Duke of Decazes
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Duke of Decazes (French: duc de Decazes) is a French noble title first given to Élie Decazes, Count of Decazes, who was granted the Danish title Duke of Glücksbierg in 1818, which was recognized in France in 1822. A lawyer and judge, he served as Prime Minister of France from November 19, 1819 to February 20, 1820. In 1826, he founded Houillères et Fonderies de l'Aveyron, a mining and metal working business in the Aveyron departement that marked the beginning of industrialised metallurgy. In 1829, the name Decazeville was given to the principal centre of the industry.
[edit] Dukes Decazes
- Élie Decazes, 1st Duke of Decazes and Glücksbierg (1780-1868), Prime Minister of France
- Louis-Charles-Élie-Amanien Decazes, 2nd Duke of Decazes and Glücksbierg (1819-86), Minister of Foreign Affairs (France)
- Jean-Élie-Octave-Louis-Sévère-Amanien Decazes, 3rd Duke of Decazes and Glücksbierg (1864-1912), Olympic sailing competitor
- Louis-Jean-Victor-Sévère Decazes, 4th Duke of Decazes and Glücksbierg (1889-1941) owned Haras d'Ouilly
- Élie Ludovic Henri Christian Decazes, 5th Duke of Decazes and Glücksbierg (b. 1914), President of the Polo de Paris from 1940-1950
- Louis-Frédéric-René-Marie-Edouard Decazes, 6th Duke of Decazes and Glücksbierg (b. 1946)