The titles of Comte Maret and Duc de Bassano were created by the Emperor Napoleon I of France in 1807 and 1809 respectively for Hugues Bernard Maret, the diplomat and statesman. The titles became extinct in 1906 on the death of the first Duke's grandson.
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