List of French dukedoms

This is an incomplete list of ducal titles created by the monarchs of France. See also Dukes in France, French nobility and List of French peerages.

TitleDate of CreationSurnameCurrent StatusNotes
Duke of Normandy911NormandyForfeit 1204 
Duke of Burgundy1032Royal familyExtinct 1361 
Duke of Guyenne1259AnjouForfeit 1369also forfeit 12941303 and 13471360
Duke of Brittany1297DreuxMerged in the Crown 1532 
Duke of Bourbon1327BourbonForfeit 1527 
Duke of Normandy1332Royal familyMerged in the Crown 1350 
Duke of Orléans1344Royal familyExtinct 1376 
Duke of Bar1354Bar, Anjou, LorraineReturned to the Crown 1766 
Duke of Normandy1355Royal familyMerged in the Crown 1364 
Duke of Anjou1356Royal familyExtinct 1481 
Duke of Auvergne1360Royal familyExtinct 1521 
Duke of Berry1360Royal familyExtinct 1416 
Duke of Touraine1360Royal familyExchanged 1363 
Duke of Burgundy1363Royal familyAnnexed by the Crown 1477 
Duke of Touraine1386Royal familyExchanged 1392 
Duke of Orléans1392Royal familyMerged in the Crown 1498 
Duke of Guyenneafter 1392Royal familyExtinct 1400 
Duke of Guyenneafter 1400Royal familyExtinct 1415 
Duke of Touraine1401Royal familyExtinct 1416 
Duke of Alençon1404AlençonExtinct 1525Forfeit 14581461, 14741476 and 14821483
Duke of Nemours1404ÉvreuxExtinct 1503 
Duke of Valois1406Royal familyMerged in the Crown 1498 
Duke of Berry1416Royal familyExtinct 1416 
Duke of Touraine1416Royal familyMerged in the Crown 1422 
Duke of Berry1417Royal familyMerged in the Crown 1422 
Duke of Touraine1423DouglasExtinct 1440 
Duke of Normandy1436Royal familyExtinct 1436 
Duke of Guyenne1436Royal familyExtinct 1436 
Duke of Berry1461Royal familyExchanged 1461 
Duke of Normandy1465Royal familyExchanged 1469 
Duke of Guyenne1469Royal familyExtinct 1474 
Duke of Valois1498AngoulêmeMerged in the Crown 1515 
Duke of Valentinois1498BorgiaReturned to the Crown before 1548 
Duke of Longueville1505OrléansExtinct 1694 
Duke of Nemours1507FoixExtinct 1512 
Duke of Nemours1515Medici/SavoieExtinct 1524 
Duchess of Angoulême1515SavoieExtinct 1531 
Duchess of Anjou1515SavoieExtinct 1531 
Duke of Vendôme1515BourbonMerged in the Crown 1589 
Duke of Châtellerault1515Bourbon-MontpensierForfeit 1527 
Duchess of Valois1516OrléansExtinct 1520 
Duchess of Berry1517Royal familyExtinct 1549 
Duke of Roannais1519GouffierExtinct 1519 
Duke of Nemours1524SavoieExtinct 1652 
Duke of Dunois1525Orléans-LonguevilleExtinct 1537 
Duchess of Bourbon1527SavoieExtinct 1532 
Duchess of Châtellerault1527SavoieGiven away 1530 
Duchess of Auvergne1528SavoieExtinct 1532 
Duke of Guise1528LorraineExtinct 1688 
Duke of Chartres1528Royal Family, Este, Savoie-NemoursRedeemed by the Crown 1623 
Duchess of Châtellerault1530SavoieExtinct 1532 
Duke of Estouteville1537Estouteville, Bourbon-Saint-Pôl, Orléans-Longueville, Goyon de Matignon, GrimaldiExtinct 1949 
Duke of Étampes1537Pisseleu/BrosseExtinct 1565 
Duke of Nevers1539Albret, Cleves, GonzagaSold 1659 
Duke of Orléans1540Royal familyExtinct 1545 
Duke of Angoulême1540Royal familyExtinct 1545 
Duke of Châtellerault1540Royal familyExtinct 1545 
Duke of Beaumont-le-Vicomte1543Alençon, Bourbon-VendômeMerged in the Crown 1589 
Duke of Bourbon1544Royal familyExtinct 1545 
Duke of Aumale1547Lorraine-GuiseExtinct 1631 
Duke of Châtellerault1548HamiltonForfeit 1559Restored and extended in 1864, extinct 1895
Duchess of Valentinois1548PoitiersExtinct 1566 
Duchess of Berry1550Royal familyExtinct 1574 
Duke of Albret1550Albret, Bourbon-VendômeMerged in the Crown 1589 
Duke of Montmorency1551MontmorencyForfeit 1632 
Duke of Chevreuse1555LorraineSold 1655 
Duke of Albret1556Albret, BourbonMerged in the Crown 1589 
Duke of Beaupréau1562Bourbon-La Roche-sur-YonExtinct 1565 
Duke of Thouars1563La TrémoilleExtinct 1933 
Duke of Granville1563Bourbon-VendômeExtinct 1590 
Duchess of Châtellerault1563de FranceExchanged 1582 
Duke of Roannais1566GouffierSold 1667 
Duke of Enghien1566Bourbon-CondéExtinct 1569 
Duke of Anjou1566Royal familyMerged in the Crown 1574 
Duke of Bourbon1566Royal familyMerged in the Crown 1547 
Duke of Alençon1566Royal familyExtinct 1584 
Duke of Château-Thierry1566Royal familyExtinct 1584 
Duke of Auvergne1569Royal familyMerged in the Crown 1574 
Duke of Penthièvre1569Luxembourg, Lorraine, Bourbon-VendômeExtinct 1687 
Duke of Évreux1569Royal familyExtinct 1584 
Duke of Mercœur1569LorraineExtinct 1712 
Duke of Montargis1570Royal Family, Este, LorraineSold 1612? 
