List of knights of the Order of the Holy Spirit explained

The list of the knights of the Order of the Holy Spirit presents the chronological list of knights and commanders of the most important French Order of the Holy Spirit, established by Henry III (1578), abolished under the French Revolution (1791), re-established under the Restoration (1814), abolished in turn by the July Monarchy (1830).

Under Henry III

Henry III was the founder of the order, First sovereign chief of the order.

First promotion (31 December 1578)

Second promotion (21 December 1579)

Third promotion (21 December 1580)

Fourth promotion (21 December 1581)

Fifth promotion (21 December 1582)

Sixth promotion (21 December 1583)

Seventh promotion (21 December 1584)

Eighth promotion (21 December 1585)

Ninth promotion (21 December 1586)

Tenth promotion (21 December 1587)

During the reign of Henry III, Knights and commanders appointed without having been received

Several eminent personages were appointed Knight or Commander of the Order of the Holy Spirit during the reign of Henry III, without having been received, and therefore they cannot be counted as members of the order. However, as proof of their appointments exists either in the archives of the order itself, or in the genealogies of the great officers of the crown, it seemed necessary to recall their names.

Year 1578

Year 1580

Year 1582

Year 1584

Year 1585

Year 1587

Year 1588

Under Henri IV

Henri IV, second sovereign head of the order, did not receive the collar until his coronation, 28 February 1594, and during this interval made the most senior chevalier to preside in his place (it was Marshal de Biron, the father, who presided in the absence of the king).

First promotion (31 December 1591)

Second promotion (7 December 1595)

Third promotion (5 January 1597)

Fourth promotion (2 January 1599)

Fifth promotion (1606)

Sixth promotion (12 March 1608)

During the reign of Henri IV, knights and commanders appointed and died without having been received

Year 1595

Year 1599

Year 1604

Under Louis XIII

Louis XIII, third sovereign head of the order, received the collar on 18 October 1610, the day after his coronation.

First promotion (18 October 1610)

Second promotion (september 1618)

Third promotion (31 December 1619)

Fourth promotion (26 July 1622)

At the Grenoble cathedral.

Fifth promotion (28 June 1625)

At the chapel of Somerset House, London, on 28 June 1625.

Sixth promotion (24 March 1632)

Seventh promotion (14 may 1633)

At Fontainebleau.

Eighth promotion (22 may 1642)

At camp before the city of Perpignan.

Knights appointed during the reign of Louis XIII, who died without having been received

1611

1612

1613

1614

1615

1616

1618

1619

1621

1625

1626

1629

1633

Under Louis XIV

Louis XIV, known as 'the great', fourth head and sovereign Grand maître de l'Ordre, received the collar of l'Ordre the day after his coronation on 8 June 1654.

First promotion (Paris, 28 April 1653)

Second promotion (Reims, 8 June 1654)

Third promotion (Paris, 31 December 1661)

Fourth promotion (Paris, 4 November 1663)

Fifth promotion (12 December 1671)

Sixth promotion (Rome, 29 September 1675)

Seventh promotion (Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 22 December 1675)

Eighth promotion (Żółkiew, Poland, 30 November 1676)

See also: Żółkiew.

Ninth promotion (Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 1 January 1682)

Tenth promotion (Versailles, 2 June 1686)

Eleventh promotion (Versailles, 31 December 1688)

Twelfth promotion (Versailles, 29 May 1689)

Thirteenth promotion (Versailles, 2 February 1693)

Fourteenth promotion (Versailles, 2 February 1694)

Fifteenth promotion (Zhovkva, Russia, 13 April 1694)

See also: Zhovkva.

Sixteenth promotion (Versailles, 22 May 1695)

Seventeenth promotion (Versailles, 1 January 1696)

Eighteenth promotion (Rome, 4 December 1696)

Nineteenth promotion (Versailles, 1 January 1698)

Twentieth promotion (Versailles, 2 February 1699)

Twenty first promotion (Versailles, 7 June 1699)

Twenty second promotion (Rome, 19 December 1700)

Twenty third promotion (Versailles, 15 May 1701)

Twenty fourth promotion (Versailles, 2 February 1703)

Twenty-fifth promotion (Versailles, 27 May 1703)

Twenty sixth promotion (Versailles, 1 January 1705)

Twenty seventh promotion (Versailles, 2 February 1705)

Twenty eighth promotion (Versailles, 1 March 1705)

Twenty ninth promotion (Versailles, 1 January 1709)

Thirtieth promotion (Versailles, 1 January 1711)

Thirty first promotion (Versailles, 2 December 1712)

Thirty second promotion (Versailles, 7 June 1713)

During the reign of Louis XIV, Knights named who died without being received

Year 1643

Year 1644

Year 1646

Year 1648

Year 1649

Year 1650

Year 1651

Year 1652

Year 1653

Year 1658

Year 1661

Year 1703

Year 1708

Under Louis XV

The fifth head and sovereign Grand maître de l'Ordre du Saint-Esprit, Louis XV received the collar of l'Ordre the day after his coronation, at Reims, on 27 October 1722.

