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Blacas d'Aulps family

The Blacas are a very old French house, masters of Aups castle in Provence (still spelled in the ancient form Aulps in their surname). The first Blacas, Pierre d'Aulps, is said to have stem of the House of Baux, whose arms are similar, and to have participated in the First Crusade. As early as the 12th century his grandson Blacacius (died 1236), called "the great warrior," distinguished himself among the most valiant knights of the court of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence. Blacatz married Laure of Castellane, and excelled as both a soldier and a troubadour. He left three sons, two named after him and one named Boniface. Blacasset succeeded his father as a troubadour while Boniface succeeded in Aulps and married Ayceline of Moustiers. From this union was born another Blacasset, who accompanied Charles I to Naples. His name was immortalized by Frédéric Mistral who attributed him the positioning of the chain that links up the two boulders at Moustiers-Sainte-Marie. Captured by infidels, Blacasset had vowed that, if freed, he would stretch this chain between the boulders and from it suspend a sixteen-branched star, emblem of his family.

Lords of the town of Aups, the family fought with the town from 1346 to 1712. Aups won the contest in the end, becoming a direct legal dependent of the French king. The Blacas family possessed the castles of Vérignon and of Aups as well as many other domains in the current district around Aups. The most famous member of the family was Pierre-Louis de Blacas d'Aulps, Count and later 1st Duke of Blacas, Peer of France, a famous antiquarian and minister to King Louis XVIII during the Bourbon Restoration and a fervent legitimist after 1830.

The present chief of the name and arms is Casimir de Blacas d'Aulps, 7th Duke of Blacas (b. 1943).

Duke of Blacas (1824)

Duke of Blacas is a title in the Peerage of France. It was created by ordinance dated 30 April 1821 and Letters patent dated 11 September 1824 for Pierre-Louis de Blacas d'Aulps, only surviving son of Alexandre-Pierre de Blacas, Lord of Aulps, Vérignon, Fabrègues, etc., Knight of Saint-Louis (known as le marquis de Blacas). He had headed the French cabinet from 13 May 1814 to 19 March 1815, during the First Restoration. The 1st Duke had been previously made an hereditary Peer (without specific rank) as early as 17 August 1815, and had been created Count of Blacas in the French Peerage by ordinance dated 31 August 1817, but having not been regulated by Letters patent, this previous comital title did not become hereditary. In 1830, he refused to recognize Louis-Philippe as King of the French and so lost his seat in the House of Peers. Later, he also received, by diploma dated 23 June 1838, the Austrian title of Prince, hereditary in the male line (with the title of Count for cadet sons).

Pierre-Louis de Blacas d'Aulps, Count and then 1st Duke of Blacas, 1st Prince of Blacas (1771-1839)
Louis-Charles-Pierre-Casimir, 2nd Duke of Blacas, 2nd Prince of Blacas (1815–1866), son of the 1st Duke
Pierre-Marie-François-Casimir de Blacas d'Aulps, 3rd Duke of Blacas, 3rd Prince of Blacas (1847-1866), son of the 2d Duke
Pierre de Blacas d'Aulps, 4th Duke of Blacas, 4th Prince of Blacas (1853-1937), brother of the 3rd Duke
Stanislas de Blacas d'Aulps, 5th Duke of Blacas, 5th Prince of Blacas (1885-1941), son of the 4th Duke
Pierre de Blacas d'Aulps de La Baume-Pluvinel, 6th Duke of Blacas, 5th Prince of Blacas (1913-1997), son of the 5th Duke
Casimir de Blacas d'Aulps, 7th Duke of Blacas, 5th Prince of Blacas (1943-), son of the 6th Duke

The Heir Apparent is the present holder's only son Marquis Louis-Stanislas de Blacas d'Aulps.

The family seat is now the Château d'Ussé (Indre-et-Loire), inherited in 1885.

Arms

Argent, a star of sixteen points gules. Two banners of the arms crossed in saltier behind the shield surmounted by a coronet of prince and supported by two wild men proper, under the mantel and ducal coronet of a Peer of France (the mantle azur lined with ermine and fringed with gold).

