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.Title | Documentary identification | Notes |
Duke of Reims | 1216 | held by the Archbishop of Reims |
Duke of Laon | ? | held by the Bishop of Laon |
Duke of Langres | 1216 | held by the Bishop of Langres |
Count of Beauvais | 1216 | held by the Bishop of Beauvais |
Count of Châlons | 1216 | held by the Bishop of Châlons |
Count of Noyon | 1216 | held by the Bishop of Noyon |
Duke of Normandy | 1202 | forfeit 1203 |
Duke of Aquitaine | 1202 | forfeit 1203 |
Duke of Burgundy | 1216 | merged 1361 |
Count of Flanders | 1224 | ceded to the Holy Roman Empire 1531 |
Count of Champagne | 1216 | merged 1314 |
Count of Toulouse | ? | merged 1271 |