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Lords, viscounts and dukes of Uzès

The Château du Duché in Uzès.

Lords, viscounts and then dukes of Uzès, in the Languedoc.

Lords of Uzès (Seigneur d'Uzès)

Viscounts of Uzès (Vicomte d'Uzès)

Dukes of Uzès (Duc d'Uzès)

The viscounty of Uzès became a duchy by letters patent of Charles IX issued at Mont-de-Marsan in May 1565. The dukes were included in the peerage of France from 1572, and if the Kingdom of France existed today, they would rank immediately after the Princes of the Blood.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ Almanach de Gotha (in French). Johann Paul Mevius sel. Witwe und Johann Christian Dieterich. 1893. p. 492. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  2. ^ TIMES, Special to THE NEW YORK (19 July 1946). "CAROLYN B. BROWN, DUKE OF UZES WED; Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Raleigh, N.C., Is Scene of Their Marriage". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  3. ^ Nemy, Enid (18 October 1977). "DUCHESS D'UZES DIES IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT: U.S. Born Socialite is Killed After A Party Near Paris--Was Wife of France's Premier Duke". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 June 2020.