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The House of Nogaret de La Valette, formerly Nogaret, was a ducal family of French nobility, originally from Lavalette (Haute-Garonne) in the Languedoc region. It died out in the 17th century.. The family was elevated to the ducal title four times (1581, 1611, 1621, 1622) and to the rank of Peer of France as early as 1581..
Jean-Louis de Nogaret de La Valette (1554-1642) was an confidant of King Henry III and a leading figure in the French nobility during the reigns of Henry III, Henry IV and Louis XIII.
The family has had two French admirals, multiple provincial governors, and two prelates.
History
This family should not be confused with several more recent or older noble families of the same name, such as Guillaume de Nogaret (1260-1313).
The family is originally from Lavalette (Haute-Garonne) in the Languedoc region of France.
Its first known member was Jacques Nogaret, seigneur of La Valette (capital of Toulouse in 1366, 1377, and 1385) was recognized as a nobleman by letters of Charles V dated 1372.
Originally from Languedoc, this family settled in Gascony after settling near Lectoure, at the Château de Caumont-Cazaux built for Pierre de Nogaret de La Valette between 1530 and 1535.
The family's reputation at the French court began when Jean-Louis de Nogaret de La Valette was admitted as one of King Henry III's mignons. From then on, the family held a number of high offices, and was elevated to the title of ducal in 1581.
Pierre de Nogaret (?-1553), seigneur of La Valette, served in the Italian wars under King Fancis I, and married Marguerite de l'Isle, dame of Cazaux and of Caumont, daughter of Jean, seigneur of Saint-Aignan and Catherine de Galard, on April 21st, 1521.; they had the Château de Caumont built by Toulouse architect Pierre Bachelier. Their sons:
Jean de Nogaret de La Valette (1527-1575), captain and maître de camp of light cavalry during the reign of King Charles IX and the regency of Catherine de Médicis, married in 1551 to Jeanne de Saint-Lary, with two sons and three daughters:
Bernard de Nogaret, seigneur of La Valette (1553 - 1592), knight of the Order of the Holy Spirit (received on December 31, 1583), admiral of France following his brother (in 1590), governor and lieutenant-general for the king in Provence.
Jean-Louis de Nogaret (1554-1642), duke of Épernon and of La Valette, colonel general of the infantry and admiral of France, knight of the Order of the Holy Spirit (received on December 31, 1582). Along with the Duke of Joyeuse, he was one of King Henry III's mignons. Governor of La Fère, State Councillor, First Gentleman of the King's Chamber, Governor of Boulonnais and Loches, Metz and Pays messin, Lyon Citadel, Governor of Angoumois, Aunis, Saintonge, and Provence, Military Governor of Guyenne, Governor of Normandy, Caen, and Havre de Grâce. He was feared by Cardinal Richelieu. Every morning at six o'clock, until the French Revolution, a small bell rang out Épernon's cries for the repose of his soul. Married to Marguerite de Foix-Candale, with three legitimate sons and one illegitimate son:
Henry de Nogaret de La Valette (1591-1639), duke of Halluin and peer by marriage in 1611, duke of Candale in 1621, knight of the Order of the Garter, no descendants. He was hated by Cardinal Richelieu.
Bernard de Nogaret de La Valette (1592-1661), marquis then duke of La Valette, colonel general of the infantry, governor of Guyenne and Burgundy. In 1622, he married Gabrielle-Angélique de Bourbon, natural daughter of King Henry IV and Henriette de Balzac, in Lyon, France:
Louis-Charles de Nogaret de Foix (1627-1658), duke of La Valette and of Candale, peer of France, colonel general of infantry, governor and lieutenant general of Burgundy, Bresse, and Auvergne. No marriage.
Louis de Nogaret de La Valette d'Épernon (1593-1639), archbishop of Toulouse, created cardinal in 1621, lieutenant-general of the king's armies
Louis de Nogaret de La Valette (?-1679) (natural son of Jean-Louis de Nogaret de La Valette), bishop of Mirepoix and Carcassonne
Alliances
The main alliances of the House of Nogaret de La Valette are:
du Fossat,
de Bonafos,
de Saint-Maurice,
de Villeneuve,
de Lye,
de Bertolène,
de Tournemire,
de Bérail,
de La Valette-Cornusson,
de L'Isle,
de Saint-Lary de Bellegarde,
de Montlezun,
de Foix-Candale,
de Bourbon,
de Joyeuse,
de Moÿ,
de Goth.
Possessions, titles
Château de Cadillac
Château de Villebois-Lavalette
Seigneur of La Valette, then marquess of La Valette in 1607
Seigneur of Cazaux-Caumont near Lectoure, built by Pierre de Nogaret de La Valette between 1530 and 1535.
Duke of Épernon and peer of France in 1581
Count of Candale then Duke of Candale and peer of France
Count of Astarac
Captal de Buch
Duke of Hallwin and peer of France
Duke of La Valette and peer of France in 1622
Today's coat of arms for the commune of Fontenay-Trésigny in the Seine-et-Marne region.
References
= Bibliography
=Blanchard-Dignac, Denis (2012). Le duc d'Épernon (in French). Bordeaux: Éd. Sud Ouest. ISBN 978-2-8177-0164-6.
Popoff, Michel (1996). Armorial de l'Ordre du Saint-Esprit (in French). Paris: Le Léopard d'or. ISBN 2-86377-140-X.
Rietstap, Jean-Baptiste (1884). Armorial général. Vol. 1. Gouda: G.B. van Goor zonen.
See also
Duke of Épernon
Lavalette (Haute-Garonne)
Villebois-Lavalette (Charente)
External links
"de Nogaret". roglo.eu. Retrieved 2022-05-30. ;
