Flashcards: French noble families

The Trencavel were an important noble family in Languedoc during the 10th through 13th centuries.

The House of Baux is a French noble family from the south of France.

The House of Rohan is a French noble family of viscounts, later dukes and princes, coming from the locality of Rohan in Brittany.

The House of Guise was a French noble family, partly responsible for the French Wars of Religion.

The House of Plantagenet (/plænˈtædʒənət/) was a royal house which originated from the lands of Anjou in France.

The House of Ingelger (French: Ingelgeriens) was the first dynasty in Anjou.

The House of Lusignan (/ˈluːzᵻnjɒn/ LOO-zən-yon) was a royal house of French origin, which ruled much of Europe and the Levant, including the kingdoms of Jerusalem, Cyprus, and Armenia, from the 12th through the 15th centuries during the Middle Ages.

The House of La Marck, (Maison de La Marck), original German name von der Mar(c)k, was an important family in the history of Europe, which from about 1200 appeared as the Counts of Mark.

The House of La Fayette was a French family of Nobles of the Sword, from the province of Auvergne, established during the Middle-Age by the lords of the fief of La Fayette held by the senior branch of the Motier family.

The House of Castellane is a very ancient French noble house originating in Provence and descended from Thibault, count of Arles in the 9th century.

The Counts of Dreux were a noble family of France, who took their title from the chief stronghold of their domain, the château of Dreux, which lies near the boundary between Normandy and the Île-de-France.