House of Rougé

The Rougé family is a family of the French nobility from Anjou known since 1045 and that has a traced proven lineage since the year 1375.[1][2]

Most historians believe that the exiting Rougé family from Anjou comes from the medieval Rougé family known since 1045, ruling over the lordship of Rougé in Brittany, but the link between the des Rues family and the former de Rougé family is not yet clearly proven, even though highly possible.[2][1]

Many members of this family have distinguished themselves as generals, churchmen, diplomats, and academics.

Origins

The existing des Rues family used the name de Rougé at the beginning of the 16th century after that the older family of the same name de Rougé (known since 1045 became extinct.[2][1]

The proven filiation of the existing de Rougé family is established with Huet des Rues, married in 1375 with Jeanne d'Erbrée[2] or with Jean II des Rues, married in 1421 with Jeanne d’Orvaux.[1]

Most historians believe that exiting Rougé family comes from a Rougé family known since 1045, ruling over the lordship of Rougé in Brittany, but the link between the des Rues family and the former de Rougé family is not proven, even though highly possible.[2][1]

Pierre des Rues, who was confirmed noble in 1667 with proof dating back to 1530, was at the origin of two branches.[2][1]

Notable family members

Plessis-Bellière elder branch extinct in 1794 :

  • Jacques de Rougé du Plessis-Bellière (1602–1654), French general
  • Catherine de Rougé du Plessis-Bellière (1707–1794), duchess of Elbeuf, princess of Lorraine, after her marriage in 1747 with Emmanuel Maurice prince of Lorraine, duke of Elbeuf.

cadet branch :

  • Emmanuel de Rougé (1811–1872), Egyptologist, Professor at the Collège de France,
  • Alain de Rougé (1871–1936), Member of the Assemblée Nationale,
  • Arthur de Rougé (1844–1913), count of Rougé, Spanish duke of Caylus and Grandee of Spain in 1893 (by inheritance of the family Robert de Lignerac). He had no son and the title of duke of Caylus in Spain to the Dampierre family.[2]
  • Olivier de Rougé, vicomte de Rougé, senator, founder of the cattle breed "Maine-Anjou" (now Rouge des Près),
  • Bonabes, Count of Rougé (1891–1975), Secretary General of the Red Cross from 1936 to 1957.
  • Jacques de Rougé, marquis du Plessis-Bellière
  • François-Henri de Rougé, marquis du Plessis-Bellière, French general
  • Pierre-François de Rougé, marquis de Rougé, killed in action in Germany in 1761
  • Julie de Coëtmen, marquise de Rougé
  • Marie-Thérèse d'Albert d'Ailly, marquise du Plessis-Bellière, by Carmontelle
  • Natalie Victurnienne de Mortemart, marquise de Rougé, by Vigée-Lebrun
  • Bonabes Alexis de Rougé, marquis de Rougé and Peer of France
  • Alexandrine Thimarette de Crussol d'Uzès, marquise de Rougé
  • Count François-Pierre-Olivier de Rougé, French General
  • Count Hervé de Rougé
  • Emmanuel de Rougé, Egyptologist
  • Robert de Rougé, officer and artist
  • Count Bertrand de Rougé, killed in action in 1918
  • Count Arthur de Rougé, Spanish duke of Caylus, Baillif-grand-Cross of the Order of Malta
  • Adolphe de Rougé, by Gomien

Lordships held by the de Rougé family

Les Rues, Le Plessis-Bellière, Chenillé-Changé, La Guerche (Anjou), Moreuil, Villers-aux-Érables, Guyencourt, Faÿ-lès-Nemours, Courtimont, Le Plessis-Courtimont, Roisson, Les Touches, Le Theil-de-Bretagne, Le Teilleul, La Mauvesière, Le Bignon, Sainte Scolace, Vauregnoust, Lorière, Marigné, Le Plessis-Gaudin, La Bellière, Le Bois, La Cour-du-Bois, Maigné, Chigné, Les Mortiers, Dissé, La Courtaillé, La Gauberdière, Les Feuges, Launay, Le Bouays, La Chapelle-Glain, Neuville, La Roche d'Iré, Cinq-Mars-la-Pile, Rouaibile, La Cornouaille, Pontcallec, Gastines, Valençon, Saint-Pierre-Montlimart, La Frébaudière, Langeron, Le May, Montfaucon, Vienne-le-Château, Cholet, Chemillé, Le Tremblay, La Cour de La Raye, Rostrenen, Kerjean, Hervillé, Moyencourt, Hardecourt-aux-bois, La Maison-Rouge, etc.

Castles held by the de Rougé family

Bois-Dauphin à Précigné, Sablé-sur-Sarthe, Moreuil, Guyencourt-sur-Noye, Villers-aux-Érables, Coetmen, in Tréméven, Tonquédec, Baronville, Dinteville, La Maison-Rouge, Mesnil-Voysin, Bonaban, La Bellière, Le Charmel, La Guerche, Roche d'Iré, Courtimont, Faÿ-lès-Nemours, Pontcallec, Tremblay-sur-Mauldre, Rostrenen, Kerjean, Saint-Symphorien-des-Monts, Tressé, Les Essarts, in Vendée, Les Bouysses, in Quercy, etc.

Notable alliances of the des Rues de Rougé family

d'Erbrée (1375), de Vrigné (1388), d'Orveaux (1421), du Boys (1447), d'Anès (1477), Foureau (1510), du Vieille (1554), de la Cour (1589), Jousseaume (1637), Petiteau (1683), de Chérité (1660), Prezeau de Guilletière (1700), de Coëtmen (1749), de Rochechouart de Mortemart (1777), de Crussol d'Uzès (1804), de Sainte-Maure-Montausier, Cadeau d'Acy, de Colbert-Chabanais, (1880), Martel (1896), de Cardevac d'Havrincourt, de Pastoret, de Francqueville (1842), Niverlet, de Kérouartz, de Forbin d'oppède (1809), de Tramecourt (1828), de Beauffort (1874), Budes de Guébriant (1839), de Nicolaï (1872), Robert de Lignerac de Caylus (1779), de La Porte de Riantz (1808), de Saint-George de Vérac (1833), de Rohan-Chabot (1880), de Ganay, Hutteau d'Origny (1869), Maigne de La Gravière (1872), de Lespinay (1850), Ferron de La Ferronnays (1888), de Charnières (1857), d'Oilliamson, de Malortie, etc.[2]

Titles

  • Peer of France (1815 and 1827).[3]
  • Marquess Peer (1817 confirmed 1825).[3]
  • Baron Peer (1830).[3]
  • Duke of Caylus with Grandee of Spain (from 1893 to 1913 for only one member) extinct.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Jean-Baptiste Jullien de Courcelles, Histoire généalogique et héraldique des pairs de France, volume 8, page 220.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Henri Jougla de Morenas, Grand Armorial de France, tome VI page 74.
  3. ^ a b c d Dictionnaire de la noblesse française, 1975, page 878

Sources

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.