Counts and Dukes of Aumale

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The County of Aumale, later elevated to a duchy, was a medieval fief in Normandy. It was disputed between England and France during parts of the Hundred Years' War.

Contents 1 Aumale in French nobility 1.1 Lords of Aumale 1.2 Counts of Aumale 1.3 Counts of Aumale (House of Dammartin) 1.4 Counts of Aumale (House of Castile) 1.5 Counts of Aumale (House of Harcourt) 1.6 Counts of Aumale (House of Lorraine-Vaudémont) 1.7 Dukes of Aumale 2 Aumale in the English peerage 3 References 4 See also

[edit] Aumale in French nobility

The title was later re-created in 1547 for Francis, then styled Count of Aumale by courtesy. On his accession as Duke of Guise, he ceded it to his brother Claude, Duke of Aumale. It was later used as a title by Henri d'Orleans, the youngest son of Louis-Philippe, King of the French and Duc d'Orleans.

The present titleholder is a grandson of the late HRH Henri, Comte de Paris, Orleans heir, and his wife, HRH Isabelle d'Orleans-Braganza of Brazil. Prince Foulques Foulques d'Orleans, son of Jacques duc d'Orleans Jacques Jean Jaroslav Marie d'Orléans, Duc d'Orléans and the duchess, nee Gersende de Ponteves Sabran, added it to his title of Comte d'Eu.

[edit] Lords of Aumale

• Guerinfroi, lord before 996–?
• Guerinfroi Aymard (son) ?–1048
• Bertha of Aumale (daughter) 1048–1052
  • Hugh of Ponthieu (count Hugh II of Ponthieu) 1048–1052 (married to Bertha)
• Enguerrand I of Aumale (married Adelaide of Normandy, who retained the lordship after her husband's death)
• Adelaide of Normandy 1053–1087 with
  • Lambert of Boulogne count of Lens 1053–1054 (married to Adelaide)

[edit] Counts of Aumale

• Eudes of Troyes 1069–1115 (married to Adelaide)
• Etienne I of Aumale before 1070–1127
• William le Gros 1127–1179
• Hawise of Aumale 1179–1194 with
  • Guillaume II of Mandeville 1180–1189 (married to Hawise)
  • Guillaume III of Forz 1189–1194 (married to Hawise)
• confiscated; to French royal domain. However, the English kings continued to recognise the title, see Earl of Albemarle

[edit] Counts of Aumale (House of Dammartin)

• Renaud I of Dammartin 1224–1227
• Mahaut of Dammartin 1227–1234 with
  • Philip Hurepel 1227–1234 (married to Mahaut)
• Simon of Dammartin 1234–1239
• Jeanne of Dammartin 1239–1278 with

[edit] Counts of Aumale (House of Castile)

• • Ferdinand I 1239–1252 (married to Jeanne)
  • Ferdinand II of Castile-Aumale 1252–1260 (son of Jeanne and Ferdinand III)
  • John I 1260–1302 (son of Ferdinand)
• John II 1302–1343
• Blanche of Ponthieu 1343–1387 with

[edit] Counts of Aumale (House of Harcourt)

• • John III 1343–1356 (husband of Blanche)
  • John IV 1356–1389 (son of John III and Blanche)
• John V 1389–1452
• Marie of Harcourt 1452–1476 with

[edit] Counts of Aumale (House of Lorraine-Vaudémont)

• • Antoine, count of Vaudémont 1452–1458 (married to Marie)
  • John VI 1458–1473 (son of Antoine and Marie
  • René 1473–1508 (nephew of John)
• Claude I 1508–1547

[edit] Dukes of Aumale

• Francis 1547–1550
• Claude II 1550–1573
• Charles 1573–1631
• Anne 1631–1638 (countess of Maulevrier)
• Henry I, Duke of Nemours 1631–1632 (married to Anne)
• Louis I of Savoy 1638–1641 (also Duke of Nemours)
• Charles II Amadeus 1641–1652 (also Duke of Nemours)
• to royal domain
• Louis Augustus of Bourbon (1695–1773)
• sold to the crown, but payment not made, so returned to the heir
• Louis Jean Marie of Bourbon (1776–1793)
• Henri d'Orleans (1822–1897)

[edit] Aumale in the English peerage

• Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester (d. September 8, 1397) was created Duke of Aumale by writ of summons on September 3, 1385, but seems never to have used the title.
• Edward of Norwich, Earl of Rutland (d. October 25, 1415) was shortly after the murder of Thomas (September 29, 1397) created Duke of Aumale, but was deprived of the title by Henry IV in 1399.

For other creations in Aumale by the Kings of England as Dukes of Normandy, Kings of France, etc., see Earl of Albemarle.

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• Aumale