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| Marquisate | Province | Department | Time of Creation | Type | Receiving family | Current status | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LABORDE | Bourgogne | 21 | 1761 | LP | de Laborde | Extant | based on earlier seigneurie de MAROLLES |
| LACAPELLE-MARIVAL | Quercy | 46 | 1645 | LP | de Cardaillac-Lacapelle | Extinct 1842 | |
| LAFITOLE | Bigorre | 65 | 1741 | LP | de Pujo de Lafitole | Extinct 1887 | |
| LAGOY | Provence | 13 | 1702 | LP | de Meyran-la-Cetta | Extinct 1946 | |
| LALANDE | Bourgogne | 89 | mid 16__ | LP | du Deffand de Lalande | Extinct | |
| LALOUBÈRE | Bigorre | 65 | 1666 | LP | de Castelnau-Laloubère | Extant | held by d'Eimar de Palaminy since 1757 (purchase) |
| LANCÔME | Berry | 36 | 1738 | LP | Savary de Lancôme | Extinct 1875 | |
| LANDREVILLE | Champagne | 10 | 1762 | BR | de Maillard de Landreville | Extinct 1895 | |
| LANMARY | Périgord | 24 | 1661 | LP | de Beaupoil de Saint-Aulaire-Lanmary | Extinct 1856 | |
| LANQUES | Champagne | 52 | c1650 | * | de Choiseul-Lanques | Extinct 1855 | |
| LASSAY | Maine | 53 | 1647 | LP | de Madaillan-Lassay | Extinct 1851 | |
| LAUBESPIN | Franche-Comté | 39 | late 17__ | TC | Mouchet de Battefort-Laubespin | Extant | in reality only county |
| LAUBRIÈRE | Anjou | 49 | 1725 | LP | Lefebvre de Laubrière | Extinct 1832 | alias l'AUBRIÈRE |
| LAVAL-LEZAY | Poitou | 79 | 1643 | LP | de Montmorency-Laval | Extinct 1851 | based on earlier marquisat de LEZAY |
| LAVARDIN | Maine | 72 | 1601 | LP | de Beaumanoir-Lavardin | Extinct 1814 | |
| LENONCOURT | Lorraine | 54 | e16__ | LP | de Lenoncourt | Extinct 19__ | raised by the duc de Lorraine; title used by Sublet d'Heudicourt though sold 1779 |
| LENTILHAC | Quercy | 46 | late 17__ | TC | de Lentilhac | Extant | title inherited by Bernard de Saint-Jean 1880 |
| LÉRAN | Languedoc | 09 | c1725 | * | de Lévis-Léran | Extant | |
| LESCOËT | Bretagne | 29 | c1740 | * | Barbier de Lescoët | Extinct 1949 | |
| LESCURE | Albigeois | 81 | late 16__ | LP | de Salgues-Lescure | Extinct 1793 | |
| LESTANG | Dauphiné | 26 | 1643 | LP | de Murat de Lestang | Extant | held by branch de Murat de Sablon since 1714 |
| LESVACQUES | Artois | 62 | 1695 | LP | le Josne de Contay | Extant | held by des Lyons de Moncheveaux since 1786 (inheritance) though title not used |
| LEUVILLE | Île-de-France | 91 | 1650 | LP | Olivier de Leuville | Extant | held by the de Noailles-Poix since 1751 (purchase) |
| LEUVILLE | Île-de-France | 91 | 1700 | C LP | du Bois de Fiennes | Extant | |
| LEZAY | Poitou | 79 | 1642 | LP | de Montmorency-Laval | Name change 1643 | changed name to marquisate de LAVAL-LEZAY; de Lezay des Marais kept smaller part of marquisate under original name until 1814 |
| LEZAY-MARNÉSIA | Franche-Comté | 39 | 1721 | LP | de Lezay-Marnésia | Extinct 1884 | based on earlier baronnie de MOUTONNE |
| LIANCOURT | Île-de-France | 60 | 1673 | LP | du Plessis-Liancourt | Duchy 1758 | |
| LICQUES | Artois | 62 | late 16__ | LP | de Récourt de Lens | Extinct 1887 | |
| LIGNERAC | Limousin | 19 | mid 16__ | LP | Robert de Lignerac | Extinct 1905 | |
| LIGNÈRES | Limousin | ? | ? | LP | ? | Extinct 1823 | |
| LIGNÉRIS | Normandie | 76 | 1687 | LP | d'Espinay-Saint-Luc | Extinct 1807 | consisted both of fiefs in Normandie and Picardie (Beauvaisis) |
