Counts and Dukes of Touraine

The region of Touraine along the river Loire and with Tours as capitol is called "the garden of France". During the Middle age it was a county which later became a duchy.  However it was never an independent political entity for any longer period. Instead it was usually united with the county of Anjou and later the French royal domain. Touraine was often granted as an apanage to members of the French royal house and was during the Hundred Years War a hereditary fief for a branch of the Scottish Douglas-clan. When that branch became extinct was Touraine returned to the French crown. Touraine continued to be granted as an apanage in 16th century as well and was for example given to the king mother Louise 1525-1531 and queen Mary of France and Scotland 1558-1560. These people had apart from Touraine also other fiefs that were more or less titulary. Touraine was not definitively united with the royal domain until 1584.

County of Touraine

House of Eticho

Touraine is returned to the French royal domain after the murder of William 1440