Marquis de Contades


Marquis de Contades was a title created for the Contades family, which had first been ennobled in 1619.

History

The Contades family is a French noble family, originally from Béarn, which settled in Narbonne in the fifteenth century, before settling in the Duchy of Anjou around 1600. The family was first ennobled as Lord de La Roche-Thibault in 1619. The family was further elevated when General Louis Georges Érasme de Contades was made Marquis de Contades.

Members of the Contades family

Excerpt of some family members: