List of counts of Mortain explained
The County of Mortain was a medieval county in France centered on the town of Mortain. A choice landholding, usually either kept within the family of the duke of Normandy (or the king of France) or granted to a noble in return for service and favor. This was the main reason Mortain had so many counts, as shown below, during its long history.
Norman counts of Mortain
English counts of Mortain
French counts of Mortain
- Charles of Le Maine (1449 - 1472)
- Charles IV, Duke of Anjou (1472 - 1481)
- Royal Domain
- Louis II, Duke of Montpensier (1529 - 1582)
- Francis, Duke of Montpensier (1582 - 1592)
- Henri de Bourbon, duc de Montpensier (1592 - 1608)
- Marie de Bourbon, duchesse de Montpensier (1608 - 1627) and..
- Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, duchesse de Montpensier (1660 - 1693)
- Philippe de France, duc d'Orléans (1693 - 1701)
- Philippe II d'Orléans, duc d'Orléans (1701 - 1723)
- Louis d'Orléáns, duc d'Orléans (1723 - 1752)
- Louis Philippe I d'Orléans, duc d'Orléans (1752 - 1785)
- Louis Philippe II d'Orléans, duc d'Orléans (1785 - 1786)
- Royal Domain
- Henri d'Orléans, comte de Paris, duc de France (1984 - 2019) (never recognised it as his main title)
Notes and References
- There are apparently few certain facts about William Warlenc, who was deprived of the County to the benefit of Robert (sometimes said to have been c.1055).