Duke of Uzès1572CrussolExtant 
Duke of Mayenne1573Lorraine-Guise, GonzagaSold 1654 
Duke of Saint-Fargeau1574Bourbon-MontpensierExtinct 1693 
Duke of Anjou1576Royal familyExtinct 1584 
Duke of Touraine1576Royal familyExtinct 1584 
Duke of Berry1576Royal familyExtinct 1584 
Duke of Ventadour1578LévisExtinct 1717 
Duke of Joyeuse1581Joyeuse, Lorraine-GuiseExtinct 1675 
Duke of Piney1581Luxembourg, Albert, Clermont, Montmorency-LuxembourgExtinct 1861 
Duke of Epernon1581Nogaret de La ValetteExtinct 1661 
Duke of Elbeuf1581LorraineExtinct 1825 
Duke of Retz1581GondiResigned 1634 
Duke of Rethel1581GonzagaSold 1658 
Duchess of Angoulême1582PoitiersExtinct 1619 
Duke of Châtellerault1583Bourbon-Montpensier, OrléansExtinct 1693 
Duke of Hallwin1588HallwinExtinct 1611 
Duke of Montbazon1588RohanExtinct 1593 
Duke of Ventadour1589LévisExtinct 1717 
Duke of Montbazon1595RohanExtant 
Duke of Beaufort1597Estrées, Bourbon-Vendômesold 1688 
Duke of Vendôme1598BourbonExtinct 1712 
Duke of Biron1598GontautForfeit 1602 
Duke of Thouars1599La TrémoilleExtinct 1933 
Duke of Aiguillon1600Lorraine-MayenneExtinct 1621 
Duke of Rohan1603Rohanextinct 1638 
Duke of Sully1606Béthuneextinct 1807 
Duke of Fronsac1608Orléans-Longuevilleextinct 1631 
Duchess of Montpensier1608Bourbon, OrléansExtinct 1693 
Duke of Damville1610MontmorencyExtinct 1632 
Duke of Hallwin1611HallwinExtinct 1620 
Duke of Châteauroux1616Bourbon-CondéExtant 
Duke of Angoulême1619ValoisExtinct 1653 
Duke of Luynes1619AlbertExtant 
Duke of Lesdiguières1620Bonne, Créquyextinct 1711 
Duke of Bellegarde1620Saint-Laryextinct 1646 
Duke of Brissac1620Cosséextant 
Duke of La Rocheguyon1621Sillyextinct 1628 
Duke of Chaulnes1621Albert d'Aillyextinct 1698 
Duke of Hallwin1621Hallwin, Schombergextinct 1656 
Duke of Candale1621Nogaret de La Valetteextinct 1639 
Duke of La Valette1622Nogaret de La Valetteextinct 1661 
Duke of Orléans1626Royal familyextinct 1660 
Duke of Chartres1626Royal familyextinct 1660 
Duke of Chevreuse1627Lorraine-Guisesold 1655 
Duke of Villars1627Brancasextinct 1858 
Duke of Valois1630Royal familyextinct 1660 
Duchess of Aumale1631Lorraineextinct 1638 
Duke of Richelieu1631Plessis, Vignerot, La Chapelle-Jumilhacextinct 1952 
Duke of La Rouchefoucauld1631La Rochefoucauldextant 
Duke of Montmorency1633Bourbon-Condémerged in the Crown in 1830title changed to Duke of Enghien in 1689
Duke of Retz1634Gondyextinct 1676 
Duke of Fronsac1634Plessis, Maillé-Brézé, Bourbon-Condé, Vignerotextinct 1822 
Duke of Aiguillon1634L'Ageextinct 1635 
Duke of Saint-Simon1635Rouvroyextinct 1755 
Duke of La Force1637Caumontextinct 1755 
Duke of Aumale1638Savoie-Nemoursextinct 1641 
Duke of Aiguillon1638Vignerot, Plessisextinct 1800 
Duke of Albret1641Bourbon-Condégiven away 1651 
Duke of Valentinois1642Grimaldiextinct 1731 
Duke of Aumale1643Savoie-Nemoursextinct 1652 
Duke of Gramont1643Gramontextinct 1644 
Duke of Gramont1648Gramontextant 
Duke of Rohan1648Rohan-Chabotextant 
Duke of Albret1665La Tour d'Auvergneextinct 1802 
Duke of Château-Thierry1665La Tour d'Auvergneextinct 1802 
