Duke of Ayen



The title Duke of Ayen (duc d'Ayen) was created by King Louis XV on 12 March 1737 raising the former county of Ayen to a Dukedom It was used as a courtesy title by the eldest son of the Duke of Noailles The Duke of Ayen are cousins of the Dukes of Mouchy a cadet branch of the House of Noailles

List of Dukes of Ayen

 * 1) 1737–1766 Louis de Noailles (1713–1793) 1st Duke of Ayen (1737) then 4th Duke of Noailles (1766) Marshal of France.
 * 2) 1766–1823 Jean de Noailles (1739–1824), 2nd Duke of Ayen (1766) 5th Duke of Noailles (1793), Peer of France (1814)
 * 3) 1823–1826 Paul de Noailles (1802–1885), 3rd Duke of Ayen (1823) and 6th Duke of Noailles (1824)
 * 4) 1826–1885 Jules de Noailles (1826–1895), 4th Duke of Ayen (1826) then 7th Duke of Noailles (1885)
 * 5) 1885–1895 Adrien de Noailles (1869–1953), 5th Duke of Ayen (1885) then 8th Duke of Noailles (1895)
 * 6) 1895–1945 Jean Maurice Paul Jules de Noailles (1893-1945), 6th Duke of Ayen (1895)
 * 7) 1945–1953 Hélie de Noailles (1905-2009), called the Marquis de Noailles, 7th Duke of Ayen (1945) then 9th Duke of Noailles (1953)
 * 8) 2009–present Emmanuel Paul Louis Marie de Noailles (born in 1983), 9th Duke of Ayen.

Arms

 * Gueules à la bande d'or