House of Harcourt

House of Harcourt
Noble House
Shield of the House of Harcourt – Gules, with two fesses or.
Country Duchy of Normandy
Kingdom of England
Titlesin France:
  • baron d'Harcourt
  • Baron of Elbeuf (1265)
  • Count of Harcourt (1328)
  • Count of Aumale
  • Baron of Olonde
  • Marquess of Beuvron (1528)
  • Marquess of Thury
  • Count of Sézanne
  • Count of Lillebonne
  • Duke of Harcourt (1700) and peer of France (1709)
  • Duke of Beuvron (1784)
  • Marquess of Olonde-Harcourt
  • Marquess of Harcourt (confirmed in 1814) and peer of France (1814), etc.

in England:

The House of Harcourt is a Norman family, and named after its seigneurie of Harcourt in Normandy. Its mottos were "Gesta verbis praeveniant" (Olonde branch), "Gesta verbis praevenient" (Beuvron branch), and "Le bon temps viendra ... de France" (English branch).

In 1280 they established the Collège d'Harcourt in Paris, now the Lycée Saint-Louis at 44 boulevard Saint-Michel.