References

Hubert Cuny, Nicole Dreneau, Le Gotha français : état présent des familles ducales et princières (depuis 1940), Paris 1989.

Vicomte de Ponton d'Amécourt, Notice nécrologique sur M. le Duc de Blacas d'Aulps, né le 15 avril 1815, mort à Venise le 10 février 1866, Paris 1866 (extrait de la Revue numismatique).

Vicomte A. Révérend, Titres, anoblissements et pairies de la Restauration, vol. I, Paris, 1906.

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+==Blacas d'Aulps family==
-The '''Blacas''' are a very old French house, masters of [[Aups]] castle (in Provence).  The first Blacas, Pierre d'Aulps, stem of the [[Lords of Baux|House of Baux]], participated in the [[First Crusade]]. As early as the 12th century his grandson [[Blacatz|Blacacius]] (died 1236), called "the great warrior," distinguished himself among the most valiant knights of the court of the [[Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence]]. Blacatz married Laure of Castellane, and excelled as both a soldier and a [[troubadour]]. He left three sons, two named after him and one named Boniface. [[Blacasset]] succeeded his father as a troubadour while Boniface succeeded in Aulps and married Ayceline of Moustiers. From this union was born another Blacasset, who accompanied [[Charles I of Naples|Charles I]] to Naples.  His name was immortalized by [[Frédéric Mistral]] who attributed him the positioning of the chain that links up the two boulders at [[Moustiers-Sainte-Marie]].  Captured by infidels, Blacasset had vowed that&mdash;if freed&mdash;he would stretch this chain between the boulders and from it suspend a sixteen-branched star, emblem of his family.
+The '''Blacas''' are a very old French house, masters of [[Aups]] castle in Provence (still spelled in the ancient form ''Aulps'' in their surname).  The first Blacas, Pierre d'Aulps, is said to have stem of the [[Lords of Baux|House of Baux]], whose arms are similar, and to have participated in the [[First Crusade]]. As early as the 12th century his grandson [[Blacatz|Blacacius]] (died 1236), called "the great warrior," distinguished himself among the most valiant knights of the court of [[Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence]]. Blacatz married Laure of Castellane, and excelled as both a soldier and a [[troubadour]]. He left three sons, two named after him and one named Boniface. [[Blacasset]] succeeded his father as a troubadour while Boniface succeeded in Aulps and married Ayceline of Moustiers. From this union was born another Blacasset, who accompanied [[Charles I of Naples|Charles I]] to Naples.  His name was immortalized by [[Frédéric Mistral]] who attributed him the positioning of the chain that links up the two boulders at [[Moustiers-Sainte-Marie]].  Captured by infidels, Blacasset had vowed that, if freed, he would stretch this chain between the boulders and from it suspend a sixteen-branched star, emblem of his family.
-[[Seigneur]]s (and later [[dukes]]) of the town of [[Aups]], the family fought with the town from 1346 to 1712. Aups won the contest in the end, becoming a direct legal dependent of the French king. The Blacas family possessed the castles of [[Vérignon]] and of Aups as well as many other domains in the current district around Aups. The most famous member of the family was [[Pierre Louis Jean Casimir de Blacas|Pierre-Louis de Blacas d'Aulps, Count and later 1st Duke of Blacas, Peer of France]], a famous [[antiquarian]] and minister to King [[Louis XVIII]] during the [[Bourbon Restoration]] and a fervent [[legitimists|legitimist]] after 1830.
