Coat of arms of the Phélypeaux family

The Phélypeaux family is a French noble family from Blésois region (around Blois).

Branches

Its two principal branches were those of the lords of Herbault, La Vrillière, and Saint Florentin, and of the counts of Pontchartrain and Maurepas. The family produced a number of individuals who played an important role in royal administration during the Ancien Régime.

Pontchartrain-Maurepas branch

La Vrillière branch

References

  • This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Phelypeaux". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 21 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

See also

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