page_title: Beauvau family
section_title: In Lorraine
hierarchical_section_title: Beauvau family / In Lorraine
caption_attribution_description: English: Design by Germain Boffrand for the Hôtel de Craon in Nancy
context_page_description: The House of Beauvau was a noble family that originated from Anjou a region of France. The Beauvau du Rivau branch was rooted in Brittany. It produced two bishops of Nantes. The Craon branch was established in Lorraine. This branch was intimate with the then reigning ducal family.
context_section_description: The Beauvau family later enjoyed close relations with the then ducal family of Lorraine even going so far as to name one of their sons after a son of the Duke. They had a townhouse in Nancy, itself the capital of Lorraine. The townhouse was called the Hôtel de Craon. The family also had a residence in Paris named the Hôtel de Beauvau.
caption: Design by Germain Boffrand for the Hôtel de Craon in Nancy.
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