Durfort (family)

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Durfort (family) is the name of a French noble family , distinguished in French and English history.

Durfort is a village of southwestern France, formerly in the province of Guienne, now in the département of Tarn-et-Garonne, 18 m. NW of Montauban by road. It was at one time the seat of a feudal lordship which gave its name to this family.

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[edit] Middle Ages

Though earlier lords are known, the pedigree of the family is only clearly traceable to

  • Arnaud de Durfort (fl. 1305), who acquired the fief of Duras by his marriage with a niece of Pope Clement V.
  • Gaillard de Durfort, his descendant, having embraced the side of the king of England, went to London in 1453, and was made governor of Calais and a Knight of the Garter.

[edit] 17th century

The greatness of the family dates, however, from the 17th century.

Guy Aldonce (1605-1665), marquis de Duras and comte de Rozan, had, by his wife Elizabeth de la Tour d'Auvergne, sister of Marshal Turenne, six sons, three of whom played a distinguished part.

  • Jacques Henri ,the eldest son (1625-1704), was governor of Franche Comté in 1674 and was created a marshal of France for his share in the conquest of that province (1675).
  • Guy Aldonce , the second son (1630-1702), comte de Lorges and duc de Quintin (known as the duc de Lorges), became a marshal of France in 1676, commanded the army in Germany from 1690 to 1695, and captured Heidelberg in 1693.
  • Louis, the sixth son (1640-1709), became Earl of Feversham under James II of England.

[edit] 18th century

  • Jean Baptiste (1684-1770), duc de Duras, son of Jacques Henri, was also a marshal of France. In 1733 he resigned the dukedom of Duras to his son, Emmanuel Felicité, himself receiving the brevet title of duc de Durfort.
  • Emmanuel Felicité (1715-1789), duc de Duras, took part in all the wars of Louis XV and was made a marshal of France in 1775.
  • His grandson, Amedée Bretagne Maio (1771-1838), duc de Duras, is mainly known as the husband of Claire Louise Rose Bonne de Coetnempren de Kersaint (1778-1828), daughter of Armand Guy Simon de Coetnempren Kersaint, who, as duchesse de Duras, presided over a once celebrated salon and wrote several novels once widely read.

[edit] Durfort-Civrac

The family of Durfort is represented in France now by the branch of Durfort-Civrac, dating from the 16th century.

  • Jean Laurent (1746-1826), marquis de Civrac, married his cousin, the daughter of the duc de Lorges; his son,
  • Guy Emeric Anne (1767-1837), duc de Civrac, became afterwards duc de Lorges.
  • Henri, marquis de Durfort-Civrac (1812-1884), was a well-known politician, and was several times elected vice-president of the chamber of deputies.

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