House of Lévis
| Lévis | |
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| Country | France |
The House of Lévis or Lévis-Mirepoix is a French noble family. The family originally came from the village of
département of Île-de-France.[1]
: 150 There are several notable members of the family and they include:
- Philippe de Levis(1435–1475), French Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal
- Louis Charles de Lévis (1647–1717), French nobleman
- Anne-Claude de Lévis (1692–1765), French antiquarian
- Gaston Pierre de Lévis (1699–1757), Marshal of France
- François Gaston de Lévis (1719–1787), Marshal of France
- aphorist
- Antoine de Lévis-Mirepoix (1884–1981), French historian, novelist and essayist
- Philomène Marie Charlotte Gaudérique Félicité Ghislaine de Lévis-Mirepoix (1887–1978), pen name Claude Silve, French writer
References
- ISBN 9782842063825.
Further reading
- Georges Martin, Histoire et généalogie de la Maison de Lévis, Lyon, 2007.