List of Leaders for the Now French County of Eu, 996 AD to Present
This is a list of the counts of Eu , a French county in the Middle Ages. (Eu is in the department of Seine-Maritime, in the extreme north of Normandy .)
Map of Normandy
House of Normandy Arms of the Counts of Eu, House of Normandy: D'azur, au lion d'or,l'écu semé de billettes d'or
996–1015: Geoffrey , also Count of Brionne, illegitimate son of Duke Richard I of Normandy 1015–1040: Gilbert , also Count of Brionne, son of the previous 1040–1050 (approximate): William I , brother of Geoffrey William Busac , son of the previous, 1050-1053 (approximate)Robert I , also Lord of Hastings , son of William I, 1053-1093William II , also Lord of Hastings, son of Robert, 1093-1096Henry I , also Lord of Hastings, son of William II, 1096-1140John, also Lord of Hastings, son of Henry I, 1140-1170 Henry II , also Lord of Hastings, son of John, 1170-1191Alix, Countess of Eu and Lady of Hastings, daughter of Henry II, 1191-1246.
House of Lusignan Arms of the Lusignan Counts of Eu
House of Brienne Raoul IV was accused of treason in 1350, and the county was confiscated. The county was then given to John of Artois.
House of Artois
House of Bourchier
House of Burgundy-Nevers Burgundian Eu (lower left on map) 1472–1477
House of Cleves
House of Guise In 1660, he sold Eu to the duchesse de Montpensier.
House of Montpensier She sold it in 1681 to the duc du Maine.
House of Bourbon The title was used by the House of Bourbon du Maine till 1775 when that house became extinct. It then passed over to the cousins of the du Maines : The House of Bourbon-Penthièvre
House of Orléans
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