List of French peerages


For an explanation of the French peerage, see the article Peerage of France. Note that peerages and titles were distinct, and the date given for the extinction of the peerage is not necessarily the same as that of the extinction of the title. For more on noble titles and distinctions, see French nobility.

The "old peerages"

The dates of the creation of the twelve peerages are obscure.
TitleDocumentary
identification
Notes
Duke of Reims1216held by the Archbishop of Reims
Duke of Laon?held by the Bishop of Laon
Duke of Langres1216held by the Bishop of Langres
Count of Beauvais1216held by the Bishop of Beauvais
Count of Châlons1216held by the Bishop of Châlons
Count of Noyon1216held by the Bishop of Noyon
Duke of Normandy1202forfeit 1203
Duke of Aquitaine 1202forfeit 1203
Duke of Burgundy1216merged 1361
Count of Flanders1224ceded to the Holy Roman Empire 1531
Count of Champagne1216merged 1314
Count of Toulouse?merged 1271

The "new peerages" (1259–1789)

House of Capet

House of Valois

House of Bourbon