis.svg|Gilbert III de Lévis<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Ventadour''' (1589)</span>
Image: Rohan Montbazon.svg|Hercule de Rohan<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Montbazon''' (1595)</span>
Image: Estrées.svg|Gabrielle d'Estrées<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duchess of Beaufort''' (1597)</span>
Image: Bourbon Vendome.svg|César de Bourbon<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Vendome''' (1598)</span>
Image: Gontaut.svg|Charles de Gontaut<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Biron''' (1598)</span>
Image: Claude de La Trémoille.svg|Claude de La Trémoille<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Thouars''' (1599)</span>
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Image: Lorraine Mayenne.svg|Henri de Lorraine<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Aiguillon''' (1600)</span>
Gilbert III de Lévis.svg|Gilbert III de Lévis<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Ventadour''' (1589)</span>
Image: Rohan.svg|Henri de Rohan<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Rohan''' (1603)</span>
Rohan Montbazon.svg|Hercule de Rohan<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Montbazon''' (1595)</span>
Image: Bethune.svg|Maximilien de Béthune<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Marquis of Rosny<br>'''Duke of Sully''' (1606)</span>
Estrées.svg|Gabrielle d'Estrées<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duchess of Beaufort''' (1597)</span>
Image: Orleans Longueville Fronsac.svg|François d'Orléans-Longueville<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Fronsac''' (1608)</span>
Bourbon Vendome.svg|César de Bourbon<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Vendome''' (1598)</span>
Image: Bourbon Montpensier.svg|Marie de Bourbon<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duchess of Montpensier''' (1608)</span>
Gontaut.svg|Charles de Gontaut<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Biron''' (1598)</span>
Image: Montmorency-Damville.svg|Charles de Montmorency<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Damville''' (1610)</span>
Claude de La Trémoille.svg|Claude de La Trémoille<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Thouars''' (1599)</span>
Image: Hallwin.svg|Anne d'Hallwin<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duchess of Candale''' (1611)‡<br>'''Duchess of Hallwin''' (1621)‡</span>
Lorraine Mayenne.svg|Henri de Lorraine<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Aiguillon''' (1600)</span>
Image: Henry de Nogaret de La Valette.svg|Henry de Nogaret de La Valette<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Hallwin''' (1611)<br>'''Duke of Candale''' (1621)</span>
Rohan.svg|Henri de Rohan<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Rohan''' (1603)</span>
Image: Conde.svg|Henri de Bourbon<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Prince of Conde<br>'''Duke of Châteauroux''' (1616)<br>'''Duke of Montmorency''' (1633)‡<br>'''Duke of Albret''' (1641)</span>
Bethune.svg|Maximilien de Béthune<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Marquis of Rosny<br>'''Duke of Sully''' (1606)</span>
Image: Charles d'Albert de Luynes.svg|Charles d'Albert<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Luynes''' (1619)</span>
Orleans Longueville Fronsac.svg|François d'Orléans-Longueville<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Fronsac''' (1608)</span>
Image: Bonne.svg|François de Bonne<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Lesdiguières''' (1620)</span>
Bourbon Montpensier.svg|Marie de Bourbon<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duchess of Montpensier''' (1608)</span>
Image: Cossé.svg|Charles II de Cossé<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Brissac''' (1620)</span>
Montmorency-Damville.svg|Charles de Montmorency<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Damville''' (1610)</span>
Image: Roger de Saint-Lary.svg|Roger de Saint-Lary<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Bellegarde''' (1620)</span>
Hallwin.svg|Anne d'Hallwin<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duchess of Candale''' (1611)‡<br>'''Duchess of Hallwin''' (1621)</span>
Image: Schoenberg.svg|Charles de Schomberg<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Hallwin''' (1621)</span>
Henry de Nogaret de La Valette.svg|Henry de Nogaret de La Valette<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Hallwin''' (1611)‡<br>'''Duke of Candale''' (1621)</span>
Image: Honoré d'Albert.svg|Honoré d'Albert<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Chaulnes''' (1621)</span>
