De la Rochejacquelein

Vergier de La Rochejacquelein is the name of an ancient French noble family of the Vendée, celebrated for its devotion to the House of Bourbon during and after the French Revolution. Its original name was Duverger, derived from a fief near Bressuire in Poitou, and its pedigree is traceable back to the 13th century.

Vergier de La Rochejacquelein
Current regionFrance
Earlier spellingsDuverger
Etymology"Of the Rock of Jacqueline"
Place of originPoitou, Vendée
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History

In 1505 Gui Duverger married Renée, heiress of Jacques Lemartin, seigneur de La Rochejacquelein, whose name he assumed. His grandson, Louis Duverger, seigneur de La Rochejacquelein, was a devoted adherent of Henry II of France, and was badly wounded at the Battle of Arques; other members of the family were also distinguished soldiers, and the seigniory was raised to a countship and marquisate in reward for their services.

At the outbreak of the Revolution the chief of the family was Henri Louis Auguste, marquis de La Rochejacquelein, maréchal de camp in the royal army, who had three sons named after himself: Henri, Louis, and Auguste. The marquis fled abroad with his second son Louis at the beginning of the French Revolution. He entered the service of Great Britain, and died in San Domingo in 1802.

The family hold the title of Count of La Rochejacquelein.

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Attribution

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "La Rochejacquelein, De". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

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