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Disambiguation: For the physicist, see Louis De Broglie


The title of Duc de Broglie was a French Peerage belonging to a family of Piedmont ese origin, which emigrated to France in the year 1643 . The family counts among its members three Marshals Of France , a Nobel Prize laureate, and several members of the Institut De France .

The head of the family, François-Marie , a Soldier , took the title of '' Comte de Broglie'' after arriving in France. His grandson, also named François-Marie , was created duc de Broglie and a peer of France in 1742 .

Junior members of the family have the title of ''prince de Broglie.''

The family name, on account of its Italian origin, has an unusual pronunciation: /brœj/ (as French ''breuil'', close to "broy").


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PLACE IN STRASBOURG


A place in Strasbourg with the previous cityhall has this name.


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