The Château of Montmirail is located in the middle of the town of Montmirail and dates from the 16th century.
Noble and Managers of the Castle
List the noble ones of Montmirail, and owners of the Castle of Montmirail:
Family of Montmirail
- Dalmace de Montmirail, lord of the Ferté-Left-handed person (approx. 1045 - 1092)
- Left-handed of Montmirail, lord of the Ferté-Left-handed person (approx. 1075 - 1123)
- Hélie de Montmirail, lord of the Ferté-Left-handed person (approx. 1105 - approx. 1150)
- Andre de Montmirail, lord of the Ferté-Left-handed person (approx. 1140 - approx. 1180)
- Jean de Montmirail, Constable of France (1165 - September 29th 1217) (also called Jehan de Montmirail), saved the life of Philippe-Auguste to Gisors and took part in the Fourth crusade. It was withdrawn as monk with the abbey of Longpont.
- Helvise de Dampierre, rams Somsois (before 1162 - approx. 1224)
- Jean II of Montmirail
- Mathieu de Montmirail, lord of the Ferté-Left-handed person (- 1262)
- Marie d' Oisy and of Montmirail, girl of Jean II of Montmirail, heiress of Cambrai (approx. 1195 - September 20th 1272), widow of Enguerrand III of Coucy.
Family of Coucy - Enguerrand IV of Coucy (1228 - 1311), wire of the preceding one.
- Enguerrand V of Coucy, (1255 - 1321), wire of Arnoul III, lord of Guines and Aisne 1285 husband of Christine de Lindsay.
- Guillaume de Coucy, (approx. 1290 - 1335), wire of the precedent, lord of Coucy 1311 husband of Isabeau Châtillon
- Raoul de Coucy, lord of Montmirail (- approx. 1389), 1335 husband of Jeanne d' Harcourt
- Jeanne d' Harcourt
- Enguerrand de Coucy, (1295 - 1344), lord of Cop-in-Brie, wire of Enguerrand V.
or Enguerrand de Coucy, lord of Coucy (- approx.
1344), wire of Guillaume de Coucy
- Raoul de Coucy (without posterity)
- White of Coucy (1365 - 1437), girl of Raoul de Coucy, marries Hugues of Pierrepont, count de Braine
Family of Pierrepont - Jean de Pierrepont, count of Braine (1388 - October 25th 1415), wire of White of Coucy, husband of Elisabeth de Montagu
- Jeanne de Pierrepont, rams of Braine (1413 - October 4th 1459), girl of Jean de Pierrepont, count de Braine.
Family Saarbrucken - Robert III of Saarbrucken, count de Braine (approx. 1400 - March 30th 1460) husband Jeanne de Pierrepont, rams of Braine
- Jean VII of Saarbrucken, count de Roucy (1430 - June 14th 1492), wire of Robert III (without posterity)
- Georges of Trémoille, governor of the Touraine (1427 - 1481)
- Robert IV of Saarbrucken (- September 4th 1504), nephew of Jean VII, husband of Marie d' Amboise of Chaumont
- Cardinal Georges d' Amboise, archbishop of Rouen Sale of 1506
- Heart III of Saarbrucken, lord of Commercy (env 1435 - 1476), wire of Robert IV, wife in 1520 Renee of the Mark, sister of the cardinal of Amboise
Family of Silly - Philippe of Saarbrucken, girl of Robert IV of Saarbrucken, marries Charles de Silly, lord of Rochefort (auj. Rochefort-on-Brévon) (approx. 1477 - August 4th 1518)
- Jacques de Silly marries in 1547 Madeleine d' Annebault (- 1572) and built the new castle of Montmirail in 1553
- Antoine de Silly, baron de Montmirail (1570 - 1609), his nephew, small son of Charles de Silly.
Family Gondy - Francoise-Margueritte de Silly, rams of Commercy (- 1625), girl of Antoine de Silly, marries in 1604 Emmanuel de Gondy known as " Philippe" , count of Joigny (1581 - June 29th 1662), come from Italy with Marie de Médicis
- Philippe de Gondy
- Pierre de Gondy, general of Galères of the King, duke of Retz, (1602 - April 29th 1676) wife his/her cousin Catherine de Gondy (December 28th 1612 - September 20th 1677), girl and heiress of Henry de Gondi, duke of Retz (1590 - August 12th 1659)
Family of Tremoille
Family Louvois - François Michel Tellier marquis of Louvois and Courtenvaux (January 18th 1641 - July 16th 1691), wife Anne de Souvré, marchioness of Courtenvaux (November 30th 1646 - December 2nd 1715)
- Michel-François Tellier, count de Courtenvaux (May 15th 1663 - May 11th 1721), wife in 1691 Anne Catherine known as " Marie" of Estrées (1663 - 1741)
- Louis-Nicolas Tellier, marquis de Souvré (January 23rd 1667 - December 10th 1725)
- François Louis Tellier, marquis de Louvois (September 8th 1704 - November 25th 1767), Marshal of France, duke of Estrées
- " François" Michel César Tellier de Louvois III marquis de Courtenvaux (February 1718 - July 7th 1781), wire of François Tellier (1693 - September 24th 1719 wire of Michel-François Tellier, count de Courtenvaux and of Anne Catherine known as " Marie" of Estrées) and Anne-Louise de Noaillles (August 26th 1695 - May 19th 1773)
- Benign Tellier de Louvois (June 4th 1764 - January 24th 1849), grand-daughter of " François" Michel César Tellier, marries Ambroise-Polycarpe of Rochefoucauld, duke of Surgères, Viscount of Rochefoucauld, 1st duke of Doudeauville (April 22nd 1765 - June 2nd 1841)
Family Rochefoucauld - Zénaïde de Chapt de Rastignac (1798 - December 19th 1875), little girl of Benign, François wife of Rochefoucauld, 9th duke of Rochefoucauld (December 17th 1794 - December 11th 1874)
- François XV Auguste Ernest Marie of Rochefoucauld, 10th duke of Rochefoucauld, duke of Liancourt of Anville (April 14th 1818 - December 4th 1879), husband of Radegonde Euphrasie Bouvery
- François XVI Alfred Gaston, 11th duke of Rochefoucauld, duke of Liancourt of Anville (April 21st 1853 - February 24th 1925) husband of Mattie Elisabeth Mitchell (August 28th 1866 - February 21st 1933)
- Edmée de Fels, duchess of Rochefoucauld, (before 1900 - April 28th 1895) wife of Jean François Marie, 13th duke of Rochefoucauld, 8th duke of Liancourt and Anville, (March 10th 1887 - January 3rd 1970), nephew of François XVI Alfred Gaston, 11th duke of Rochefoucauld
- François of Rochefoucauld, duke of Liancourt his small son, sale in 1993
- Francis Valdes
Company Axon - Joseph Puzo, president of Axon.
See too
- Castles related to the House of Rochefoucauld