House of Crussol

The House of Crussol (formerly Bastet), is a surviving family of French nobility, originally from Languedoc.

The Crussol family has proven its nobility since 1215 and was admitted to the honors of the Court in the 18th century.

Gérald Bastet was a nephew of Odon de Chaponay, Bishop of Valence.

[2] In 1565, the family was given the title of Duke of Uzès and the Peerage in 1572.

[3] In 1486, Jacques de Crussol acquired the viscountcy of Uzès from his marriage to Simone d'Uzès, on condition that he bear the name and arms of Uzès.

The Château de Crussol
Portrait of Alexandre Charles Emmanuel de Crussol-Florensac (1743–1815), by Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun , 1787