de la Roche | |
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Etymology | "of the Rock" in French in reference to the place of origin |
Place of origin | La Roche-sur-l'Ognon, Duchy of Athens, Fourth Crusade |
Members | Othon de la Roche (founder) |
Distinctions | Dukes (European nobility) |
The de la Roche family was a French noble family named for La Roche-sur-l'Ognon in Burgundy, France that founded the Duchy of Athens 1204 and held it for just over a century.