Beauvau
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Beauvau may be
[edit] Places
- Beauvau, Maine-et-Loire
- The place Beauvau : site of the Ministry of the Interior in Paris.
[edit] Names
The Beauvau family is a historic noble family from Anjou, since naturalised in Lorraine, dating back to the 5th century. Its members include marshals, dignitaries of the Order of Malta, ambassadors, ministers, prelates and writers :
- René de Beauvau, who accompanied Charles d'Anjou in 1226 to his conquest of the kingdom of Naples and became his constable.
- Henri de Beauvau, ambassador of the duke of Lorraine at the papal court at Rome at the end of the 16th century.
- René François de Beauvau (1664-1739), archbishop of Toulouse and of Narbonne.
- Marc de Beauvau-Craon (1679-1754), viceroy, administrator of the duchy of Tuscany.
- Marie Françoise Catherine de Beauvau-Craon (1711-1787), marquise de Boufflers, mistress of king Stanislas I.
- Charles Juste de Beauvau-Craon (1720-1793), marshal of France.
- Marc Étienne Gabriel de Beauvau-Craon (1773-1849), chamberlain of Napoleon I.
- Charles de Beauvau-Craon (1793-1864), French soldier and senator, son of the precedent.
- Marc de Beauvau-Craon (1816-1883), député of Sarthe, son of the preceding.
- Marc de Beauvau-Craon (1921-1982), last prince of Beauveau-Craon.
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