+Lords of the town of [[Aups]], the family fought with the town from 1346 to 1712. Aups won the contest in the end, becoming a direct legal dependent of the French king. The Blacas family possessed the castles of [[Vérignon]] and of Aups as well as many other domains in the current district around Aups. The most famous member of the family was [[Pierre Louis Jean Casimir de Blacas|Pierre-Louis de Blacas d'Aulps, Count and later 1st Duke of Blacas, Peer of France]], a famous [[antiquarian]] and minister to King [[Louis XVIII]] during the [[Bourbon Restoration]] and a fervent [[legitimists|legitimist]] after 1830.
 The present chief of the name and arms is Casimir de Blacas d'Aulps, 7th Duke of Blacas (b. 1943).
+==Duke of Blacas (1824)==
-Arms: Argent, a star of sixteen points gules. The shield surmounted by a coronet of prince. Supporters: two wild men proper. Mantel (azur lined with ermine and fringed with gold) and ducal coronet of a Peer of France.
+'''Duke of Blacas''' is a title in the [[Peerage of France]]. It was created by ordinance dated 30 April 1821 and Letters patent dated 11 September 1824 for [[Pierre Louis Jean Casimir de Blacas|Pierre-Louis de Blacas d'Aulps]], only surviving son of Alexandre-Pierre de Blacas, Lord of Aulps, Vérignon, Fabrègues, etc., [[Order of Saint Louis|Knight of Saint-Louis]] (known as ''le marquis de Blacas''). He had [[Pierre Louis de Blacas d'Aulps ministry|headed the French cabinet]] from 13 May 1814 to 19 March 1815, during the First Restoration. The 1st Duke had been previously made an hereditary Peer (without specific rank) as early as 17 August 1815, and had been created ''Count of Blacas'' in the French Peerage by ordinance dated 31 August 1817, but having not been regulated by Letters patent, this previous comital title did not become hereditary. In 1830, he refused to recognize [[Louis-Philippe]] as King of the French and so lost his seat in the House of Peers. Later, he also received, by diploma dated 23 June 1838, the Austrian title of Prince, hereditary in the male line (with the title of Count for cadet sons).
+*[[Pierre Louis Jean Casimir de Blacas|Pierre-Louis de Blacas d'Aulps]], Count and then 1st Duke of Blacas, 1st Prince of Blacas (1771-1839)
-[[Category:House of Baux]]
+*Louis-Charles-Pierre-Casimir, 2nd Duke of Blacas, 2nd Prince of Blacas (1815–1866), son of the 1st Duke
+*Pierre-Marie-François-Casimir de Blacas d'Aulps, 3rd Duke of Blacas, 3rd Prince of Blacas (1847-1866), son of the 2d Duke
+*Pierre de Blacas d'Aulps, 4th Duke of Blacas, 4th Prince of Blacas (1853-1937), brother of the 3rd Duke
+*Stanislas de Blacas d'Aulps, 5th Duke of Blacas, 5th Prince of Blacas (1885-1941), son of the 4th Duke
+*Pierre de Blacas d'Aulps de La Baume-Pluvinel, 6th Duke of Blacas, 5th Prince of Blacas (1913-1997), son of the 5th Duke
+*Casimir de Blacas d'Aulps, 7th Duke of Blacas, 5th Prince of Blacas (1943-), son of the 6th Duke
+The [[Heir Apparent]] is the present holder's only son Marquis Louis-Stanislas de Blacas d'Aulps.
+The family seat is now the [[Château d'Ussé]] ([[Indre-et-Loire]]), inherited in 1885.
+==Arms==
+Argent, a star of sixteen points gules. Two banners of the arms crossed in saltier behind the shield surmounted by a coronet of prince and supported by two wild men proper, under the mantel and ducal coronet of a Peer of France (the mantle azur lined with ermine and fringed with gold).
+==References==
+Hubert Cuny, Nicole Dreneau, ''Le Gotha français : état présent des familles ducales et princières (depuis 1940)'',  Paris 1989.
+Vicomte de Ponton d'Amécourt, ''Notice nécrologique sur M. le Duc de Blacas d'Aulps, né le 15 avril 1815, mort à Venise le 10 février 1866'', Paris 1866 (extrait de la ''Revue numismatique'').
+Vicomte A. Révérend, ''Titres, anoblissements et pairies de la Restauration'', vol. I, Paris, 1906.
+[[Category:House of Baux]]
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