Du Bouëxic family

The Du Bouëxic family is a French noble family of Breton origin. Its name derives from the land of La Chapelle-Bouëxic in Brittany, while the family’s early cradle is identified with the Baron manor house at Lohéac, which it possessed in the sixteenth century. The family’s lineage is traced to Mathurin du Bouëxic, who lived during that period. Over time, the family developed into three principal branches: de Pinieux, de La Driennais, and de Guichen. These branches remain represented. The family’s documented noble status was confirmed through several stages. Guillaume, seigneur of La Driennais, was confirmed as a nobleman in Brittany on 29 January 1635. Louis de Bouëxic, seigneur of La Chapelle-Bouëxic, was maintained in noble status in Brittany on 10 November 1668. Genealogical and nobiliary accounts also associate the family with letters patent confirming its nobility in 1626 and with the broader Breton nobility confirmations of 1668. The family became particularly prominent through Luc Urbain du Bouëxic de Guichen, a senior eighteenth-century naval officer. He served as lieutenant general of the naval armies, held the grand cross of the Order of Saint Louis, was a knight of the Order of the Holy Spirit, and commanded the navy at Brest. His career gave the family a notable place in the military and maritime history of the French monarchy. Another prominent member was Charles Auguste du Bouëxic de Pinieux, who represented Eure-et-Loir as a deputy from 1824 to 1830. Unlike a commercial brand, the Du Bouëxic family is a historical lineage rather than a business organization. It has no documented corporate headquarters, product portfolio, public listing, or commercial operating markets. Its significance lies in genealogy, nobiliary history, regional origins in Brittany, and the public careers of selected members. The family’s continuing representation is associated with its three established branches rather than with a centralized institution or operating company.

The Du Bouëxic family originated in Brittany, France, and took its name from the seigneurial land of La Chapelle-Bouëxic. The family’s early seat or cradle is associated with the Baron manor house at Lohéac, which it owned during the sixteenth century. Its recorded lineage is traced back to Mathurin du Bouëxic, who lived in that period. The family’s status within the Breton nobility was established and reaffirmed through several legal and genealogical acts. Accounts cited in French nobiliary literature state that the family obtained letters patent confirming its nobility in 1626. Guillaume, seigneur of La Driennais, was confirmed as noble in Brittany on 29 January 1635. Later, Louis de Bouëxic, seigneur of La Chapelle-Bouëxic, was maintained in noble status on 10 November 1668. These confirmations placed the family within the recognized noble structure of ancien régime Brittany. The lineage subsequently divided into three principal branches: de Pinieux, de La Driennais, and de Guichen. The branches are treated as related lines of the same family and are reported to remain represented. Their names reflect associated estates and titles rather than separate unrelated families. The family’s greatest historical prominence came through Luc Urbain du Bouëxic de Guichen, born in 1712 and deceased in 1790. He pursued a naval career under the French monarchy and attained the rank of lieutenant general of the naval armies. He was also a grand cross of the Order of Saint Louis, a knight of the Order of the Holy Spirit, and commander of the navy at Brest. His offices and honors made him the family’s best-known representative and connected the lineage to the senior military institutions of eighteenth-century France. A later notable member was Charles Auguste du Bouëxic de Pinieux, born in 1779 and deceased in 1851. He served as a deputy for Eure-et-Loir between 1824 and 1830, giving the family a place in the political life of post-Revolutionary France. His career illustrates the continued public role of members of established noble families after the end of the ancien régime. The available reference material does not document the family as a commercial enterprise, brand owner, or organized business group. It provides no evidence of products, campaigns, corporate decisions, financial activity, or current executive governance. The family is therefore best understood as a genealogical and historical subject whose importance derives from its Breton origin, recognition within the French nobility, surviving branches, and notable military and political members.

• 1824

  Charles Auguste du Bouëxic de Pinieux serves in the Chamber

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  Charles Auguste du Bouëxic de Pinieux represented Eure-et-Loir as a deputy during this period.

• 1779

  Birth of Charles Auguste du Bouëxic de Pinieux

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  Charles Auguste du Bouëxic de Pinieux, later a deputy for Eure-et-Loir, was born.

• 1712

  Birth of Luc Urbain du Bouëxic de Guichen

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  Luc Urbain du Bouëxic de Guichen, the family’s most prominent naval figure, was born.

• 1668

  Louis du Bouëxic maintained in noble status

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  Louis de Bouëxic, seigneur of La Chapelle-Bouëxic, was maintained as a nobleman in Brittany on 10 November 1668.

• 1635

  Guillaume du Bouëxic confirmed as noble

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  Guillaume, seigneur of La Driennais, was confirmed as a nobleman in Brittany on 29 January 1635.

• 1626

  Nobility confirmation reported

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  French nobiliary accounts cited in the reference material associate the family with letters patent confirming its noble status.

• Early Breton origins

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  The family’s lineage is traced to Mathurin du Bouëxic, and its early cradle is identified with the Baron manor house at Lohéac. The family also held the land of La Chapelle-Bouëxic, from which its name derives.

Historical French noble family associated with Breton origins, hereditary branches, military service, and political representation.

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