Duc de La Force

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The title of Duc de la Force, pair de France was created in 1637 for members of the Caumont family, who were lords of the village of La Force in the Dordogne.

The family originated as Lord of Caumont (Seigneur de Caumont) in the early 11th century and were subsequently raised in rank over the following centuries.

The family was Protestant : the father (Francois de Caumont) and brother of the first Duke were killed in the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre (1572). Afterwards the family served the king loyaly on the battlefield, but remained Protestant.

Armand de Caumont died in [1755] on the battlefield at Cuneo on September 30, at the age of 23. Afterwards, the dukedom passed to a distant relative of the main line, Bertrand (1724-1773), then to his son, Louis-Joseph Nompar (1768-1838) and to his descendants. In 1909, the great-great grandson of Louis-Joseph, Armand-Joseph (1878-1961), took the title of Duke of La Force. There are La Force families in the United States, Canada and Portugal that are decendants of the French La Force family.

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[edit] Line of Descent

[edit] Lord of Caumont(from father to son)

Calo I (c. 1050), 1st lord of Caumont

Geoffrey I, 2nd lord of Caumont

Calo II, 3rd lord of Caumont. He participated in the First Crusade.

Dodon, 4th lord of Caumont

Sanchez, 5th lord of Caumont

Richard, 6th lord of Caumont, had two sons, including Nonpar, Lord of Lauzun

Begon, 7th lord of Caumont

William I, 8th lord of Caumont

William II, 9th lord of Caumont


[edit] Lord of Caumont, Samazan and Montpuillan(father to son)

Bertrand, son of William II, 9th lord of Caumont. 10th lord of Caumont, 1st lord of Samazan and Montpuillan

William III, 11th lord of Caumont, 2nd lord of Samazan and Montpuillan

William-Raymond I, 12th lord of Caumont, 3rd lord of Samazan and Montpuillan

Nonpar I, 13th lord of Caumont, 4th lord of Samazan and Montpuillan


[edit] Lord of Caumont, Samazan, Montpuillan, Castelnau and Berbiguires

William-Raymond II (d. 1426), son of Nonpar I, 13th lord of Caumont, 4th lord of Samazan and Montpuillan. 14th lord of Caumont, 5th lord of Samazan and Montpuillan, 1st lord of Castelnau and Berbiguires

[edit] Lord of Castelnau

Brandelis, son of William-Raymond II. 2nd lord of Castelnau

Charles I, 3rd lord of Castelnau

Charles II (d. 1627), 4th lord of Castelnau

Francis (killed in the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre), 5th lord of Castelnau


[edit] Duc de La Force, Pair de France (1637-1699)


[edit] Duc de La Force, Comte de Mucidan, Baron de Castelnau, Caumont, Tonneins et Samazan (1699-1773)

  • Henri-Jacques de Caumont, duc de La Force , (1675-1726) , son and Member of the Academie Française
  • Armand-Nompar II de Caumont, duc de la Force , (1679-1764) , brother
  • Jacques-Nompar III de Caumont,duc de La Force , (1714-1755) , son
  • Bertrand de Caumont, duc de La Force (1724-1773)


[edit] Marquis puis Duc de La Force, Pair de France (1773-1838)

  • Louis-Joseph Nompar, Marquis de La Force (1768-1838)

[edit] Duc de La Force (pour le deuxieme fois) (1839-1961)

  • Francois Pierre Bertrand Nompar de Caumont, duc de La Force (1772-1854)
  • Auguste de Caumont, duc de La Force (1803-1882)
  • Oliver Emmanuel de Caumont, duc de La Force (1839-1909)
  • Auguste de Caumont, duc de La Force (1878-1961)





[edit] Sources

family tree of the Caumont family (French)

History of the Caumont family (French)