Victor-François, 8th duc de Broglie
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Victor-François Marie Léon, 8th duc de Broglie (25 March 1949), is a French aristocrat
and current holder of the title duc de Broglie.
The duc was born in Paris France, the eldest son of Prince Jean de Broglie
(1921-1976). He acceded to the ducal title on the death without heir of his distant cousin, physicist
and Nobel laureate Louis, 7th duc de Broglie in 1987. (His father Jean's great-grandfather, Albert, 4th duc de Broglie
, was Louis de Broglie's grandfather, and there was no other surviving senior male.)
The present duc is unmarried, and so are his next two brothers. However, there are several junior cousins, some with young sons.
The duc de Broglie is active in local politics in the Eure
, and has served as mayor
of the ducal seat of Broglie there.
Aristocracy
Aristocracy , is a form of government in which a few elite citizens rule. The term derives from the Greek aristokratia, meaning "rule of the best". In origin in Ancient Greece, it was conceived of as rule by the best qualified citizens, and contrasted with monarchy...
and current holder of the title duc de Broglie.
The duc was born in Paris France, the eldest son of Prince Jean de Broglie
Jean de Broglie
Prince Jean Marie François Ferdinand de Broglie was a French politician.Born in Paris, he was one of the negotiators of the Évian Accords....
(1921-1976). He acceded to the ducal title on the death without heir of his distant cousin, physicist
Physicist
A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...
and Nobel laureate Louis, 7th duc de Broglie in 1987. (His father Jean's great-grandfather, Albert, 4th duc de Broglie
Albert, 4th duc de Broglie
Jacques-Victor-Albert, 4th duc de Broglie was a French monarchist politician.-Biography:Albert de Broglie was born in Paris, France, the third child and eldest son of Victor, 3rd duc de Broglie, a liberal statesman of the July Monarchy, and Albertine, baroness Staël von Holstein, the fourth child...
, was Louis de Broglie's grandfather, and there was no other surviving senior male.)
The present duc is unmarried, and so are his next two brothers. However, there are several junior cousins, some with young sons.
The duc de Broglie is active in local politics in the Eure
Eure
Eure is a department in the north of France named after the river Eure.- History :Eure is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
, and has served as mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of the ducal seat of Broglie there.