Prince of Essling
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| Prince of Essling | |
|---|---|
Coat of arms of the Prince of Essling superimposed on the coat of arms of a Duke and Marshal of the Empire | |
| Creation date | 31 January 1810 |
| Monarch | Napoléon I of France |
| Peerage | Peerage of the French Empire |
| First holder | André Masséna |
| Present holder | Victor-André Masséna, 7th Prince |
| Subsidiary titles | Duke of Rivioli (1810–1818) |
| Seat(s) | |
The Prince of Essling (French: Prince d'Essling) was a title of French nobility which was granted to Marshal André Masséna in 1809. The title was created as a 'victory title' by Emperor Napoléon I after the Battle of Essling. The title was finalised by patented letters of 31 January 1810.[1]
As of 2021, the title along with the cadet title, Duke of Rivoli is the only title created by Napoleon still in existence (which is not merged).
List of titleholders[]
Holders of the title of Prince of Essling have included:[1]
- 1810–1817; André Masséna, 1st Prince of Essling (16 May 1758 – 4 April 1817)
- 1818–1821; Jacques Prosper Masséna, 2nd Prince of Essling (25 June 1793 – 1821)
- 1821–1863; François Victor Masséna, 3rd Prince of Essling (2 April 1799 – 16 April 1863)
- 1863–1898; André Prosper Victor Masséna, 4th Prince of Essling (1829–1898)
- 1898–1910; Victor Masséna, 5th Prince of Essling (14 January 1836 – 28 October 1910)
- 1910–1974; André Prosper Victor Eugène Napoléon Masséna, 6th Prince of Essling (1891–1974)
- 1974–present; Victor-André Masséna, 7th Prince of Essling (29 April 1950 – living)[2]
Coat of arms[]
The coat of the arms of the Prince of Essling comprised the following:
Coat of Arms
"Or, with the winged victory of carnation, holding in one hand a palm and in the other an olive crown, the whole Vert, accompanied in a point of a dog lying Sable; to the chief of the Dukes of the Empire".[1]
Princely Arms
"Head of azure with the golden eagle, the flight extended, head rounded, encroaching a thunderbolt with two lightning bolts, on either side. The shield surrounded by the collar of the Legion of Honour, with its pointed decoration; the whole set in a mantle of azure, lined with ermine, adorned with gold and crowned with a princely crown of gold, cap azure, surmounted by a globe, circled, crisscross, gold."
Footnotes[]
- ^ a b c Révérend pp. 200–201
- ^ "Victor-André Masséna". Fondation Napoleon. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
References[]
- Révérend, Vicomte Albert (1896). Armorial du Premier Empire: Titres, Majorats et Armoiries Concédés par Napoléon Ier (in French). Vol. III. Paris, France: Bureau de L'Annuaire de La Noblesse.
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