- Beauvilliers (surname)
Beauvilliers (or Beauvillier) was the name of a very ancient French family belonging to the country around
Chartres , members of which are found filling court offices from the15th century onward. For Charles de Beauvillier, gentleman of the chamber to the king, governor and "bailli " ofBlois , the estate of Saint-Aignan was created a countship in 1537.Later, there were two ducs de Beauvilliers:
*François de Beauvilliers, 1st duc de Saint-Aignan (1610-1687)
*Paul de Beauvilliers, 2nd duc de Saint-Aignan (1648-1714), son of the formerReferences
*1911
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