Lords, counts and dukes of Perche

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Coat of arms of the county of Perche.

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.

1 Lords of Mortagne-au-Perche, lords of Nogent-le-Rotrou and viscounts of Châteaudun
2 Lords and counts of Perche and Mortagne
- 2.1 House of Châteaudun
3 Counts of Perche
- 3.1 House of Châteaudun
- 3.2 House of Valois
4 Dukes of Perche
- 4.1 House of Valois
- 4.2 House of Bourbon
5 English title

[edit] Lords of Mortagne-au-Perche, lords of Nogent-le-Rotrou and viscounts of Châteaudun

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

[edit] Lords of Mortagne-au-Perche

[edit] House of Rorgonid

Hervé I, 941- 955
...
Hervé II, 974-980, grandson of

Here after, the title is merged with the viscount of Châteaudun and the lord of Nogent-le-Rotrou.

[edit] Lords of Nogent-le-Rotrou

[edit] House of ...

Rotrou I, 960-996
Melisende, daughter of, married

Here after, the title is merged with the viscount of Châteaudun and the lord of Mortagne-au-Perche

[edit] Viscounts of Châteaudun

[edit] House of Châteaudun

[edit] Lords and counts of Perche and Mortagne

[edit] House of Châteaudun

Fulcuich, c. 1000
Geoffroy I, d. bef. 1041 (viscount of Châteaudun, lord of Nogent-le-Rotrou and of Mortagne-au Perche)
Hugh I, d. c. 1077-1080]] (viscount of Châteaudun, lord of Nogent-le-Rotrou and of Mortagne-au Perche)
Rotrou II, d. c. 1077–1080 (viscount of Châteaudun, lord of Nogent-le-Rotrou and of Mortagne-au Perche)

Here after, the title is separated in count of Perche and count of Mortagne.

[edit] Counts of Perche

[edit] House of Châteaudun

Geoffroy II, d. 1100
Rotrou III the Great, d. 144 (also Count of Mortagne 1126-1144)
Rotrou IV, d. 1191
Geoffroy III, d. 1202
Thomas, d. 1217
William, d. 1226 (Bishop of Châlons-sur-Marne)

Here after the county returned to the royal domain.

The title of count of Perche was given a new by the king to members of the House of Maine and the House of Châteaudun.

[edit] House of Valois

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.