Montesquiou family

The de Montesquiou family is an old French noble family from Montesquiou in Gascony. The family divided in several branches, of which only the branch of d'Artagnan now remains. Through the centuries, the Montesquiou family produced one field marshal, one admiral, one cardinal, one archbishop, several generals, bishops, diplomats and one minister.

Origins

The proven filiation of this family begins with Raymond-Aimeri de Montesquiou around 1190. In 1777, the Montesquiou family was recognized as descending from the counts of Fezensac and Louis XVI allowed them to change their name to de Montesquiou-Fezensac.[1]

In 2011 certain members of the d'Artagnan branch changed their name to de Montesquiou-Fezesensac d'Artagnan.

Titles

Titles of the now extinct Marsan line:

  • Baron of the Empire (1809)[2]
  • Count of Montesquiou (1817)[3]).
  • Duke of Fezensac in 1821 and 1832. The title died out in 1913 with Philippe André, third duke of Fezensac[3]).

Titles of the d'Artagnan line:

  • Count of the Empire (1809 and 1810)[2]
  • Baron of the Empire (1809 and 1810)[2]
  • Baron-pair (1824)[2]

Notable members

References
  1. Almanach de Gotha, 1907, p. 329.
  2. Vicomte Albert Révérend "Armorial du premier empire: titres, majorats et armoiries concédés" volume 3, pages 266 à 271.
  3. Jougla de Morenas, Grand Armorial de France, tome V page 93.
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