Background
He was the son of Charles Isidor Davout (1774-1854) and wife (married in 1824) Claire de Chevery (1804-1895).
He was the son of Charles Isidor Davout (1774-1854) and wife (married in 1824) Claire de Chevery (1804-1895).
The title was resurrected by an Imperial edict of Napoleon III in 1864. Davout was born to a Burgundian noble family and served in the French Army from 1849 until 1877. He took part in Napoleon III's disastrous Franco-Prussian War.
Napoléonie Jeanne Aimée Marguerite (Lyon, December 14, 1869-Paris, March 25, 1952), married in Paris, June 26, 1890 Vicomte Marie Alexandre François Daru (Paris, July 25, 1852-Pau, October 31, 1921)
Marie-Mathilde (Motel, September 10, 1871-Bizy, May 31, 1955), married in Paris, June 27, 1895 Joseph Gaspard Comte de Berthier-Bizy (Bizy, July 14, 1866-Versailles, July 26, 1910)
Claire Marie Marguerite (Versailles, August 28, 1873-Chevreuse, September 16, 1967), unmarried and without issue
Louis Nicolas Marie Bernard, 4th Duc d'Auerstedt (Clermont-Ferrand, March 24, 1877-Saint-Gaudens, March 1, 1958), married in Paris, February 20, 1902 Hélène Eugénie Françoise Marie Etignard de la Faulotte (Paris, September 10, 1880-Bellozanne, January 24, 1946), and had issue, fourteen children.
