Duke of Saint-Simon
Saint-Simon portrait officiel 1728 détail
| Duke of Saint-Simon | |
|---|---|
| Creation date | 1630 |
| First holder | Claude de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon |
| Last holder | Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon |
| Extinction date | 1755 |
Duke of Saint-Simon (Fr.: duc de Saint-Simon) was a noble title in the peerage of France.
The title originates from the seigneury of that was held by the noble house of Rouvroy, lords of Saint-Simon, Aisne. The large family belonged to the high nobility and a Dukedom was passed from father to son in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The latter, Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, has been immortalized as one of the greatest diarists in European history.
List of Dukes of Saint-Simon, 1630—1755
| From | To | Duke of Saint-Simon |
|---|---|---|
| 1630 | 1693 | Claude de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon (1607-1693) |
| 1693 | 1755 | Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon (1675-1755) |
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