Estrées

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Estrées is an old French family name and the name of two different communes in the north of France. The etymology of the name is from strata, after the stone-layered Roman roads in the area.

• One commune, Estrées, is located in the canton of Catelet, Saint-Quentin arrondissement, département of Aisne, in the Picardy région.

• The other commune, Estrées is in the canton of Arleux, Douai arrondissement, département of Nord, in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais région.

Other communes in the north of France also have "Estrées" or "Estrée" as part of their names:

• Estrées-Deniécourt, in the Somme département
• Estrées-la-Campagne, in the Calvados département
• Estrées-lès-Crécy, in the Somme département
• Estrées-Mons, in the Somme département
• Estrées-Saint-Denis, in the Oise département
• Estrées-sur-Noye, in the Somme département

• Estrée, in the Pas-de-Calais département
• Estrée-Blanche, in the Pas-de-Calais département
• Estrée-Cauchy, in the Pas-de-Calais département
• Estrée-Wamin, in the Pas-de-Calais département

French nobility with the name Estrées originated in Artois. The line ended in 1771.

• Jean Ier d'Estrées, soldier (Aisne, 1486 - Aisne, 1571)
• Antoine d'Estrées, Governor of Boulonnais, lieutenant-general of Île-de-France (died 1609)
• François Annibal, duc d'Estrées, Marshal of France (1573 - Paris, 1670)
• Jean II d'Estrées, Admiral and Marshal of France (Soleure, 1624 - Paris, 1707)

• Victor Marie, duc d'Estrées, Marshal of France (Paris, 1660 - Paris, 1737)
• Louis Charles César Le Tellier, duc d'Estrées, Marshal of France. (Paris, 1695 - Paris, 1771)

Other members of the family include:

• Gabrielle d'Estrée, (1571–1599), sister of François Annibal, lover of Henry IV of France.
• César d'Estrées, (1628 - 1714) brother of Jean II , diplomat and Prelate.
• Jean III d'Estrées, (1666 - 1718), brother of Victor Marie, diplomat, Prelate and Archbishop of Cambrai (1716).