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'''House of Baillet''' or '''de Baillet''' sometime '''von Baillet-Latour''' is a former [[Belgian nobility|Belgian noble house]]. The house is divided into different branches and families, the most famous family were the '''Counts of Baillet-Latour'''. |
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|other_name = Baillet von Latour |
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|country = [[Image:Bandera cruz de Borgoña 2.svg|22px]] [[Spanish Netherlands]]<br/>[[Image:Austrian Low Countries Flag.svg|22px]] [[Austrian Netherlands]] |
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|estates = [[Latour Castle]] |
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|titles = Lords of Bellefontaine<br> Lords of Lintere<br> Lords of Rechingen<br> Lords of Munischbach<br>Lords of la Tour<br>Barons of Geffe<br>Counts of Baillet<br>Viscounts of Merlemont |
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|cadet branches = Baillet-Latour (+) |
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The '''Baillet family''' or '''de Baillet''' or '''Baillet von Latour'''<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/theodor-graf-baillet-von-latour-129184|title=Theodor Graf Baillet von Latour|date=2017-02-20|work=Museum of Fine Arts, Boston|access-date=2018-01-05|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aeiou.at/aeiou.encyclop.l/l260000.htm|title=Latour, Theodor Graf Baillet von auch Baillet-Latour|website=www.aeiou.at|access-date=2018-01-05}}</ref> is a former [[Belgian nobility|Belgian noble family]]. The house is divided into different branches, the most known were the '''Counts of Baillet-Latour'''. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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The title of Count of Baillet was created by imperial decree of [[Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor]] on 10 March 1719. The first Count of Baillet was [[Christophe-Ernest, 1st Count of Baillet|Christophe-Ernest]]. He was the |
The title of Count of Baillet was created by imperial decree of [[Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor]] on 10 March 1719.<ref>http://w.genealogy.euweb.cz/titles/b.html</ref> The first Count of Baillet was [[Christophe-Ernest, 1st Count of Baillet|Christophe-Ernest]]. He was the son of Maximilien-Antoine de Baillet, Seigneur de Latour (b. 1627) and his wife, Anne Marie [[Coenen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VbQsp5DE8wYC&q=noot+bonaventura+charles+VI&pg=PA430 |title=Trophees tant sacrés qve profanes dv dvché de Brabant, contenant l'Origine ... - Google Boeken |year=1726 |accessdate=2017-06-21}}</ref> The family had great influence in politics and church, many members were active in the Catholic Party.<ref>https://www.groups-landofmemory.eu/land-of-memory/baillet-latour-museum.html</ref> |
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The family resided in the Chateau de Latour next to [[Virton]] until 1794.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hôtel château de Latour historique |url=http://www.chateaudelatour.be/historique.htm |access-date=2018-01-05 |website=www.chateaudelatour.be}}</ref> In 1980 the last male heir, [[Alfred de Baillet Latour|Count Alfred de Baillet-Latour]] died without children meaning that the title became extinct. Upon his death the family fortune was, according to his will, used to found the [[Artois-Baillet Latour Foundation]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.luxembourg-belge.be/diffusio/fr/voir-faire/visiter/musees-galeries-expos/latour/le-musee-baillet-latour-et-des-guerres-en-gaume_TFO11020.php|title=Le musée Baillet-Latour et des guerres en Gaume,Latour|work=Luxembourg Belge|access-date=2018-01-05|language=fr}}</ref> |
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In 1980 the last male heir died without children, ending this noble house. |
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The family resided in the [[Latour Castle]] next to Virton, today a museum.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chateaudelatour.be/historique.htm |title=Hôtel château de Latour historique |publisher=Chateaudelatour.be |date= |accessdate=2017-06-21}}</ref> The [[Artois-Baillet Latour Foundation]] is named after the family. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 22:09, 11 July 2024
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| Country |  Spanish Netherlands Austrian Netherlands |
| Titles | Lords of Bellefontaine Lords of Lintere Lords of Rechingen Lords of Munischbach Lords of la Tour Barons of Geffe Counts of Baillet Viscounts of Merlemont |
| Estate(s) | Latour Castle |
| Cadet branches | Baillet-Latour (+) |
The Baillet family or de Baillet or Baillet von Latour[1][2] is a former Belgian noble family. The house is divided into different branches, the most known were the Counts of Baillet-Latour.
History
[edit]The title of Count of Baillet was created by imperial decree of Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor on 10 March 1719.[3] The first Count of Baillet was Christophe-Ernest. He was the son of Maximilien-Antoine de Baillet, Seigneur de Latour (b. 1627) and his wife, Anne Marie Coenen.[4] The family had great influence in politics and church, many members were active in the Catholic Party.[5]
The family resided in the Chateau de Latour next to Virton until 1794.[6] In 1980 the last male heir, Count Alfred de Baillet-Latour died without children meaning that the title became extinct. Upon his death the family fortune was, according to his will, used to found the Artois-Baillet Latour Foundation.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Theodor Graf Baillet von Latour". Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
- ^ "Latour, Theodor Graf Baillet von auch Baillet-Latour". www.aeiou.at. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
- ^ http://w.genealogy.euweb.cz/titles/b.html
- ^ "Trophees tant sacrés qve profanes dv dvché de Brabant, contenant l'Origine ... - Google Boeken". 1726. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
- ^ https://www.groups-landofmemory.eu/land-of-memory/baillet-latour-museum.html
- ^ "Hôtel château de Latour historique". www.chateaudelatour.be. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
- ^ "Le musée Baillet-Latour et des guerres en Gaume,Latour". Luxembourg Belge (in French). Retrieved 2018-01-05.