Duke of Cars () is a French noble title that was first created in 1816.
Creation of the title Jean-François de Pérusse des Cars was created Lieutenant-General of the Armies on 22 June 1814 and Premier Maître d'hôtel du Roi to King Louis XVIII on 23 August 1814. After the death of his eldest brother in March 1814, he was created Count of Cars and brevet Duke of Cars on 9 March 1816. The dukedom was officially registered with the regional Parlement on 29 December 1817.
The 1st Duke died on 10 November 1822 at Tuileries Palace in Paris without male issue. In 1825, the title was renewed on behalf of the son of the Duke's first cousin, Amédée François Régis de Perusse des Cars. Since its renewal, the title has been inherited by a son of the preceding Duke.
List of dukes of Cars
The dukes of Cars since 1816:
FromToDuke of CarsRelationship to predecessor18161822 Jean-François de Pérusse des Cars (1747–1822)1st Duke of Cars18251868 Amédée-François-Régis de Pérusse des Cars (1790–1868)Cousin of the previous18681891François Joseph de Pérusse des Cars (1819–1891)Son of the previous18911920Louis Albert Auguste Philibert de Pérusse des Cars (1849–1920)Son of the previous19201941François Marie Edmond de Pérusse des Cars (1875–1941)Son of the previous19411961Louis Charles Marie de Pérusse des Cars (1909–1961)Son of the previous19612021Francois-Amédée Marie de Pérusse des Cars (1932-2021)Son of the previous2021IncumbentLouis-Amédée de Pérusse des Cars (b. 1962)Son of the previous
Pérusse des Cars estates Château des Cars (Haute-Vienne), original seat of the Pérusse des Cars family. Château de Montal in Laroquebrou, municipal property, acquired by marriage in 1595 with Rose de Montal. Château de Saint-Jean-de-Lespinasse in Saint-Jean-Lespinasse, acquired by marriage in 1591 to Rose de Montal. Château de Sourches in Saint-Symphorien (Sarthe), inherited in 1845. Château d'Abondant in Abondant (Eure-et-Loir), inherited in 1845, sold in 1902. Château de La Roche-de-Bran in Montamisé (Vienne), bought in 1828, destroyed by fire by the Nazis in 1944. Château de Beauvais in Lussas-et-Nontronneau (Dordogne), the 17th and 18th centuries.
See also List of French dukedoms House of Pérusse des Cars
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