Duke of Enghien

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Duke of Enghien (

for a short time.

Dukes of Enghien – first creation (1566–1569)

The title was first conferred on

was elevated to a duchy-peerage in 1566. However, the necessary registration process was not completed, so the title became extinct at his death in 1569. In spite of this legal loophole, from 1569 to 1689 the eldest son of the Prince of Condé also held the title of Duke of Enghien. The most famous of them is Louis II, also known as the Great Condé, who held the title of Duke of Enghien from his birth in 1621 to his father's death in 1646.

Dukes of Enghien – second creation (1689–1830)

His grandson

.

1. 1689–1709:
   Henri I, Duke of Enghien
   (1643–1709)
2. 1709–1710: Louis I, Duke of Enghien (1668–1710)
3. 1710–1740:
   Louis II Henri, Duke of Enghien
   (1692–1740)
4. 1740–1818: Louis III Joseph, Duke of Enghien (1736–1818)
5. 1818–1830:
   Louis IV Henri, Duke of Enghien
   (1756–1830)

Most often it refers to

.

On the death of the last duke in 1830, the title passed to

a month earlier.

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