Lords, counts and dukes of Perche

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The county of Perche was a medieval county lying between Normandy and Maine.

It was held by an independent line of counts until 1226. One of these, Geoffroy V, would have been a leader of the Fourth Crusade had he not died before the assembled forces could depart. The county then became a possession of the crown, which removed part of it to create the county of Alençon.

After 1325, both counties were generally held by a member or members of a cadet line of the House of Valois. Upon the death without children of the last Duke of Alençon in 1525, it returned to the crown, and was granted only sporadically thereafter.

Contents 1 Lords, counts and dukes of Perche 1.1 House of Rorgonides 1.2 House of Rotrou 1.3 House of Valois 1.4 House of Valois 1.5 House of Bourbon 2 English title

[edit] Lords, counts and dukes of Perche

The counts were originally titled count of Mortagne-au-Perche, until Routrou II adopted the style of count of Perche in 1126, uniting the lordship of Mortagne-au-Perche, the viscountcy of Châteaudun, and the lordship of Nogent-le-Rotrou.

[edit] House of Rorgonides

• Hervé, count c. 955
• Fulcuich, c. 1000

[edit] House of Rotrou

• Geoffroy III, viscount of Châteaudun, lord of Nogent, d. bef. 1041
• Rotrou I, viscount of Châteaudun, lord of Nogent, d. c. 1077–1080
• Geoffroy IV, d. 1100
• Rotrou II "the Great" d. 1144 (first count of Perche in 1126)
• Rotrou III, d. 1191
• Geoffroy V, d. 1202
• Thomas, d. 1217
• Guillaume, Bishop of Châlons-sur-Marne, d. 1226

Here after the county returned to the royal domain. The of county of Perche was given by the king to:

• House of Maine
• House of Châteaudun

[edit] House of Valois

• 1325-1346 : Charles II of Alençon
• 1346-1377 : Robert of Alençon
• 1377-1404 : Peter II of Alençon
• 1404-1415 : John I of Alençon
• 1415-1474 : John II of Alençon

The county was confiscated by the crown between 1474 and 1478, but was then returned to the family.

• 1478-1492 : René of Alençon
• 1492-1525 : Charles IV of Alençon (son of, married Margareth of Navarre)
• 1525-1549 : Margareth of Navarre (widow of)

After the death of Margareth of Navarre the fief went to the royal domain. Here after the title of duke of Perche was personally granted by the king from time to time.

[edit] House of Valois

• Francis, duke of Perche (1566–1584)

[edit] House of Bourbon

• Louis, duke of Perche (1771–1814)

[edit] English title

• Humphrey Stafford, 6th Earl of Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham was created count of Perche in 1431 by Henry VI of England as titular king of France.