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House of Orléans-Longueville

15th century–1707 · 15th century

The Orléans-Longueville were a French noble family descended from Jean de Dunois, the Bastard of Orléans and companion of Joan of Arc. Dukes of Longueville from 1505, they acquired the County of Neuchâtel by marriage in 1504 and ruled it until the line died out with Marie de Nemours in 1707, when the estates chose the King of Prussia as their sovereign.

House of Orléans-Longueville
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

Principality of NeuchâtelMargraviate of Hachberg

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). House of Orléans-Longueville. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/house-of-orleans-longueville
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