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Duke of Bouillon
Duke of Bouillon
was a
hereditary title
borne until the early nineteenth century by members of the
House of La Tour d'Auvergne
as rulers of the duchy of
Bouillon
, a small state located between
Luxembourg
,
Champagne
, and the
Three Bishoprics
. Once the dynasty became extinct in 1802 and the duchy lost its independence to the
Dutch kings
who obtained the new
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
in 1815, the title became the source of dispute among
cognatic
relatives and alleged
agnatic
heirs of the last reigning duke,
Jacques Léopold de La Tour d'Auvergne
.
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