Louis XIII. In the 1720s, he sold the lands to Frédéric Guillaume de la Trémoille, Prince de Talmont, whose son Anne-Charles-Frédéric was created Duke of Châtellerault in 1730. He succeeded his father as Prince de Talmont in 1738 and died without issue in 1759, when the dukedom became extinct, and the lands passed to another branch of the La Trémoille family. That was the last proper creation of the dukedom, but in 1864, the Hamilton creation of 1548 was revived by the Emperor Napoleon III. However, this revival was neither in favour of the heir under the original letters patent, the 14th Earl of Derby, nor in favour of the heir-male, the 2nd Marquess of Abercorn, but rather in favour of the 12th Duke of Hamilton, who was a third cousin once removed of the Emperor through his mother the former Princess Marie Elisabeth of Baden. He died without male issue in 1895, and was succeeded as Duke of Hamilton by his fourth cousin Alfred, Duke of Hamilton. The Dukes of Hamilton and the Dukes of Abercorn have since then used the title in France, though without any legal justification. Dukes of Châtellerault, first creation (1515) François de Bourbon-Montpensier, 1st Duke of Châtellerault (1492–1515) Charles de Bourbon-Montpensier, 2nd Duke of Châtellerault (1490–1527), title forfeit 1527 Dukes of Châtellerault, second and third creations (1527 and 1530) Louise of Savoy (1476–1532) Dukes of Châtellerault, fourth creation (1540) Charles de Valois, 1st Duke of Orléans and Châtellerault (1522–1545) Dukes of Châtellerault, fifth creation (1548) James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Châtellerault (1515–1575) Dukes of Châtellerault, sixth creation (1563) Diane de France, 1st Duchess of Châtellerault (1538–1619), duchy exchanged for that of Angoulême in 1582 Dukes of Châtellerault, seventh creation (1583) François de Bourbon-Montpensier, 1st Duke of Châtellerault (d. 1592) Henri de Bourbon-Montpensier, 2nd Duke of Châtellerault (1573–1608) Marie de Bourbon-Montpensier, 3rd Duchess of Châtellerault (1605–1627) Anne Louise d'Orléans, 4th Duchess of Châtellerault (1627–1693) The title was then used by the House of Orléans. Dukes of Châtellerault, eighth creation (1730) Anne-Charles-Frédéric de La Trémoille, 1st Duke of Châtellerault (1711–1759) Dukes of Châtellerault, fifth creation, revived (1864) William Alexander Louis Stephen Douglas-Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Châtellerault (1845–1895), 12th Duke of Hamilton For further succession, see Duke of Abercorn. References Sources http://www.heraldica.org/topics/france/peerage2.htm http://www.heraldica.org/topics/france/scotfr.htm#arran Noble titles created in 1515 Noble titles created in 1540 Noble titles created in 1548 Noble titles created in 1583 Noble titles created in