List of counts and dukes of Chartres


Originally, the Duchy of Chartres was the county of Chartres. The title of count of Chartres thus became duke of Chartres. This duchy-peerage was given by Louis XIV of France to his nephew, Philippe II d'Orléans, at his birth in 1674. Philippe II was the younger son and heir of the king's brother, Philippe, duke of Orléans.

Carolingian count

  • 882-886 Hastein, Viking chieftain, beat Carloman II of France in 879, agreed to settle and received the County of Chartres. He sold it in 886 to finance an expedition during which he disappeared.

    Hereditary counts

[House of Blois]

The northern portion of the County of Blois, bordering on Normandy, was sometimes alienated as the County of Chartres, but the Counts of Blois who possessed it did not use a separate title for it. In 1391, the death of the only son of Guy II, Count of Blois prompted him to sell the inheritance of the County of Blois to Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans, merging the title into the royal dukedom.

[House of Valois]

After its revival and elevation, the title duc de Chartres was used by the House of Orléans, founded by Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, and cadet branch of the House of Bourbon.

Branch of Capetian de Valois

From 1674 until today, the title of Duke of Chartres is the eldest son of the Duke of Orleans