Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-03-18
T,,. Dukes or,he first Empire.

appointed by the Emperor OF Francs AN oa'
sniur to St. Petersburg. This gentleman,
who held high station under Louis Philippe,
il the eldest son of the heroic LinneS.
Some tune having elapsed since descend.
ant of either of the mobiles Of the first Napo
Icons creation has come into particularly
crcditabe notice We were led to examine the
list of those titles, to ascertain how they
are now held We believe the following
list to be full and accurate, or very near
ly go.
Jupot was made Duke Of Abrantes; Such
ct. of Abufera; Muret, OF Bassano; Victor,
of Belluno; Suuit, OF Dimata; Ney of r.
chipgen (and afterwards Prince OF Mosko'
wal Regnier, OF Ma-sa; Champagny, OF Co,
,iogno; Lannes. Of Moutebell0; Fouche. oil
q. ranto: Alright, of Padua; Lebrum. Of Pa
ccntia Ito which title the Count OF Mailie
was substituted by an imperial decree IN
1919 Mas-ena, Of Rivoli afterwards made
Prince of E-sIlng;) Savary, Of Rovigo; Mac
donald, OF rarento; Mortier, of Trevis': hel.
hermann, of Nalmy; Caulalncourt, OF cen
~; Berthier, of Wagram afterwards Prince
of Neulchatel)
All the foregoing titles are held by the d.
rect heirs Of the eminent men upon whom
they were severaliy conferred.
The titles of the following Dukcdnm5
are extinct, or in allegiance for failure OF
heirs:
Dnkedom Of Ayerstadt, conferred on Da-
vnust, who was afterwards made Prince OF
Erkmuhl; of Castgiione, conferred on Ange.
reau; OF Daur2ig on Letebre; OF ---. on Dc
eros: de Feltrc on Clarke. OF Friui, on Dnroc;
Of G,ete, on Gandln; OF lstria, on BesslerleS;
OF Ragus,, on Marmont.
Bernadotte, Duke and Prince or Prince
Duke of PUntecorvO, was called 10 the throne
OF Sweden, which his son holds at the present
day This loltier honor OF course exunguish-
es his French title.
The title of the Prince Duke OF BeneventO,
conferred on Talleyrand, would have been
extinct at his death, but in 1915 his brother
was authorized, by royal ordinance. to ar
sumo it; from him 1t has passed to bis
son, the present Duke of Talleyrand-Peri
CORD, father OF the Dukes OF Ealencay and
Dc Dino.
The direct heirs Of Marshal Money fail.
ing, the title of Due OF Coneglianu, which ne
held, was passed over t. the baron de lille
yoisia, his nearest relative.
The title OF Prince Duke OF Parma. confer
red un Cambaceres, is not now IN existence.
An imperial decree of Nav :. 1871, howeV-
or, cunicrs on the actual Grand Master OF
Ceremonies Of the Imperial palace, the title
of Duke Of CambacerGs.
These titles were not conferred on military
men alone In the above list many eminent
civilians are found, among whom are Maret,
-, A..
Is he WAS made Duke and Minister OF
Foreign Affairs lie was Minister OF the In
terror under l. 'uis Philippe in 1888, but the
ministry of which he formed part lasted
only three DAYS Rcgnier, also Duke of Mas
ga; who was Minister Of Justice and PresI-
dent of the Council; Fouchc, Duke OF Otran-
to. the well known Minister OF Police; Tai
leyrand. Prince Duke OF BeneYentu; Labrun,
Duke of Placentia who was the third Consul
in 1899, and others.
When Napoleon gave these titles, he gave
something to support them. None OF his
peers were pau ors. Generally speaking, tie
nobe, of hi- creation were presented with
an income Of at lenst 100000 fra rs each.
The revenue to sustain this large addition TO
the civil list WAS contributed by the foreign
domains which he annexed to France or ruled
under the empire From the countries Of
Spain and Portugal, Italy and the North OF
Germany, the enormous sum OF 2Ii,UOO,OW
francs was drawn In the year lSOS, Tor exam
ple. Out Of the inc me from the Electorate
Of Hanover. 2,279.UOO francs per year was
allotted 70 fifteen dukes, much II the disgust
OF the historian Alison. From this source,
B.rtblcr, Prince vi Ncuichatcl, received SIS
900 lac, 900 francs) per annum; Bernado'te,
Prince Of Pontrcnrvo 500 900; Mnrter, Duke
of Trevi,o. so 0GO; Duruc, Duke of Gaetc,
$4,000: aud the others smaller sums. Ma
poleon's mobiles had revenues, and be to"k
care that they were not nlggardly III spend
ing them.
We believe that not a single one Of the
original pnssesSOrs OF either OF these titles Is
now alive; and in most cases they are held 10y
heirs in the second remove from the ancestor.
Soult's son Duke of Damatia) died the pre-
sent year Ney's eldest son, Duke Of III
cbingen.l who married daughter of laiitte,
the celebrated banker, Was Minister Of War
under Lpns PHILIPPE, and was killed by the
Internal machine of Fleschi in 1896. AZ a
general thing the old nobility, whose head
quarters in Paris is the iaubOurg st. Ger
main, poor but proud, look down upon the
mobiles Of Napoleon's creation as upstairs
and parvenues.
"Chamhord" is the title upon which the
faubuurg St. German pins its faith. The
present Cunut Of Chamhor1 is the Duc de
Bordeaux, the woud-be Henry VI. Of she st.
German nobility. The magnificent chateau
of Chambord Situated in the departmental
Loiret Cher,) now held by the Duke last
named has q varied history. Commenced
By Francis l. and finished by Louis XIV, 1t
was esteemed one of the finest royal castles
in Europe IL was long the residence of
Stauislas L,cziDsky. King Of Poland; WAS
by Louis XIV. to Marshal SAKE in
I745; by Louis XVI. to the family Of POlis-
nae; by Napoleon to Marshal B'rthier, and
purchased by subscri ption in 1921 for the
Duke of Bordeaux The park, twenty-one
miles in circumt ronce, surrounded by walls, |
is certainly one Of the finest on the CONT
nent
The heirs Of the great men Of N!poleon's
empire, except in a few instances, have made
little figure 10 public affairs. The Eichln-
gems (Neys) and the Mon;ebellos (Lannes)
have, however, done credit to the names o!
their brave ancestors. The frst Duke Of
Montebello bought the chateau, formerly be-
longing to the Orleans f,ml y, Of Maronil-sur
Az, and the vineyards around It. There the
four sons live, at least part If the year, and
are extensive wine dealers. Ia fact the Due |
de MOntebelln's champagne wine, esteemed !