Duke de Massa ( French Duc de Massa ) - French aristocratic title. It was created on August 15, 1809 by Emperor Napoleon for Claude Amboise Rainier (1746-1814), the great judge and Minister of Justice of the Empire from 1802 to 1813 .
| Dukes of Mass | |
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 Coat of arms of the Dukes of Mass | |
| Period | August 15, 1809 - January 14, 1962 |
| Title | Duke of Mass, Peer of France |
| Ancestor | Claude Amboise Rainier |
| Homeland | First French Empire Kingdom of france |
Claude Ambroise Rainier , 1st Duke de Massa (1746-1814)
The name of the ducal title comes from the name of the province of Massa Carrara in Italy.
In 1816, the King of France Louis XVIII approved Nicolas-Francois Sylvester Rainier (1783-1851) as the 2nd Duke of Mass and Peer of France.
List of Dukes Mass
- 1809-1814: Claude Ambroise Rainier (April 6, 1746 - June 24, 1814), 1st Duke of Massa, great judge and Minister of Justice under Napoleon (1802-1813)
- 1814-1851: Nicolas-Francois Sylvester Rainier (December 31, 1783 - August 20, 1851), 2nd Duke of Massa, Count of Gronau (since 1811 ), statesman and peer of France, son of the previous one.
- 1851-1913: Andre Philippe Alfred Rainier (February 15, 1837 - May 23, 1913), 3rd Duke of Massa, son of Alphonse Rainier (1814-1846), Marquis de Massa, grandson of the previous and great-grandson of Claude Rainier, 1st Duke of Mass. Childless
- 1913-1946: Jean-Louis Napoleon Rainier (December 25, 1875 - May 29, 1946), 4th Duke of Massa, cousin of the previous, eldest son of Alexander Philippe Rainier (1831-1910), Marquis de Massa
- 1946-1962: Alexander Alfred Andre Rainier (May 9, 1905 - January 14, 1962), 5th Duke of Massa, eldest son of the previous one. After the death of the 5th Duke of Massa in 1962, this title was interrupted.
See also
- Rainier family
Links
- Maison Régnier sur le site www.heraldique-europeenne.org (Fr.)
- Site sur le château de Franconville (French)