Conde.svg|Henri de Bourbon<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Prince of Conde<br>'''Duke of Châteauroux''' (1616)<br>'''Duke of Montmorency''' (1633)‡<br>'''Duke of Albret''' (1641)</span>
Image: Orleans.svg|Gaston of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Orleans''' (1626)<br>'''Duke of Chartres''' (1626)<br>'''Duke of Valois''' (1630)</span>
Charles d'Albert de Luynes.svg|Charles d'Albert<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Luynes''' (1619)</span>
Image: Lorraine Chevreuse.svg|Claude de Lorraine<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Chevreuse''' (1627)</span>
Bonne.svg|François de Bonne<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Lesdiguières''' (1620)</span>
Image: Du Plessis de Richelieu.svg|Armand Jean du Plessis<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Richelieu''' (1631)<br>'''Duke of Fronsac''' (1634)</span>
Cossé.svg|Charles II de Cossé<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Brissac''' (1620)</span>
Image: Bernard de Nogaret de La Valette.svg|Bernard de Nogaret de La Valette<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of La Valette''' (1631)</span>
Roger de Saint-Lary.svg|Roger de Saint-Lary<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Bellegarde''' (1620)</span>
Image: La Rochefoucau.svg|François V de La Rochefoucauld<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of La Rochefoucauld''' (1631)</span>
Schoenberg.svg|Charles de Schomberg<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Hallwin''' (1621)</span>
Image: De Montmorency.svg|Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorency<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duchess of Montmorency''' (1633)</span>
Honoré d'Albert.svg|Honoré d'Albert<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Chaulnes''' (1621)</span>
Image: De Gondi.svg|Pierre de Gondi<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Retz''' (1634)</span>
Orleans.svg|Gaston of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Orleans''' (1626)<br>'''Duke of Chartres''' (1626)<br>'''Duke of Valois''' (1630)</span>
Image: Antoine de l'Age.svg|Antoine de l'Age<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Puylaurens<br>'''Duke of Aiguillon''' (1634)</span>
Lorraine Chevreuse.svg|Claude de Lorraine<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Chevreuse''' (1627)</span>
Image: Claude de Rouvroy.svg|Claude de Rouvroy<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Saint-Simon''' (1635)</span>
Du Plessis de Richelieu.svg|Armand Jean du Plessis<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Richelieu''' (1631)<br>'''Duke of Fronsac''' (1634)</span>
Image: Jacques-Nompar de Caumont.svg|Jacques-Nompar de Caumont<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of La Force''' (1637)</span>
Bernard de Nogaret de La Valette.svg|Bernard de Nogaret de La Valette<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of La Valette''' (1631)</span>
Image: Marie-Madeleine de Vignerot.svg|Marie-Madeleine de Vignerot<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duchess of Aiguillon''' (1638)</span>
La Rochefoucau.svg|François V de La Rochefoucauld<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of La Rochefoucauld''' (1631)</span>
Image: Grimaldi.svg|Honoré II Grimaldi<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Prince of Monaco<br>'''Duke of Valentinois''' (1642)</span>
De Montmorency.svg|Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorency<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duchess of Montmorency''' (1633)</span>
Image: Rohan.svg|Marguerite de Rohan<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duchess of Rohan''' (1648)</span>
De Gondi.svg|Pierre de Gondi<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Retz''' (1634)</span>
Image: Rohan-Chabot.svg|Henri de Chabot<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Rohan''' (1648)</span>
Antoine de l'Age.svg|Antoine de l'Age<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Puylaurens<br>'''Duke of Aiguillon''' (1634)</span>
Image: Conde.svg|Louis II de Bourbon<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Prince of Conde<br>'''Duke of Bourbon''' (1661)</span>
Claude de Rouvroy.svg|Claude de Rouvroy<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Saint-Simon''' (1635)</span>
Image: Orleans.svg|Philippe de France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Orleans''' (1661)<br>'''Duke of Chartres''' (1661)<br>'''Duke of Valois''' (1661)<br>'''Duke of Nemours''' (1672)<br>'''Duke of Montpensier''' (1695)</span>
Jacques-Nompar de Caumont.svg|Jacques-Nompar de Caumont<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of La Force''' (1637)</span>
