Duke of Touraine

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The Duke of Touraine was a French ducal title historically associated with the province of Touraine and at times granted to powerful foreign nobles, including members of the Scottish Black Douglas family.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French ducal title
associatedWith Touraine
surface form: Province of Touraine

Loire Valley
surface form: Valley of the Loire
country Kingdom of France
feudalNature hereditary noble title
governedArea lands of Touraine
grantedBy King of France
grantedFor service to the French crown
grantedTo Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas
Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Douglas
hasTitleHolderOrigin France
Scotland
heldBy Clan Douglas
surface form: Black Douglas family

Scottish nobles
foreign nobles
members of the French royal family
historicalRegion Touraine
historicalStatus extinct title
languageOfTitle French
linkedTo Auld Alliance
Franco-Scottish relations
locatedIn France
nobleRank Duke
nobleTitleType peerage of France
periodOfUse Middle Ages
politicalRole instrument of royal favor
reward for military service
rankInFrenchNobility high nobility
titleIn French nobility
titleTerritory Touraine

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Black Douglases heldTitle Duke of Touraine
Black Douglas branch titleHeld Duke of Touraine
William Douglas, 6th Earl of Douglas nobleTitle Duke of Touraine
this entity surface form: 1st Duke of Touraine
Louis I of Anjou positionHeld Duke of Touraine
Margaret Stewart, Duchess of Touraine spouse Duke of Touraine
this entity surface form: Louis, Duke of Touraine
Douglas hasTitle Duke of Touraine
Duchess of Touraine hasCounterpartTitle Duke of Touraine
Louis I, Duke of Orléans nobleTitle Duke of Touraine