| 词条 | County and Duchy of Rethel |
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The County of Rethel (in French Comté de Rethel) was a historic county in the French region of Ardennes. Its capital was the city of Rethel. History{{Main|Counts and Dukes of Rethel}}Originally, the city belonged to the Abbey of Saint-Remi and was administered by its advocati. One of them, Manasses I, became the first Count of Rethel and he was the first member of the House of Rethel. In 1481 the county, with Rethel as its seat, was elevated to the Peerage of France and, finally, in 1581, it was elevated to a duchy, the Duchy of Rethel. In 1659, the last duke of the House of Gonzaga-Nevers, Charles of Gonzaga-Nevers,[1] sold the duchy of Rethel to the Cardinal Mazarin, prime-minister of king Louis XIV and the title was, then, renamed as the Duchy of Mazarin. The last duchess Mazarin, Louise d'Aumont (1759-1826), married in 1771 Honoré IV Grimaldi, Prince of Monaco, The French revolution abolished the duchy in 1789. See also
References1. ^which was also duke of Nevers, of Mayenne, prince of Arches and Sovereign duke of Mantova and of Montferrat Sources
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