This category contains people of the most modest rank of French nobility, sometimes designated by the nobiliary particle de added to their surnames, but without other nobles titles such as Count, Duke, Marquis, etc.
The use of de in noble names (Fr: la particule) was not officially controlled in France (unlike von in the German states), and is not reliable evidence of the bearer's nobility. A simple tailor could be named Marc de Lyon, as a sign of his birthplace. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the de was adopted by some non-nobles (like Honoré de Balzac) in an attempt to appear noble
Pages in category "French untitled nobility"
The following 79 pages are in this category, out of 79 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
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- François de la Chaise
- Louis-René de Caradeuc de La Chalotais
- Bertrand de La Chesnais
- Lucie de la Falaise
- Gilbert Motier de La Fayette
- Arnaud I de La Porte
- Georges de La Rochethulon
- Rudolf von Laban
- Alphonse de Lamartine
- Jean-Marie de La Mennais
- Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
- Raoul Le Mouton de Boisdeffre
- Jean Georges Lefranc de Pompignan
- Henry de Lesquen
- Pauline de Lézardière
- Hinarani de Longeaux
- François de Lorraine, Grand Prior