Duke of Broglie

Duke of Broglie

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The title of Duc de Broglie was a French peerage belonging to a family of Piedmontese origin, which emigrated to France in the year 1643. The family counts among its members three marshals of France, a Nobel Prize laureate, and several members of the Institut de France.

The head of the family, François-Marie, a soldier, took the title of "comte de Broglie" after arriving in France. His grandson, also named François-Marie, was created duc de Broglie and a peer of France in 1742.

Junior members of the family have the title of prince de Broglie.

The family name, on account of its Italian origin, has an unusual pronunciation: /brœj/ (as French "breuil", close to "broy").

Comtes de Broglie

* François-Marie, comte de Broglie, soldier
* Victor-Maurice, comte de Broglie, marshal of France

Ducs de Broglie (since 1742)

* François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie (1671-1745), marshal of France and governor of Strasbourg
* Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie (1718-1804), marshal of France
* Victor, 3rd duc de Broglie (1785-1870), statesman and diplomat, member of the Académie française
* Albert, 4th duc de Broglie (1821-1901), politician and writer, member of the Académie française
* Victor, 5th duc de Broglie (1846-1906)
* Maurice, 6th duc de Broglie (1875-1960), physicist, member of the Académie française and the Académie des sciences
* Louis, 7th duc de Broglie (1892-1987), physicist and Nobel laureate, member of the Académie française and the Académie des sciences
* Victor-François, 8th duc de Broglie (born 1949)

Other noteworthy family members

* Charles-François de Broglie, marquis de Ruffec (1719-1781), soldier and diplomat
* Charles-Louis-Victor, prince de Broglie (1756-1794), soldier
* Jean de Broglie (1921–1976), assassinated politician
* Gabriel de Broglie (b. 1931), historian and statesman, member of the Académie française

Place in Strasbourg

"Place Broglie" is a square in Strasbourg, where the old city hall and the "Opéra National du Rhin" are located.

ources

* [http://pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/gotha/broglie.html An Online Gotha: Broglie]
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