Honoré Théodoric d'Albert de Luynes
Honoré Théodore Paul Joseph d'Albert, 8th Duke of Luynes (15 December 1802 – 15 December 1867) was a wealthy French nobleman and scholar. He is most remembered for the collection of exhibits he gave to the Cabinet des Médailles in 1862, and for supporting the exiled Comte de Chambord's claim to the throne of France. Throughout his life, D'Albert inherited a number of French titles, including Duke of Luynes, de Chevreuse, and de Chaulnes.
The Duke of Luynes, Chevreuse, and Chaulnes | |
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Photograph of the Duke of Luynes, by Louis-Auguste Bisson, c. 1860 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Honoré Théodore Paul Joseph d'Albert 15 December 1802 Paris, France |
| Died | 15 December 1867 (aged 65) Rome, Italy |
| Spouses | Marie Francoise Dauvet de Maineville
(m. 1822; died 1824)Jeanne d'Amys de Ponceau
(m. 1846; died 1861) |
| Children | Honoré-Louis d'Albert de Luynes |
| Parent(s) | Charles Marie d'Albert de Luynes Françoise Ermessinde de Narbonne-Pelet |
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