List of Counts of Mortain
The County of Mortain was a medieval county in France centered on the town of Mortain. A choice landholding, usually either kept within the family of the Duke (or the King in some cases), or more often it was granted to a Lord in return for royal service and favor. This was the main reason Mortain had so many Counts, as shown below, during its long history.
French Counts of Mortain
- County established by Charlemagne[1][2] 786
- Unknown
- Rodulf of Tosny (812–861)
- Hugh of Nogent (861–911)
- Vacant After Rollo's Invasion
Norman Counts of Mortain
English Counts of Mortain
French Counts of Mortain
- Charles of Le Maine (1449–1472)
- Charles IV, Duke of Anjou (1472–1481)
- Royal Domain
- Louis II, Duke of Montpensier (1529–1582)
- Francis, Duke of Montpensier (1582–1592)
- Henri de Bourbon, duc de Montpensier (1592–1608)
- Marie de Bourbon, duchesse de Montpensier (1608–1627) and..
- Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, duchesse de Montpensier (1660–1693)
- Philippe de France, duc d'Orléans (1693–1701)
- Philippe II d'Orléans, duc d'Orléans (1701–1723)
- Louis d'Orléáns, duc d'Orléans (1723–1752)
- Louis Philippe I d'Orléans, duc d'Orléans (1752–1785)
- Louis Philippe II d'Orléans, duc d'Orléans (1785–1786)
- Royal Domain
- Henri d'Orléans, comte de Paris, duc de France (1984–present)
Notes
- ^ Einhard: The Life of Charlemagne (pub. by Harper Brothers, 1880)
- ^ Einhard. "Life of Charlemagne, 19th century English translation by Samuel Epes Turner". http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/einhard.html. Retrieved 2009-05-21.
- ^ There are apparently few certain facts about William Warlenc, who was deprived of the County to the benefit of Robert (sometimes said to have been c.1055).