Lords and Counts of Harcourt

When the Viking chieftainRolloobtained the territories via theTreaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Eptewhich would later make upNormandy,he distributed them as estates among his main supporters. Among these lands were theseigneurieofHarcourt,nearBrionne,and the county ofPont-Audemer,both of which Rollo granted toBernard the Dane,ancestor of thelords (seigneurs) of Harcourt.he first to use Harcourt as a name, however, wasAnquetil d'Harcourtat the start of the 11th century.

Lords of Harcourt

House of Harcourt

• c.911–c.950:Bernard the Dane,governorandregentof theduchy of Normandyin 943

  married Sprote, princess ofBourgogne

• c.950–c.960:Torf le Riche,baron de Tourville, son of Bernard

  married Ertemberge deBricquebec

• c.960–c.1020:Turquetil

  married Anceline de Montfort-sur-Risle

• c.1020 – aft. 1066:Anquetil d'Harcourt,son of Turquetil

  married Ève de Boissey

• aft. 1066 – aft. 1078:Errand d'Harcourt,son of Anquetil

  married Emme d'Estouteville

• aft. 1078 – aft. 1100:Robert I of Harcourt,Brother of Errand

  married Colette d'Argouges.

• aft. 1100 – aft. 1124:William of Harcourt,son of Robert I

  married Hue d'Amboise.

• aft. 1124–1212:Robert II of Harcourt,seigneur d'Elbeuf,son of William

  married Jeanne de Meulan in 1179

• 1212–1239:Richard, Baron of Harcourt(d. 1239), son of Robert II

  married Jeanne de la Roche-Tesson, heiress of the Viscount of Saint-Sauveur, in 1213

• 1239–1288:John I of Harcourt(1199–1288), son of Richard

  married Alix de Beaumont

• 1288–1302:John II of Harcourt(1240–1302),marshalandadmiralof France, son of John I

  married first Agnès de Lorraine, daughter ofFrederick III, Duke of Lorraine

  married second Jeanne de Châtellerault

• 1302–1329:John III of Harcourt(d. 1329), son of John II and Jeanne de Châtellerault

  married Alix de Reginar, daughter ofGodfrey of Brabant.

Counts of Harcourt

The barony ofHarcourtwas erected into the county of Harcourt, together with the seigneuries ofLillebonne,Troispierres,La SaussayeandElbeuf,byletters patentofPhilip VIin March 1338.

House of Harcourt

• 1329–1346:John IV(d. 1346), Count of Harcourt in 1338, son of John III

  married Isabeau de Parthenay, dame de Vibraye, de Montfort-le-Rotrou, d'Aspremont and de Bonnétable

• 1346–1356:John V(d. 5 April 1356,Rouen), son of John IV

  marriedBlanche de Ponthieu,Countess of Aumale,sister ofJoan of Ponthieu, Dame of Epernon

• 1355–1389:John VI(1342–1389), son of John V

  married Catherine de Bourbon (d. 1427), daughter ofPeter I, Duke of Bourbon,in 1359

• 1389–1452:John VII(1370–1452), son of John VI

  marriedMarie d'Alençon(1373–1417), daughter ofPierre II, Count of Alençon,in 1390

His only son, John VIII, was killed in battle in 1424. Upon the death of John VII in 1452, his inheritance was to be divided between his elder daughter,Marie,wife ofAntoine, Count of Vaudémont,and his second daughter,Jeanne,wife ofJean III de Rieux.However, Marie and her sonJohn of Vaudémontwere able to control the entire inheritance until 1454, when the de Rieux gained control of the County ofAumale.However, litigation continued between the de Rieux and the Vaudémont-Lorraine through the late 15th century.

House of Vaudémont-Lorraine

• 1454–1476:Marie, Countess of Harcourt,daughter of John VII, with:

  her husbandAntoine, Count of Vaudémont1454–1458

  her sonJohn of Vaudémont1458–1473

  her grandsonRené II, Duke of Lorraine1473–1476

• 1476–1495:René II, Duke of Lorraine

House of Rieux

The de Rieux continued to maintain their claims on Harcourt. Jeanne (1399–1456), the daughter of John VII, had marriedJean III de Rieux(1377–1431) in 1414. She was succeeded by her sonFrançois de Rieux(1418–1458), who married Jeanne de Rohan in 1442 and was succeeded by his sonJean IV de Rieux.He reached a settlement with the Duke of Lorraine in 1495, trading Aumale for Harcourt, and resumed the title.

