Duke of Montmorency



The French noble title Duke of Montmorency was created in in 1551 having been raised to a duchy peerage.

Dukes of Montmorency (first creation (1551)

 * 1) '1551–1567	 Anne de Montmorency, 1st Duke of Montmorency married Madeleine of Savoy
 * 2) 1567-1579 François de Montmorency, 2nd Duke of Montmorency.
 * 3) 1579-1614 Henri de Montmorency, 3rd Duke of Montmorency.
 * 4) 1614-1632 Henri de Montmorency, 4th Duke of Montmorency executed by order of King Louis XIII.
 * 5) 1632-1650 Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorency in her own right, married Henri II, Prince of Condé after which the title was absorbed into the numerous titles owned by the Prince of Condé.

Dukes of Montmorency – (second creation (1633)

 * 1)  1633-1646 Henry I, Duke of Montmorency (1588–1646), brother-in-law
 * 2) 1646-1686 Louis, Duke of Montmorency (1643–1686), son of
 * 3) 1686-1689 Henry II, Duke of Montmorency (1643–1709), son of

The title of Duke of Montmorency was changed to Duke of Enghien in 1689.


 * 1. 1689-1709 : Henri I, Duke of Enghien (1643–1709)
 * 2. 1709-1710 : Louis I, Duke of Enghien (1668–1710)
 * 3. 1710-1740 : Louis II Henri, Duke of Enghien (1692–1740)
 * 4. 1740-1818 : Louis III Joseph, Duke of Enghien (1736–1818)
 * 5. 1818-1830 : Louis IV Henri, Duke of Enghien (1756–1830)

On the death of the last duke in 1830, the title passed to Louis Philippe III, Duke of Orléans, a great-great-grandson of Louis I, Duke of Enghien through the female line. He had become King of the French as Louis Philippe I a month earlier.