Duke of Lauzun

The Duke of Lauzun was a French noble tilte, in particular, a French peerage created in 1692 for Antoine Nompar de Caumont under influence of Queen Mary of Modena.^[1] All Dukes of Lauzun were Marshals of France or renowned generals.

Duke of Lauzun
Coat od arms of Antonin-Nompar de Caumont, Duke of Lauzun
Creation date	1692
First holder	Antoine Nompar de Caumont
Last holder	Armand Louis de Gontaut
Extinction date	1793

Dukes of Lauzun

1. Antoine Nompar de Caumont (1632–1723)
2. Charles Armand de Gontaut (1663–1756), husband of Marie Antoinette De Bautru de Nogent, daughter of Antoine's only sister Diane Charlotte
3. Louis Antoine de Gontaut (1700–1788), son
4. Armand Louis de Gontaut (1747–1793), nephew

References

1. Chartrand, R.; Turner, G. (2013). French Musketeer 1622-1775. Warrior. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-78096-862-9. Retrieved 5 July 2018. Of the more famous persons later arrested, one could point to Lieutenant-General Antoine Nompar de Caumont, who was apprehended for unknown reasons by ... by the king, commanded the French contingent to Ireland in 1689 and, in 1692, was made Duke of Lauzun. ... De Caumont had no children when he died in 1723, but the title of Duke of Lauzun was recreated in 1766 for Armand-Louis de ...