Image: Bourbon Legitime.svg|Henri de Bourbon<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Verneuil''' (1663)</span>
Marie-Madeleine de Vignerot.svg|Marie-Madeleine de Vignerot<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duchess of Aiguillon''' (1638)</span>
Image: François Annibal d'Estrées.svg|François Annibal d'Estrées<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Marquis of Coeuvres<br>'''Duke of Estrées''' (1663)</span>
Grimaldi.svg|Honoré II Grimaldi<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Prince of Monaco<br>'''Duke of Valentinois''' (1642)</span>
Image: Antoine II de Gramont.svg|Antoine II de Gramont<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Gramont''' (1663)</span>
Rohan.svg|Marguerite de Rohan<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duchess of Rohan''' (1648)</span>
Image: Harduin de La Porte.svg|Charles de La Porte<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of La Meilleraye''' (1663)<br>'''Duke of Rethel-Mazarin''' (1663)</span>
Rohan-Chabot.svg|Henri de Chabot<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Rohan''' (1648)</span>
Image: Mazarin.svg|Hortense Mancini<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duchess of Rethel-Mazarin''' (1663)</span>
Conde.svg|Louis II de Bourbon<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Prince of Conde<br>'''Duke of Bourbon''' (1661)</span>
Image: Neufville de Villeroy.svg|Nicolas V de Neufville<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Villeroy''' (1663)</span>
Orleans.svg|Philippe de France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Orleans''' (1661)<br>'''Duke of Chartres''' (1661)<br>'''Duke of Valois''' (1661)<br>'''Duke of Nemours''' (1672)<br>'''Duke of Montpensier''' (1695)</span>
Image: Gabriel de Rochechouart.svg|Gabriel de Rochechouart<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Mortemart''' (1663)</span>
Bourbon Legitime.svg|Henri de Bourbon<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Verneuil''' (1663)</span>
Image: Crequy.svg|Charles III de Créquy<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Prince of Poix<br>'''Duke of Créquy''' (1663)</span>
François Annibal d'Estrées.svg|François Annibal d'Estrées<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Marquis of Coeuvres<br>'''Duke of Estrées''' (1663)</span>
Image: Beauvilliers.svg|François Honorat de Beauvilliers<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Saint-Aignan''' (1663)</span>
Antoine II de Gramont.svg|Antoine II de Gramont<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Gramont''' (1663)</span>
Image: Foix-Candale.svg|Henri François de Foix<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Randan''' (1663)</span>
Harduin de La Porte.svg|Charles de La Porte<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of La Meilleraye''' (1663)<br>'''Duke of Rethel-Mazarin''' (1663)</span>
Image: Roger du Plessis.svg|Roger du Plessis<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of La Roche-Guyon''' (1663)</span>
Mazarin.svg|Hortense Mancini<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duchess of Rethel-Mazarin''' (1663)</span>
Image: Rene Potier.svg|René Potier<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Tresmes (Gesvres)''' (1663)</span>
Neufville de Villeroy.svg|Nicolas V de Neufville<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Villeroy''' (1663)</span>
Image: Noailles.svg|Anne de Noailles<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Noailles''' (1663)</span>
Gabriel de Rochechouart.svg|Gabriel de Rochechouart<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Mortemart''' (1663)</span>
Image: Cambout de Coislin.svg|Armand de Cambout<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Coislin''' (1663)</span>
Crequy.svg|Charles III de Créquy<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Prince of Poix<br>'''Duke of Créquy''' (1663)</span>
Image: Sainte-Maure.svg|Charles de Sainte-Maure<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Montausier''' (1665)</span>
Beauvilliers.svg|François Honorat de Beauvilliers<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Saint-Aignan''' (1663)</span>
Image: Antoine d'Aumont.svg|Antoine d'Aumont<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Aumont''' (1665)</span>
Foix-Candale.svg|Henri François de Foix<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Randan''' (1663)</span>
Image: Saint-Nectaire.svg|Henri de Saint-Nectaire<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of La Ferté-Senneterre''' (1665)</span>
Roger du Plessis.svg|Roger du Plessis<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of La Roche-Guyon''' (1663)</span>
