Count of Évreux
The Count of Évreux was a French noble title and was named for the county of Évreux in Normandy. It was successively used by the Norman dynasty, the Montfort-l'Amaury family, the Capetian's as well as the House of La Tour d'Auvergne. The title is today used by Prince Michel, Count of Évreux, a member of the House of Orléans.
House of Normandy
- 989-1037 : Robert, Count of Évreux, natural son of Richard I, Duke of Normandy;
- 1037-1067 : Richard, Count of Évreux, son of the above;
- 1067-1118 : William, Count of Évreux, son of the above;
House of Montfort-l'Amaury
- 1118-1137 : Amaury I, nephew of William, Count of Évreux
- 1137-1140 : Amaury II, son of the above;
- 1140-1181 : Simon, brother of the above;
- 1181-1182 : Amaury III, son of the above;
- 1182-1195 : Amaury IV, son of the above;
- In 1195, the county became the property of John of England. Amaury IV was later created the Earl of Gloucester
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Disambiguation pages: Amaury de Montfort · Guillaume de Montfort · Guy de Montfort · Jean de Montfort · Philippe de Montfort · Simon de Montfort |
House of Capet
- 1298-1319 : Louis d'Évreux, brother of Philip IV of France;
- 1319-1343 : Philip III of Navarre
- 1343-1378 : Charles II of Navarre
- Confiscated by Charles V of France
- 1387-1404: Charles III of Navarre
- Exchanged for the newly-created Duchy of Nemours
House of Stewart
- 1427-1429 : John Stewart of Darnley
House of Brezé
- 1441-1465 : Pierre de Brézé
House of Valois
- 1569-1584 : Francis, Duke of Anjou
House of La Tour d'Auvergne
- 1605-1652 : Frédéric Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne (never used title)
- 1641-1721 : Godefroy Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne (never used title)
- 1668-1730 : Emmanuel Théodose de La Tour d'Auvergne (never used title)
- 1679-1753 : Louis Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne
- 1753-1771 : Charles Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne (never used title)
- 1771-1792 : Godefroy de La Tour d'Auvergne
- 1792-1802 : Jacques Léopold de La Tour d'Auvergne (titular)
House of Orléans
- 1941-Present : Michel d'Orléans, Prince of Orléans, son of Henri d'Orléans, Count of Paris.
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