1st promotion (26 July 1717)

Proclaimed at Versailles, but reception done at Madrid :

2nd promotion (27 October 1722)

3rd promotion (3 June 1724, Versailles)

4th promotion (1 January 1725)

5th promotion (1 January 1726)

6th promotion (Versailles, 2 February 1728)

7th promotion (Versailles, 16 May 1728)

8th promotion (Versailles, 1 January 1729)

9th promotion (Seville, Spain, 25 April 1729)

10th promotion (Versailles, 2 February 1731)

11th promotion (Versailles, 13 May 1731)

12th promotion (Versailles, 1 January 1733)

13th promotion (Versailles, 24 May 1733)

14th promotion (Versailles, 1 January 1735)

15th promotion (Madrid, 22 March 1736)

16th promotion (Versailles, 20 May 1736)

17th promotion (Versailles, 2 February 1737)

18th promotion (Rome, 15 September 1737)

19th promotion (Versailles, 17 May 1739)

20th promotion (Versailles, 1 January 1740)

21st promotion (Versailles, 2 February 1740)

22nd promotion (Versailles, 5 June 1740)

23rd promotion (Versailles, 2 February 1741)

24th promotion (Versailles, 2 February 1742)

25th promotion (Fontainebleau, 13 May 1742)

26th promotion (Versailles, 1 January 1743)

27th promotion (Versailles, 2 June 1743)

28th promotion (Versailles, 1 January 1744)

29th promotion (Versailles, 6 January 1745)

30th promotion (Versailles, 2 February 1745)

31st promotion (Versailles, 1 January 1746)

32nd promotion (Versailles, 2 February 1746)

33rd promotion (Versailles, 1 January 1747)

34th promotion (Versailles, 1 January 1748)

35th promotion (Versailles, 2 February 1748)

36th promotion (Versailles, 1 January 1749)

37th promotion (Versailles, 2 February 1749)

38th promotion (Versailles, 25 May 1749)

39th promotion (Versailles, 17 May 1750)

40th promotion (Versailles, 2 February 1751)

41st promotion (Versailles, 2 February 1752)

42nd promotion (Versailles, 21 May 1752)

43rd promotion (Versailles, 1 January 1753)

44th promotion (Versailles, 2 February 1753)

45th promotion (Versailles, 10 June 1753)

46th promotion (Versailles, 2 February 1756)

47th promotion (Versailles, 6 June 1756)

48th promotion (Versailles, 1 January 1757)

49th promotion (Versailles, 2 February 1757)

50th promotion (Versailles, 29 May 1757)

51st promotion (Versailles, 14 May 1758)

52nd promotion (Versailles, 1 January 1759)

53rd promotion (Versailles, 2 February 1759)

54th promotion (18 May 1760)

55th promotion (21 July 1760)

56th promotion (22 July 1760)

57th promotion (8 September 1760)

58th promotion (Versailles, 10 May 1761)

59th promotion (Versailles, 1 January 1762)

60th promotion (Versailles, 2 February 1762)

61st promotion (Versailles, 30 May 1762)

62nd promotion (25 August 1762)

63rd promotion (Versailles, 2 February 1763)

64th promotion (Versailles, 2 February 1764)

65th promotion (Versailles, 10 June 1764)

66th promotion (Versailles, 1 January 1767)

67th promotion (2 February 1767)

68th promotion (Versailles, 7 June 1767)

69th promotion (1 January 1768)

70th promotion (22 May 1768)

71st promotion (Versailles, 1 January 1771)

72nd promotion (Versailles, 1 January 1773)

During the reign of Louis XV, Knights and commanders appointed and died without having been received

1724

1725

1731

1745

1746

1748

1749

1750

1756

1757

1760

1761

1767

1768

Under Louis XVI

The sixth head and sovereign Grand maître de l'ordre du Saint-Esprit, Louis XVI received the collar of l'Ordre on 2 February 1767, seven years before becoming king.

1st promotion (Versailles, 1 January 1776)

2nd promotion (26 may 1776)

3rd Promotion (1 January 1777)

4th Promotion (2 February 1777)

5th Promotion (9 November 1777)

6th Promotion du (1 January 1778)

7th Promotion (2 February 1778)

8th Promotion (9 June 1778)

9th Promotion (1 January 1780)

10th Promotion (14 may 1780)

11th Promotion (1 January 1781)

12th Promotion (2 February 1782)

13th Promotion (1 January 1784)

14th Promotion (30 may 1784)

15th Promotion (1 January 1785)

16th Promotion (2 February 1785)

17th Promotion (2 February 1786)

18th Promotion (11 June 1786)

19th Promotion (12 November 1786)

20th Promotion (27 may 1787)

21st Promotion (2 February 1788)

22nd Promotion (1 January 1789)

23rd Promotion (2 February 1789)

24th Promotion (31 may 1789)

Under Louis XVIII

First promotion (1808)

Monseigneur de Talleyrand-Périgord, who was part of the Council of King Louis XVIII and who had followed this prince to Germany and from there to England, was appointed in 1808 Grand Almoner of France and Prelate Knight of the Order of the Holy Spirit, in the death of Cardinal de Montmorency.

Second promotion (1810)

Third promotion (1811)

Fourth promotion (1815)

Fifth promotion (1816)

Sixth promotion (1818)

Seventh promotion (Paris, 30 September 1820)

Eighth promotion (1821)

Ninth promotion (1823)

Tenth promotion (5 February 1824)

Under Charles X

The ninth head and sovereign Grand maître de l'Ordre du Saint-Esprit, Charles X received the collar of l'Ordre on 1er January 1771.

First promotion (Reims, 30 May 1825)

Promotion's made on the occasion of the coronation.

Second promotion (Paris, 14 May 1826)

Third promotion (Paris, 3 June 1827)

Fourth promotion (Paris, 25 May 1828)

Fifth promotion (Paris, 19 February 1829)

Sixth and final promotion (Tuileries, 31 May 1830, Pentecost)

See also

Annexes

Bibliographie

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 19 June 2011. Pierre Riel de Beurnonville. roglo.eu.
  2. son of Anne Emmanuel, 8th Duke of Croÿ (1718-1784), marshal of France.