Image: Choiseul du Plessis-Praslin.svg|César I de Choiseul<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Count of Praslin<br>'''Duke of Choiseul''' (1665)</span>
Rene Potier.svg|René Potier<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Tresmes (Gesvres)''' (1663)</span>
Image: De la Tour d'Auvergne-Turenne.svg|Godefroy-Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Duke of Bouillon<br>'''Duke of Albret''' (1665)<br>'''Duke of Chateau-Thierry''' (1665)</span>
Noailles.svg|Anne de Noailles<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Noailles''' (1663)</span>
Image: La Baume Le Blanc.svg|Louise-Françoise de La Baume Le Blanc<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duchess of La Vallière''' (1667)</span>
Cambout de Coislin.svg|Armand de Cambout<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Coislin''' (1663)</span>
Image: Bethune Charost.svg|Louis de Béthune<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Béthune-Charost''' (1690)</span>
Sainte-Maure.svg|Charles de Sainte-Maure<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Montausier''' (1665)</span>
Image: François III de Harlay.svg|François de Harlay de Champvalon<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Archbishop of Paris<br>'''Duke of Saint-Cloud''' (1690)</span>
Antoine d'Aumont.svg|Antoine d'Aumont<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Aumont''' (1665)</span>
Image: Bourbon Legitime.svg|Louis Alexandre de Bourbon<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Count of Toulouse<br>'''Duke of Damville''' (1694)<br>'''Duke of Penthièvre''' (1697)<br>'''Duke of Châteauvillain''' (1703)<br>'''Duke of Rambouillet''' (1711)</span>
Saint-Nectaire.svg|Henri de Saint-Nectaire<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of La Ferté-Senneterre''' (1665)</span>
Image: Bourbon Legitime.svg|Louis Auguste de Bourbon<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Duke of Maine<br>'''Duke of Aumale''' (1695)</span>
Choiseul du Plessis-Praslin.svg|César I de Choiseul<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Count of Praslin<br>'''Duke of Choiseul''' (1665)</span>
Image: Wittelsbach Bavaria.svg|Anne of Bavaria<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Princess of Conde<br>'''Duchess of Guise''' (1704)</span>
De la Tour d'Auvergne-Turenne.svg|Godefroy-Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Duke of Bouillon<br>'''Duke of Albret''' (1665)<br>'''Duke of Chateau-Thierry''' (1665)</span>
Image: Conde.svg|Henri Jules de Bourbon<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Prince of Conde<br>'''Duke of Guise''' (1704)</span>
La Baume Le Blanc.svg|Louise-Françoise de La Baume Le Blanc<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duchess of La Vallière''' (1667)</span>
Image: Boufflers.svg|Louis François de Boufflers<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Boufflers''' (1708)</span>
Bethune Charost.svg|Louis de Béthune<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Béthune-Charost''' (1690)</span>
Image: Villars-les-Dombes.svg|Claude Louis Hector de Villars<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Villars''' (1709)</span>
François III de Harlay.svg|François de Harlay de Champvalon<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Archbishop of Paris<br>'''Duke of Saint-Cloud''' (1690)</span>
Image: Harcourt.svg|Henri d'Harcourt<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Harcourt''' (1709)</span>
Bourbon Legitime.svg|Louis Alexandre de Bourbon<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Count of Toulouse<br>'''Duke of Damville''' (1694)<br>'''Duke of Penthièvre''' (1697)<br>'''Duke of Châteauvillain''' (1703)<br>'''Duke of Rambouillet''' (1711)</span>
Image: FitzJames.svg|James FitzJames<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Duke of Berwick<br>'''Duke of Fitz-James''' (1710)</span>
Bourbon Legitime.svg|Louis Auguste de Bourbon<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Duke of Maine<br>'''Duke of Aumale''' (1695)</span>
Image: Berry Modern.svg|Charles of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Duke of Berry<br>'''Duke of Alencon''' (1710)<br>'''Duke of Angouleme''' (1710)</span>
Wittelsbach Bavaria.svg|Anne of Bavaria<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Princess of Conde<br>'''Duchess of Guise''' (1704)</span>
Image: Louis Antoine de Pardaillan de Gondrin.svg|Louis Antoine de Pardaillan de Gondrin<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Antin''' (1711)</span>
Conde.svg|Henri Jules de Bourbon<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Prince of Conde<br>'''Duke of Guise''' (1704)</span>
Image: D'Albert d'Ailly.svg|Louis Auguste d'Albert<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Chaulnes''' (1711)</span>
