Duke of Estrées
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Duke of Estrées was a title of nobility in the peerage of France
Peerage of France
The Peerage of France was a distinction within the French nobility which appeared in the Middle Ages. It was abolished in 1789 during the French Revolution, but it reappeared in 1814 at the time of the Bourbon Restoration which followed the fall of the First French Empire...

 that was created for François Annibal d'Estrées
François Annibal d'Estrées
François-Annibal d'Estrées, duc d'Estrées was a French diplomat, military and Marshal of France.-Life:François-Annibal was the son of Antoine d'Estrées and brother of Gabrielle d'Estrées, the lover of Henry IV of France...

 in 1663 by Louis XIV of France
Louis XIV of France
Louis XIV , known as Louis the Great or the Sun King , was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and Navarre. His reign, from 1643 to his death in 1715, began at the age of four and lasted seventy-two years, three months, and eighteen days...

. This title became extinct in 1771. In 1892, Alfonso XIII of Spain
Alfonso XIII of Spain
Alfonso XIII was King of Spain from 1886 until 1931. His mother, Maria Christina of Austria, was appointed regent during his minority...

 revived the title by granting it to Charles de La Rochefoucauld-Doudeauville,whose great grand mother was Bénigne Le Tellier de Louvois, sister to the last duke.

List of Dukes of Estrées, 1663—1771

From To Duke of Estrées Relationship to predecessor
1663 1670 François Annibal d'Estrées
François Annibal d'Estrées
François-Annibal d'Estrées, duc d'Estrées was a French diplomat, military and Marshal of France.-Life:François-Annibal was the son of Antoine d'Estrées and brother of Gabrielle d'Estrées, the lover of Henry IV of France...

 (1573-1670)
First Duke of Estrées
1670 1687 François Annibal II d'Estrées (1623-1687) Son of François Annibal d'Estrées
1687 1698 François Annibal III d'Estrées (1648-1698) Son of François Annibal II d'Estrées
1698 1723 Louis Armand d'Estrées (1682-1723) Son of François Annibal III d'Estrées
1723 1737 Victor-Marie d'Estrées
Victor-Marie d'Estrées
Victor Marie d'Estrées, count then duke d'Estrées was a Marshal of France.-Biography:...

 (1660-1737)
Nephew of Louis Armand d'Estrées
1763 1771 Louis Charles César Le Tellier (1695-1771) Nephew of Victor-Marie d'Estrées

List of Dukes of Estrées, 1892—Present

{| class="wikitable"
!From
!To
!Duke of Estrées
!Relationship to predecessor
|-
|1892
|1907
|Charles de La Rochefoucauld-Doudeauville (1864-1907)
great-nephew to the last duke|-
|1907
|1970
|Sosthènes de La Rochefoucauld-Doudeauville (1897-1970)
|Nephew of Charles de La Rochefoucauld-Doudeauville
|-
|1970
|1995
|Armand de La Rochefoucauld-Doudeauville (1902-1995)
|Brother of Sosthènes de La Rochefoucauld-Doudeauville
|-
|1995
|
|Armand-Sosthènes de La Rochefoucauld-Doudeauville (b. 1944)
|Son of Armand de La Rochefoucauld-Doudeauville
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