ROQUELAURE

'Roquelaure' is a commune of the Gers ''département'', in France.

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Title of nobility

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Title of nobility

'Roquelaure' is a title derived from the village, and borne by a French family of Armagnac, one member of which was 'Antoine, baron de Roquelaure' (1544-1625), who was in the service of Henri IV before he became king, and after his accession was made master of the wardrobe, lieutenant-general in Auvergne (1576) and Guienne (1610), and marshal of France in 1614.
His son, 'Gaston Jean Baptiste de Roquelaure' (1617-1683), a celebrated wit, was created duke and peer of France in 1652, and was appointed governor of Guienne in 1679.
Gaston's son, 'Antoine Gaston Jean Baptiste de Roquelaure' (1656-1738), carried on the family reputation for wit, and, in spite of his military incapacity, received the marshal's ''baton'' in 1724.

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