Boufflers.svg|Louis François de Boufflers<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Boufflers''' (1708)</span>
Image: Rohan.svg|Hercule Mériadec de Rohan<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Prince of Soubise<br>'''Duke of Rohan-Rohan''' (1714)</span>
Villars-les-Dombes.svg|Claude Louis Hector de Villars<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Villars''' (1709)</span>
Image: Melun.svg|Louis de Melun<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Prince of Epinoy<br>'''Duke of Joyeuse''' (1714)</span>
Harcourt.svg|Henri d'Harcourt<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Harcourt''' (1709)</span>
Image: Hostun.svg|Camille d'Hostun<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Count of Tallart<br>'''Duke of Hostun''' (1715)</span>
FitzJames.svg|James FitzJames<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Duke of Berwick<br>'''Duke of Fitz-James''' (1710)</span>
Berry Modern.svg|Charles of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Duke of Berry<br>'''Duke of Alencon''' (1710)<br>'''Duke of Angouleme''' (1710)</span>
Louis Antoine de Pardaillan de Gondrin.svg|Louis Antoine de Pardaillan de Gondrin<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Antin''' (1711)</span>
D'Albert d'Ailly.svg|Louis Auguste d'Albert<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Chaulnes''' (1711)</span>
Rohan.svg|Hercule Mériadec de Rohan<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Prince of Soubise<br>'''Duke of Rohan-Rohan''' (1714)</span>
Melun.svg|Louis de Melun<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Prince of Epinoy<br>'''Duke of Joyeuse''' (1714)</span>
Hostun.svg|Camille d'Hostun<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Count of Tallart<br>'''Duke of Hostun''' (1715)</span>
Goyon de Matignon.svg|Jacques I Goyon de Matignon<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Count of Thorigny<br>'''Duke of Valentinois''' (1716)</span>
D'Aubusson.svg|Louis d'Aubusson<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of La Feuillade''' (1716)</span>
Brancas.svg|Louis de Brancas<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Villars-Brancas''' (1716)</span>
Mazzarini Mancini.svg|Philippe Jules Mancini<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Nevers''' (1720)</span>
Gontaut.svg|Charles-Armand de Gontaut<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Biron''' (1723)</span>
De Levis.svg|Charles Eugène de Lévis<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Levis''' (1723)</span>
La Baume Le Blanc.svg|Charles François de La Baume Le Blanc<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of La Valliere''' (1723)</span>
Bourbon Conti.svg|Louis François de Bourbon<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Prince of Conti<br>'''Duke of Mercoeur''' (1723)</span>
Rosset de Rocozels.svg|Jean Hercule de Rosset<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Fleury''' (1736)</span>
Chatillon.svg|Alexis de Châtillon<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Chatillon''' (1736)</span>
Fouquet Belle-Isle.svg|Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Marquis of Belle-Isle<br>'''Duke of Gisors''' (1742)</span>
Durfort Duras.svg|Emmanuel-Félicité de Durfort<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Duras''' (1756)</span>
Quélen de Stuer de Caussade.svg|Antoine de Quélen<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of La Vauguyon''' (1758)</span>
Choiseul.svg|Étienne François de Choiseul<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Stainville''' (1758)<br>'''Duke of Choiseul d'Amboise''' (1764)</span>
Gabriel de Choiseul.svg|César Gabriel de Choiseul<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Praslin''' (1762)</span>
Berry Modern.svg|Louis Stanislas of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Count of Provence<br>'''Duke of Anjou''' (1771)<br>'''Duke of Alencon''' (1774)<br>'''Duke of Brunoy''' (1777)</span>
Bourbon Berry.svg|Charles of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Count of Artois<br>'''Duke of Angouleme''' (1773)<br>'''Duke of Auvergne''' (1773)<br>'''Duke of Mercoeur''' (1773)<br>'''Duke of Berry''' (1776)<br>'''Duke of Chateauroux''' (1776)</span>
Clermont-Tonnerre.svg|Gaspard de Clermont-Tonnerre<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Clermont-Tonnerre''' (1775)</span>
Bourbon Legitime.svg|Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Count of Toulouse<br>Duke of Penthievre<br>'''Duke of Aumale''' (1776)<br>'''Duke of Gisors''' (1777)<br>'''Duke of Amboise''' (1787)</span>
