Isle-Aumont

Isle-Aumont is a commune in the Aube department in the Grand Est region, France. In the middle ages it was part of the Lordship of Isle, which was later raised to the status of a marquisate and then a duchy vested in the House of Aumont.
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History

In the middle ages the town formed part of the seigneury or lordship of Isle. By the time of Henry [II of France|Henry II] the lordship of Isle was vested in the House of Aumont when it became a marquisate. In 1665, Louis XIV raised it to a duchy, creating the then marquis, Antoine d'Aumont, [1st Duke of Aumont|Antoine d"Aumont], 1st Duke of Aumont.