Rougé

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Rougé is a French city in the departement of Loire-Atlantique, Region Pays de Loire in the historical province of Bretagne (West of France), near Nantes.

The name "Rougé" comes from the latin "Rubiacus", means the red place.The name was used to call "the red place" because of the high iron-composition of the ground.

Coat of Arms of the House Rougé

This city is the original lordship of a famous french dynasty of the same name (Rougé-Rougé, Rougé de Derval, Rougé du Plessis-Bellière, and Rougé de Caylus). Historic figures include:

the Lord of Rougé Bonabes IV de Rougé de Derval, french ambassador (1356) and hostage for person of the French King Jean in the Tower of London (from 1360), from which he escaped with the brother of this King, the Duke of Orleans
Jacques de Rougé du Plessis-Bellière, known as the Marquis du Plessis-Bellière, famous French general, killed in action at the Battle of Castellamare near Naples
The Marquise du Plessis-Bellière, Suzanne de Bruc de Monplaisir de Rougé du Plessis-Belliere, also known as Angélique, the Marquise of the Angels
Pierre-François, Marquis de Rougé, french General and first to sign the first military treaty with Prussia to protect the wounded soldiers, the hospitals and medical personnel
His son Bonabes, Marquis de Rougé, who died in 1783 on his return from the American War of Independence.
Bonabes de Rougé, Comte de Rougé, secretary general of the Red Cross from 1936 to 1957.

This family's titles are principally :

Lord of Rougé (since 1045)
Lord of Rues and Chenillé (since 1220)
Lord of Derval (since 1275)
Viscount of La Guerche (since 1365)
Marquess and Count of Plessis-Bellière and of Faÿ les Nemours (since 1651)
Marquess and Count of Rougé (since 1701, confirmed 1815 and 1827)
Marquess of Cholet, Baron of Montfaucon and of May (since 1760)
Peer of France (since 1815)
Duke of Caylus (since 1893)

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