Lennox of Richmond.svg|Charles Lennox<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Duke of Richmond and Lennox<br>'''Duke of Aubigny''' (1777)</span>
Capet.svg|Marie Adélaïde of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duchess of Louvois''' (1777)‡</span>
Capet.svg|Sophie of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duchess of Louvois''' (1777)‡</span>
Choiseul.svg|Claude de Choiseul<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Choiseul''' (1787)</span>
Franquetot.svg|François-Henri de Franquetot<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Coigny''' (1787)</span>
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Image: Goyon de Matignon.svg|Jacques I Goyon de Matignon<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Count of Thorigny<br>'''Duke of Valentinois''' (1716)</span>
Image: D'Aubusson.svg|Louis d'Aubusson<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of La Feuillade''' (1716)</span>
Image: Brancas.svg|Louis de Brancas<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Villars-Brancas''' (1716)</span>
Image: Mazzarini Mancini.svg|Philippe Jules Mancini<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Nevers''' (1720)</span>
Image: Gontaut.svg|Charles-Armand de Gontaut<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Biron''' (1723)</span>
Image: De Levis.svg|Charles Eugène de Lévis<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Levis''' (1723)</span>
Image: La Baume Le Blanc.svg|Charles François de La Baume Le Blanc<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of La Valliere''' (1723)</span>
Image: Bourbon Conti.svg|Louis François de Bourbon<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Prince of Conti<br>'''Duke of Mercoeur''' (1723)</span>
Image: Rosset de Rocozels.svg|Jean Hercule de Rosset<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Fleury''' (1736)</span>
Image: Chatillon.svg|Alexis de Châtillon<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Chatillon''' (1736)</span>
Image: Fouquet Belle-Isle.svg|Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Marquis of Belle-Isle<br>'''Duke of Gisors''' (1742)</span>
Image: Durfort Duras.svg|Emmanuel-Félicité de Durfort<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Duras''' (1756)</span>
Image: Quélen de Stuer de Caussade.svg|Antoine de Quélen<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of La Vauguyon''' (1758)</span>
Image: Choiseul.svg|Étienne François de Choiseul<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Stainville''' (1758)<br>'''Duke of Choiseul d'Amboise''' (1764)</span>
Image: Gabriel de Choiseul.svg|César Gabriel de Choiseul<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Praslin''' (1762)</span>
Image: Berry Modern.svg|Louis Stanislas of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Count of Provence<br>'''Duke of Anjou''' (1771)<br>'''Duke of Alencon''' (1774)<br>'''Duke of Brunoy''' (1777)</span>
Image: Bourbon Berry.svg|Charles of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Count of Artois<br>'''Duke of Angouleme''' (1773)<br>'''Duke of Auvergne''' (1773)<br>'''Duke of Mercoeur''' (1773)<br>'''Duke of Berry''' (1776)<br>'''Duke of Chateauroux''' (1776)</span>
Image: Clermont-Tonnerre.svg|Gaspard de Clermont-Tonnerre<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Clermont-Tonnerre''' (1775)</span>
Image: Bourbon Legitime.svg|Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Count of Toulouse<br>Duke of Penthievre<br>'''Duke of Aumale''' (1776)<br>'''Duke of Gisors''' (1777)<br>'''Duke of Amboise''' (1787)</span>
Image: Lennox of Richmond.svg|Charles Lennox<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Duke of Richmond and Lennox<br>'''Duke of Aubigny''' (1777)</span>
Image: Capet.svg|Marie Adélaïde of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duchess of Louvois''' (1777)‡</span>
Image: Capet.svg|Sophie of France<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duchess of Louvois''' (1777)‡</span>
Image: Choiseul.svg|Claude de Choiseul<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Choiseul''' (1787)</span>
Image: Franquetot.svg|François-Henri de Franquetot<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">'''Duke of Coigny''' (1787)</span>


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[[#Peer|The Twelve]] | [[#Capet|Capet]] | [[#Valois|Valois]] | [[#Bourbon|Bourbon]]

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The Peerage of France consisted of the highest-ranking members of the French nobility. The original twelve peers were constituted in time immemorial.
Later peers 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



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The Twelve | Capet | Valois | Bourbon