| les LIGNERIS | Chartrain | 28 | 1776 | LP | des Ligneris | Extant | based on earlier seignories de MÉRÉGLISE and la VOVE |
| LILLERS | Artois | 62 | 1726 | LP | de Carnin | Extant | belongs to le Duc de Lillers since 1773 (purchase) |
| LIMOGES | Limousin | 87 | 1561 | LP | de Bourbon-Vendôme | County 1598 | |
| LINARS | Limousin | 87 | c1660 | LP | de Gain de Linars | Extant | belongs to Bourdeau de Lajudie since 1786 (purchase) |
| le LISCOËT | Bretagne | 22 | c1615 | LP | du Liscoët | Extinct 1916 | |
| LISTENOIS | Auvergne | 63 | 1578 | LP | de Bauffremont-Listenois | Extant | |
| LISTENOIS | Auvergne | 63 | 1682 | C LP | de Bauffremont-Listenois | Extant | |
| LIVAROT | Normandie | 14 | 157_ | LP | d'Arces | ? | |
| LIVRY | Île-de-France | 93 | 1668 | LP | Sanguin de Livry | Châtellenie 1700 | Returned to châtellenie |
| LIVRY | Île-de-France | 93 | 1700 | LP | Sanguin de Livry | Extant | marquisate transferred to RAINCY; belongs to royal house d'Orléans to 1769 (purchase) |
| LOCMARIA | Bretagne | 22 | 1637 | LP | du Parc-Locmaria | Extinct | |
| la LONDE | Normandie | 76 | 1616 | LP | de Bigars | Extant | held by le Cordier de Bigars since 1652, through marriage |
| la LONDE | Normandie | 27 | 1782 | LP | le Cordier de Bigars | Extant | based on earlier baronnie de BOURGTHEROULDE |
| LONGJUMEAU | Île-de-France | 91 | 1621 | LP | Coëffier de Ruzé d'Effiat | Extant | held by the princes of MONACO since 1777 (in strict sense extinct 1949 with de Goyon-Matignon-Grimaldi de Monaco) |
| LONGVILLIERS | Picardie | 62 | c1750 | LP | de Bernes de Longvilliers | Extant | or 1774? |
| LONRAY | Normandie | 61 | 1644 | LP | de Goyon-Matignon | Extant | alias LOUREY, held by Mercier since 1785 (purchase), title not used |
| LONS | Béarn | 64 | 1648 | LP | de Lons | Extinct 1819 | |
| LORDAT | Foix | 09 | 1780 | LP | de Lordat | Extinct 1963 | |
| LOTBINIÈRE | New France | 1784 | Chartier de Lotbinière | Extinct 1822 | Only Marquisate given to a Canadian | ||
| LOULANS | Franche-Comté | 70 | 1718 | LP | de Boitouzet d'Ormenans | Extinct 1858 | |
| LOUVILLE | Chartrain | 28 | c1700 | LP | d'Allonville de Louville | Extinct 1858 | |
| LOUVOIS | Champagne | 51 | 1624 | LP | de Conflans d'Armentières | Duchy 1777 | |
| LOUVOIS | Champagne | 51 | 1625 | C LP | Pinart de Comblisy | Duchy 1777 | |
| le LUART | Maine | 72 | 1726 | LP | le Gras du Luart | Extant | |
| LUBERSAC | Limousin | 19 | 17__ | LP | de Lubersac de Savignac | Extinct 1834 | |
| LUDRE-de-FROLOIS | Lorraine | 54 | 1757 | LP | de Ludre de Frolois | Extinct 1940 | alias marquisat de FROLOIS; raised by the duc de Lorraine; based on earlier comté de GUISE-sur-MOSELLE |
| LULLIN | Savoie | 74 | 1597 | LP | de Genève-Lullin | Extinct 1840? | raised by the duc de Savoie |
| LURCY-LÉVIS | Bourbonnais | 03 | 1770 | LP | de Sinety | Extant | based on the earlier duché de LÉVIS |
| LUSIGNAN | Agenais | 47 | 1618 | LP | de Lusignan | Extinct 1844 | |
| LUSIGNAN | Agenais | 47 | 1722 | C LP | du Lau de Lusignan | Extinct 1844 | |
| LUSSAC-lès-ÉGLISES | Marche | 87 | mid 16__ | LP | de Lignaud de Lussac | Extant | |
| LUSSAC-lès-ÉGLISES | Marche | 87 | 1761 | C LP | de Lignaud de Lussac | Extant | |
| LUSSAC-lès-ÉGLISES | Marche | 87 | 1785 | C LP | de Lignaud de Lussac | Extant |
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