Duke of Bourbon1661Bourbon-Condémerged in the Crown 1830 
Duke of Orléans1661Royal familymerged in the Crown 1830 
Duke of Chartres1661Royal familymerged in the Crown 1830 From 1674, the eldest son of the Duke of Orléans
Duke of Valois1661Royal familymerged in the Crown 1830 
Duke of Randan1661La Rochefoucauld-Randan, Foix de Candaleextinct 1714 
Duke of Verneuil1663Bourbonextinct 1682 
Duke of Estrées1663Estréeextant  
Duke of La Meilleraye1663La Porte-Mazarinextinct 1738 
Duke of Rethel1663La Porte-Mazarinextinct 1738 
Duke of Villeroy1663Neufvilleextinct 1794 
Duke of Mortemart1663Rochechouartextant 
Duke of Poix1663Créquyextinct 1687 
Duke of Saint-Aignan1663Beauvilliersextinct 1828 
Duke of La Rocheguyon1663Plessis-Liancourtextinct 1674 
Duke of Tresmes1663Potierextinct 1794title changed to Duke of Gesvres in 1670
Duke of Noailles1663Noaillesextant 
Duke of Coislin1663Camboutextinct 1732 
Duke of Choiseul1665Choiseulextinct 1705 
Duke of Aumont1665Aumontextinct 1888 
Duke of Roannais1667Aubusson de La Feuilladeextinct 1725 
Duke of Nemours1672Royal familymerged in the Crown in 1830 
Duke of Saint-Cloud1674n/aextinct 1811held by the Archbishop of Paris
Duchess of Angoulême1675Orléansextinct 1696 
Duke of Beaufort1688Montmorency-Luxembourgextinct 1862title changed to Duke of Montmorency in 1689; extended in 1864, extinct 1951
Duke of Duras1689Durfort, Chastelluxextanttitle changed to Duke of Rauzan in 1825
Duke of Boufflers1695Boufflersextinct 1751 
Duke of Harcourt1700Harcourtextant 
Duke of Guise1704Bourbon-Condémerged in the Crown 1830 
Duke of Villars1705Villarsextinct 1777 
Duke of Alençon1710Royal familyextinct 1714 
Duke of Angoulême1710Royal familyextinct 1714 
Duke of Fitz-James1710Fitz-Jamesextinct 1967 
Duke of Rambouillet17711Légitimé de France, Bourbonextinct 1792 
Duke of Rohan-Rohan1714Rohanextinct 1787 
Duke of Valentinois1716Goyon de Matignon, Grimaldiextinct 1949 
Duke of Mercœur1723Bourbon-Contisold 1770 
Duke of Rochefort1728Rohanextant 
Duke of Châtellerault1730La Trémoilleextinct 1759 
Duke of Lauragais1731Brancasextinct 1794 
Duke of Ayen1737Noaillesextinct 1793 
Duke of Lesparre1739Gramontextinct 1801 
Duke of Gisors1742Fouquetextinct 1761 
Duke of Broglie1742Broglieextant 
Duke of Anville1746La Rochefoucauldextinct 1792 
Duke of Coigny1747Coignyextinct 1865 
Duke of Clermont-Tonnerre1755Clermont-Tonnerreextant 
Duke of Laval1758Montmorency-Lavalextinct 1851 
Duke of Villequier1759Aumontextinct 1888 
Duke of Picquigny1761Albert de Chaulnesextinct 1769 or 1792 
Duke of Praslin1762Choiseulextant 
Duke of Beaumont1765Montmorency-Luxembourgextinct 1878 
Duke of Liancourt1765La Rochefoucauldextant 
Duke of Poix1767Noaillesextinct 1794 
Duke of Anjou1771Royal familymerged in the Crown 1795 
Duke of Angoulême1773Royal familymerged in the Crown 1824 
Duke of Auvergne1773Royal familyexchanged 1778 
Duke of Mercœur1773Royal familyexchanged 1778 
Duke of Croï d'Havré1773Croy d'Havré  
Duke of Alençon1774Royal familymerged in the Crown 1795 
Duke of Civrac1774Durfort de Civracextinct 1787 