• 1495–1518:Jean IV de Rieux(1447–1518), son of François

  married Isabelle de Brosse (died 1527), daughter ofJohn VI, Count of Penthièvre

• 1518–1532:Claude de Rieux(1497–1532), son of Jean IV

  married Suzanne de Bourbon-Montpensier (died 1570), daughter of Louis de Bourbon, Prince de La Roche-sur-Yon andLouise de Montpensier

• 1532–1557:Henri de Rieux(died 1557), son of Claude, died without issue

Upon the death of Henri, the county of Harcourt passed to his sister Louise, who had marriedRené, Marquis of Elbeuf,head of a cadet branch of the House of Lorraine.

House of Lorraine

• 1557–1570:Louise de Rieux(1531–1570), sister of Henri

  marriedRené, Marquis of Elbeuf(1536–1566) in 1555

• 1566–1605:Charles I, Duke of Elbeuf(1556–1605), son of René

  married Marguerite de Chabot (1565–1652) in 1583

• 1605–1666:Henri, Count of Harcourt(1601–1666), younger son of Charles I

• 1666–1694:François Louis, Count of Harcourt,(1627–1694), nephew of Henri, son ofCharles II, Duke of Elbeuf

  married Anne d'Ornano (died 1695) in 1645

• 1694–1718:Alphonse Henri, Count of Harcourt(1648–1718), styled the prince d'Harcourt, son of François Louis

  marriedMarie Françoise de Brancas(died 1715) in 1667

• 1719–1739:Joseph, Count of Harcourt(1679–1739), styled the prince d'Harcourt, son of Alphonse

  married Marie Louise Chrétienne Jeannin de Castille (1680–1736) in 1705

• 1739–1747:Louis Marie Léopold de Lorraine(1720–1747), styled the prince d'Harcourt, son of Joseph

Modern titles

"Harcourt" has been given as a title to descendants of cadet branches of the family of Harcourt, without a territorial connection to the medieval county. Both branches descend fromPhilippe d'Harcourt(1353–1403), Lord ofBonnétable,son ofJohn V of Harcourt.

Dukes of Harcourt

The title ofduc d'Harcourtwas granted in 1700 byLouis XIVtoHenry d'Harcourt(1654–1718),marshal of France,of the branch of Beuvron, upon the erection of the marquisate de La Mothe and deThuryto a duchy, with the name of Harcourt. The title was made a peerage in 1709, byletters patent.Their most famous residence was theChâteau du Champ-de-Bataille.

• 1700–1718:Henry d'Harcourt(1654–1718), duc d'Harcourt, marshal of France

  married Marie Anne Claude de Brulart de Genlis (1669–1750) in 1687

• 1700–1750: François d'Harcourt (1689–1750), duc d'Harcourt, marshal of France, son of Henry

  married Marguerite Sophie Louise de Neufville (1699–1716) in 1716, then in 1717 Marie Madeleine Le Tellier (1697–1735)

• 1750–1783:Anne Pierre d'Harcourt(1701–1783), duc d'Harcourt, marshal of France, brother of François

  married Eulalie de Beaupoil de Sainte-Aulaire (1715–1738) in 1725

• 1783–1802:François-Henri d'Harcourt(1726–1802), duc d'Harcourt, son of Anne

  married Françoise Cathérine d'Aubusson de la Feuillade (1733–1815) in 1752

• 1802–1839: Marie François (1755–1839), duc d'Harcourt, nephew of François-Henri

  married Madeleine Jacqueline Le Veneur de Tillières (died 1825) in 1780

• 1839–1840: Alphonse Aymar François (1785–1840), duc d'Harcourt, son of Marie
• 1840–1846: François Eugène Gabriel (1786–1865), duc d'Harcourt, brother of Alphonse

  married Aglaé Terray (1788–1867) in 1807

• Henri Marie Nicolas (1808–1846), marquis d'Harcourt, son of François (predeceased his father)

  married Slanie de Choiseul-Praslin (1807–1843) in 1829

• 1846–1895: Charles François Marie (1835–1895), duc d'Harcourt, son of Henri

  married Marie (1843–1916), comtesse de Mercy-Argenteau, in 1862

• 1895–1908: Henri Eugène François Marie (1864–1908), duc d'Harcourt, son of Charles

  married Marie de la Rochefoucauld (1871–1952) in 1892

• 1908–1997: Charles Jean Marie (1902–1997), duc d'Harcourt, son of Henri

  married Antoinette Gérard (1909–1958) in 1927, then in 1961 Maria Teresa de Zayas (born 1930)

• 1997-2020:François Henri(1928-2020), duc d'Harcourt, son of Charles

  married Isabelle Roubeau (1961-)

• 2020-present: Geoffroy (1952-), duc d'Harcourt, cousin of François

  married Hélène de Nicolay (1962-)

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