House de Levy

Since 1181, Philippe de Levy has been known - the owner of the seigneur Levy-Saint-Nome near modern Versailles . For onomastic and geographical reasons, it is believed that he belonged to the youngest branch of one of the counts of Ильle-de-France — the seniors Chevreuse or the barons of the house of Montfort-l'Amory , since the names Guy, Simon and Philippe are found in all three houses.

Be that as it may, his son Guy I de Levy is the right hand of Simon de Montfort in the Albiguian Crusade , the so-called. " Marshal of the Crusade" - received from his patron the inheritance of the fortress of Montsegur and the lord of Mirpoy in the lands of the Counts de Foix in southern France. Despite the difficult relationship with the house of de Foix , the descendants of Guy I steadily spread their possessions and influence in the south of France. Among the titles of medieval Levy constantly appear such as the Seneschal of Carcassonne , Marshal de Mirpua and Prince de Mobusson.

The grandson of the “Marshal of the Crusade,” Guy III de Levy- Mirpua (1240-99), was a comrade-in-arms of Karl of Anjou , commander of his knights from Provence , and participant in the battle of Benevento (1266). The daughter passed off as Mathieu IV de Montmorency , the eldest son of Jean married the daughter of Roger Bernard III de Foix , the younger Philip - the heiress of the Viscountry Lautrec . The Levi-Mirepua (eldest) and Levi-Leran (younger) lines originate from the eldest son, and the Levi-Florensac, Levi-Vantadur and Levi-Kelyus lines from the youngest son.

• Gilbert III de Levi-Vantadur (d. 1591) - son-in-law Anna de Montmorency , one of the first gentlemen of the Order of the Holy Spirit (1578), governor of Lyonne , Forez and Beaujolais , first duke of Vantadur (1589).
• Ann de Levi-Vantadur (d. 1622) - the son of the previous, 2nd Duke of Vantadur, Viceroy of Limousin (1591), ardent supporter of Heinrich of Navarre ; married to the daughter of Henry I de Montmorency .
• Henry de Levy-Vantadur (1596-1651) - the son of the previous one, the founder of the secret brotherhood of the Holy Gifts , designed to promote the activities of Richelieu , the viceroy of Louis XIII in Languedoc; bought from his uncle, Henry II de Montmorency , the right to govern New France .
• Louis Charles de Levy-Vantadur (1647-1717) - the grandson of the previous one, the last Duke of Vantadur, is known at court for his repulsive appearance and promiscuous behavior; wife - the famous Madame de Vantadour (1654-1744), daughter of the Duke of Cardona , passion of Marshal Villeroy , teacher of Louis XV .

• Anna Genevieve de Levy-Vantadur (1673-1727) is the only daughter of the previous ones, the heiress of the Duchy of Vantadur, who after the early death of her first husband (the son of the Duke of Bouillon and one of the mazarinets ) inherited the stepson - Marshal de Rogan .

• Philippe de Levy-Florenzac (d. 1475) - Cardinal - Archbishop of Osh (1452) and Arles (1475), the most powerful prelate of Southern France of his time; He spent his last years at the papal court in Rome , where he was buried.
• Eustache de Levy-Florenzac (d. 1489) - the brother of the previous one, the Archbishop of Arles with the title of Cardinal (1475), is buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore .
• Philippe de Levy-Florenzac (1466-1537) - Bishop of Bayonne (1491) and Mirepua (1462), where he built a new bishop's palace.
• Jacques de Levy- Quelus (1554-78) - one of the minions of Henry III , who were killed in a scandalous triple duel , the governor of the region of Ruerg .
• Anne Claude Philippe de Levy-Quelus (1692-1765) is the great-nephew of Madame de Maintenon , a prominent writer and connoisseur of art, especially in the Rococo style .

• Gaston Pierre de Levy-Mirpois (1699-1757) - one of the leading diplomats of Louis XV, who elevated him to the dukes (1751); negotiated with the Vienna court to preserve the Duchy of Lorraine for France; on the military side, he went from a musketeer to a marshal of France ; ended his life as governor of the Languedoc.

• Francois Gaston de Levy-Lerand (1719-1787) - the nephew of the previous, 1st Duke de Levy (1784), a participant in the wars for the Polish and Austrian inheritance , during the Seven Years War led the defense against the British of Quebec (where the city of Levy bears his name) ; at the end of the war, sent by the governor to Artois (1766) and promoted to marshal (1783); his wife ended her life on the guillotine .
• Pierre Marc Gaston de Levy-Leran (1764-1830) - the son of the previous, 2nd Duke de Levy, deputy of the constituent assembly , witty writer on various topics, the author of the aphorisms “ The provision obliges ” and “Boredom is a disease, the cure for which - work"; in 1816 he was elected a member of the French Academy .
• Antoine de Levy-Mirpois (1884-1981) - author of books on historical topics, member of the French Academy (1953), inherited from his father the titles of the Grand of Spain and the Duke of San Fernando Luis; Charles de Gaulle as an exception in 1961 by special decree recognized his right to bear the ducal title (a unique case for the entire time of the Fifth Republic ).

• Levy (Quebec)
• Mirpua (cooking)

• Pedigree painting of the house of de Levy ( father Anselm , edition 1726-33)
• Medieval Barons de Levy (Medieval Genealogy Foundation)

• Martin, Georges. Histoire et généalogie de la maison de Lévis . ISBN 2901990061 .