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d'Estaing family

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d'Estaing
French noble family
Azure, three fleurs-de-lis Or; a chief of the second.[1]
CountryFrance
Place of originRouergue

The d'Estaing family was one of the most notable noble families of the Rouergue and Auvergne regions of France. They originated from Estaing, in the modern Aveyron department, where their châtelain was first mentioned in 1028.

The d'Estaing family became extinct in 1794 with the death of Admiral Charles Henri d'Estaing, who had no son as heir. The genealogy of the d'Estaing family has not documented any connection to the family of Giscard d'Estaing, even if the latter was permitted to add the name to its own in 1922.

History

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In 1214, at the Battle of Bouvines, Déodat, known as Tristan, was said to have saved the life of King Philippe Auguste and given him his horse. In recognition, the king gave Déodat the right to adopt the arms of France, keeping the golden chief that covered his former arms.[2] Recent historians have not been able to confirm the veracity of this legend.

The family produced prelates, officers, Knights of Malta and numerous notable figures. It received the Honneurs de la Cour (a prestigious honour granted only to the families of ancient nobility and allowing them to approach the King and the Queen) in 1750.

Notable members

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The last d'Estaings

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At the end of the 18th century, all the branches of the d'Estaing family were descended from a single couple: Jean d'Estaing (1540-1621), lord of Val, married in 1580 Gilberte de la Rochefoucauld (1560–1623), lady Ravel, they had four sons :

  • François II d'Estaing, founded the comtes de Ravel branch for three generations to :
    • François IV d'Estaing (Ravel 1693 - Paris 1729), count of Estaing, who died without heir and was succeeded by Admiral d'Estaing below;
  • Père Louis d'Estaing, grand aumônier de France;
  • Jacques d'Estaing (?-1657), lord of Terrisse, married Catherine du Bourg, lady of Saillant, from whom were descended after four generations :
  • 4° L'Abbé Charles d'Estaing (ca1595-1661), lord of Cheylade, Knight of the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem. He died in 1661 with a debauched reputation, having made two wills in which he recognised a natural daughter but no son. However, the Giscard d'Estaing genealogy attributes their paternity to Joachim d'Estaing, lord of Réquistat. No birth record or other document exists for Charles' daughter.[3]

Other Destaing or d'Estaing families

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Destaing of Cantal

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Notable legal family, established in the Carladès, with noble connections from the start of the 16th century, ending with :

  • Zacharie Destaing (Aurillac 1764 - Paris 1802), general, son of Pierre Destaing and Marie-Gabrielle Delzons, seventh generation descendant of  :
    • Jehan Destaing, lord of Labouygues, royal notary in Marcolès, in the Cantal département, and Souveraine de Chivialle.

It could be a collateral branch of the d'Estaing family.

Destaing of Réquistat

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Following a request, the Giscard family was authorised in 1922 to add to its name "d'Estaing", even if no link between the two families was ever proved :

  • Edmond Giscard (1894–1982) is a descendant:
    • ninth generation of Joseph D'Estaing (Jabrun 1648 - Jabrun 1711]), son of Joachim D'Estaing and Suzanne Paulet, self-styled noble, lord of Réquistat and of Boissière, with remote kinship with Jean d'Estaing who bought the Château de Réquistat around 1669 to give to his daughter Marie-Claire. This Joachim I d'Estaing, sieur de Réquistat (1610–1685), was illegitimate son of Charles d'Estaing (1585–1661), sieur de Cheylade, Knight of Saint John of Jerusalem, son of Jean III d'Estaing, seigneur de Val (1540–1621) and his wife, Gilberte de La Rochefoucauld (1560–1623).[4] As an illegitimate son, was condemned as a usurper of nobility by a judgement of 5 May 1667. His descendant, Lucie Madeleine d'Estaing, Dame de Réquistat (1769–1844) is the female ancestor from whom the Giscard d'Estaings took their name.

Castles

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ Popoff, Michel; (preface Pinoteau, Hervé) (1996). Armorial de l'Ordre du Saint-Esprit. Paris: Le Léopard d'or.
  2. ^ Merveilles des châteaux d'Auvergne et du Limousin (Réalités Hachette, 1971, p.23)
  3. ^ Christian du Passage, Histoire et généalogie, 160-266, October 2001
  4. ^ "Jean III d'Estaing, seigneur de Val".

Bibliography

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