François Alexandre Aubert de La Chenaye-Desbois (17 June 1699 – 29 February 1783)Notice de personne: "Aubert de La Chesnaye Des Bois, François-Alexandre (1699-1783)", BnF. Retrieved 19 August 2022. was a French writer, genealogist and compiler.
Life Chenaye-Desbois was born in Ernée and died in Paris.
Works He is mainly known for his genealogical dictionaries of the French nobility.Estrée 1897. The first edition with the title Dictionnaire généalogique, héraldique, chronologique et historique was published by Duchesne in seven volumes (1757–1765).Dictionnaire généalogique, héraldique, chronologique et historique (1757–1765), Notice bibliographique, BnF. The second edition with the title Dictionnaire de la noblesse... ("Dictionary of Nobility...") was published by Duchesne in 15 volumes (1770–1786). The final three volumes were edited and continued by Jacques Badier.Dictionnaire de la noblesse (1770–1786), Notice bibliographique, BnF. In the 19th century, a third edition was published by Schlesinger in 19 volumes (1863–1876).Dictionnaire de la noblesse (1863–1876), Notice bibliographique, BnF. The third edition was reprinted in facsimile by Kraus in 1969.Dictionnaire de la noblesse (1969), Notice bibliographique, BnF.
The dictionary's full name is .
In English, this translates roughly to Dictionary of the nobles; containing the genealogies, history, and timeline of noble families of France; the explanation of their coats of arms, and the state of the domains; those having the titles of Prince, Duke, Marquis, Count, Viscount, Baron, etc., by creation, heritage, alliance, donation, substitution, transfer, sale, or other.
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Bibliography Estrée, Paul (1897). "Un autre abbé Prévost", pp. 395-404, 465-471, 512-524, in Bulletin du bibliophile et du bibliothécaire.
External links Dictionnaire généalogique, héraldique, chronologique et historique, first edition (1757–1765), 7 volumes Catalog record (vol. 1, Universidad Complutense de Madrid) at HathiTrust Catalog record (vol. 2, Universidad Complutense de Madrid at HathiTrust Catalog record (vol. 3, Universidad Complutense de Madrid) at HathiTrust Catalog record (vol. 5, New York Public Library) at HathiTrust Dictionnaire de la noblesse, second edition (1770–1786), 15 volumes: Catalog record (15 volumes) at HathiTrust Catalog record (vols. 4, 6, 9, 11, 12; New York Public Library) at Hathitrust Dictionnaire de la noblesse, third edition (1863-1877), 19 volumes Catalog record (19 volumes) at HathiTrust Vols. 1–9 at Gallica