Duke of Quintin1774Durfort de Civrac de Lorgeextanttitle changed to Duke of Lorge in 1776
Duke of Lesparre1774Gramontextinct 1795 
Duke of Berry1776Royal familymerged in the Crown 1824 
Duc du Châtelet1777Châteletextinct 1793 
Duke of Guiche1780Gramontextinct 1836 
Duke of Polignac1780Polignacextant 
Duke of Maillé1784Maillé de La Tour Landryextant 
Duke of Lévis1784Lévisextinct 1863 
Duke of Saulx-Tavannes1786Saulx-Tavannes  
Duke of La Force1787Caumontextant 
Duke of Massa1806Régnierextinct 1962 
Duke of Dantzig1807Lefebvreextinct 1820 
Duke of Parme1808Cambacérèsextinct 1824 
Duke of Plaisance1808Lebrunextinct 1926 
Duke of Bellune1808Victorextinct 1853 
Duke of Conegliano1808Monceyextinct 1842 
Duke of Trévise1808Mortierextinct 1912 
Duke of Dalmatie1808Soultextinct 1857 
Duke of Valmy1808Kellermannextinct 1868 
Duke of Rivoli1808Massénaextant 
Duke of Raguse1808Marmontextinct 1852 
Duke of Padoue1808Arrighi de Casanovaextinct 1888 
Duke of Montebello1808Lannesextant 
Duke of Castiglione1808Augereauextinct 1915 
Duke of Auerstaedt1808Davoutextinct 1853extended 1864, extant
Duke of Abrantes1808JunotExtinct 1859extended 1869, extinct 1985
Duke of Elchingen1808NeyExtinct 1969 
Duke of Rovigo1808SavaryExtinct 1872 
Duke of Vicence1808CaulaincourtExtinct 1896 
Duke of Bassano1809MaretExtinct 1906 
Duke of Feltre1809ClarkeExtinct 1852extended 1864, extant
Duke of Istrie1809BessièresExtinct 1856 
Duke of Tarente1809MacDonaldExtinct 1912 
Duke of Cadore1809Nompère de ChampagnyExtinct 1893 
Duke of Gaete1809GaudinExtinct 1841 
Duke of Otrante1809FouchéExtant 
Duke of Reggio1810OudinotExtant 
Duke of Navarre1810BeauharnaisExtinct 1852 
Duke of Dalberg1810DalbergExtinct 1833Extended as Duke of Tascher de La Pagerie in 1859, extinct 1902
Duke of Decrès1813DecrèsExtinct 1820 
Duke of Albufera1813SuchetExtant 
Duchess of Frioul1813DurocExtinct 1829 
Duchess of Saint-Leu1814BeauharnaisExtinct 1837 
Duc des Cars1816PérusseExtinct 1822 
Duke of La Châtre1817La ChâtreExtinct 1824 
Duke of Sabran1817Sabran, Pontevèsextant 
Duke of Talleyrand1817Talleyrand-Périgordextinct 1968 
Duke of Croy1817Croyextant 
Duke of Avaray1817Bésiadeextinct 1941 
Duke of Bauffremont1817Bauffremontextant 
Duke of Crillon1817Berton des Balbiextinct 1870 
Duke of Valengin1817Berthierextinct 1918 
Duke of Havré1817Croyextinct 1839 
Duke of Choiseul1817Choiseul, Marmierextinct 1947title changed to Duke of Marmier in 1839
Duke of Aremberg1824ArenbergExtinct 1877 
Duke of Blacas1824Blacas d'AulpsExtant 
Duke of Rivière1825RivièreExtinct 1901 
Duc des Cars1825PérusseExtant
Duke of Caraman1830RiquetExtant 
Duke of Céreste1830Brancas-VillarsExtinct 1858 
Duke of Melfort1841DrummondExtinct 1902 
Duke of Pasquier1845PasquierExtanttitle changed to Duke of Audiffret-Pasquier in 1862
Duke of Isly1845BugeaudExtinct 1865 
Duke of Montmorot1847MuñozExtinct 1873 
Duke of Malakoff1856PélissierExtinct 1864 
Duke of Magenta1859MacMahonExtant 
Duke of Morny1863MornyExtinct 1943 
Duke of Persigny1863FialinExtinct 1885 
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