The Duke of d'Albufera ( French: Duc d'Albufera ) is a French aristocratic title that was created on January 24, 1812 by Emperor Napoleon I for the French commander Louis Gabriel Suchet (1770-1826), Count de Suchet and Count of the Empire (March 19, 1808) , then Marshal of the Empire (1811).
| Duke of d'Albufera | |
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 Coat of arms of the Dukes of d'Albufera | |
| Period | January 24, 1812 - present |
| Title | Duke of d'Albufera, Count of Suchet |
| Ancestor | Louis Gabriel Suchet |
| Homeland | First French Empire Kingdom of france |
| Palaces | Chateau de bisi Chateau de Mongober |
History
The name of the ducal title comes from the name Albufera , a sea lagoon located 10 km south of Valencia (Spain). On January 9, 1812, Marshal Louis-Gabriel Suchet in the Albufera lagoon accepted the surrender of the garrison of the Spanish fortress Valencia under the command of Joaquin Blake .
On January 3, 1813, Marshal Suchet received an imperial decree granting him the ducal title.
In 1814, after the defeat of Napoleon and the accession to the throne of Louis XVIII, Marshal Suchet was included in the House of Peers . On June 2, 1815 , during the Hundred Days, Napoleon I retained a place in the House of Peers for Susha. July 24, 1815 after a secondary restoration to the throne of Louis XVIII, Marshal Suchet was expelled from the House of Peers. On March 5, 1819, Marshal Louis Gabriel Suchet was reinstated in the House of Peers. March 17, 1827 the title of the Duke-peer d'Albufera was recognized by royal decree hereditary in the Suchet family. In 1826, after the death of Louis Gabriel Suchet, he was succeeded by his son, Louis Napoleon Suchet, 2nd Duke of d'Albufera.
Chronological List of Earls, Dukes of d'Albufera
- 1812-1826: Louis-Gabriel Suchet (March 2, 1770 - January 3, 1826), 1st Earl of Suchet, 1st Duke of d'Albufera, Marshal of France
- 1826-1877: Louis Napoleon Suchet (May 23, 1813 - July 21, 1877), the only son of the previous, 2nd Duke of d'Albufera, 2nd Earl of Suchet, French politician
- 1877-1925: Raul Suchet (May 11, 1845 - October 30, 1925), the only son of the previous, 3rd Duke of d'Albufera, 3rd Earl of Suchet
- 1925-1953: Louis Joseph Suchet (December 8, 1877 - June 14, 1953), second son of the previous, 4th Duke of d'Albufera, 4th Earl of Suchet
- 1953-1995: Louis II Suchet (August 2, 1905 - March 7, 1995), the eldest son of the previous, 5th Duke of d'Albufera, 5th Earl of Suchet
- 1995-2006: Napoleon II Suchet (December 5, 1912 - August 2, 2006), the younger brother of the previous, 6th Duke of d'Albufera, 6th Earl of Suchet, mayor of Mongober
- 2006 - present: Emmanuel Suchet (born June 19, 1944), the eldest son of the previous, 7th Duke of d'Albufera, 7th Earl of Suchet.
- heir to the title: Arman Louis Napoleon Gerard, Marquis d'Albufera (born October 25, 1976), the only son of the previous one.
Sources
- François Velde, "Armory of the French Hereditary Peerage (1814-30) " [archive], Lay Peers, sur www.heraldica.org, 27 septembre 2005 (consulté le 25 mai 2011)
- "Duc d'Albufera" [archive], sur roglo.eu (consulté le 25 mai 2011)
- "Duc d'Albufera" [archive], sur gw4.geneanet.org (consulté le 25 mai 2011)