House of Baillet

House of Baillet or de Baillet sometime von Baillet-Latour is a former Belgian noble house. The house is divided into different branches and families, the most famous family is the one of the Counts of Baillet-Latour.

History

The title of Count of Baillet was created by imperial decree of Charles VI on 10 March 1719. The first Count of Baillet was Christophe-Ernest, 1st Count of Baillet. He was the Son of Maximilian August.^[1] The family did had great influence in politics and church, menay members were active in the Catholic Party. Most members did have lots of children, however in 1980 the last male heir died whitout children, and one of the most respected noble houses of Belgium died out.

The family resided in the Latour Castle next to Virton, today a museum.^[2] Today only the Artois-Baillet Latour Foundation still honours this august Family.

Family

Mathieu Baillet, Lord of La Tour, died 1662: Married in 1621 to Marguerite de Lanzer.

- Maximilian I Antoine de Baillet.
  - Jean I Baptiste, 2nd Count of Baillet, Lord of Latour.
    - Maximilian II Antoine Charles de Baillet, Lord of Latour
      - Jean II Bapiste, Lord of Latour.
        Maximilian III Anton, Lord of Latour, (1683): Austrian Branch.
        Jean III Baptiste-Alexandre-Antoine, Count of Baillet and Latour. (1711-1777)
        
        Bonaventure Servais François, Count of Baillet and Latour,(1715-1760).
        
        Jean IV Matthieu de Baillet, Lord of Gourcy. (1855)
        
        Marie Charlotte de Baillet
        
        Servais François Guillaume de Baillet, Lord of Saint-Rémy.
      - Gertrude Marguerite de Baillet.
      - Marie de Baillet.
      - Philippe Christophe de Baillet.
      - Anne Barbe de Baillet.
      - Christophe-Ernest, 1st Count of Baillet:
        President of the Great Council of Mechelen and President of the Brussels Privy Council. He was created 1st Count of Baillet by imperial decree after sucesfully restoring the peace in Mechelen.
        François Joseph Xavier de Baillet
        
        Marie Hyacinthe de Baillet.
- Jacques de Baillet, Lord of Bellefontaine.
  - Gérard de Baillet,
    - Charles I Raymond de Baillet.
      - Charles II François Amour Joseph Raymond de Baillet, Vicomt of Merlemont
        Angelique Charlotte de Baillet.
        
        Justine Alexandrine de Baillet.
      - Charles III Theodore de Baillet.
      - Alexandre Joseph de Baillet.
      - Fréderic-Michel-Joseph de Baillet:
        Canon at Ghent Cathedral, President of the Seminary and Chancellor of Louvain university.

Austrian Branch

Jean III Baptiste-Alexandre-Antoine, Count of Baillet and Latour. (1711-1777): Married to Countess de Rosières:

- Maximilian IV Anton Karl, Count Baillet de Latour, (1737-1806): General. Married Maria de la Marcke.
  - Henriette Antoinette de Baillet, born 1772: Canonesse in Prague.
  - Joseph I de Baillet, (1775-1831)
    - Joseph II von Baillet, (1815): Marr. grafin Kolowal.
  - Caroline Josephine de Baillet, died 1840: Canonesse in Nivelles.
  - Theodor Franz, Count Baillet von Latour, (1780-1848).
    - Catherine Sophie von Baillet, Countess Draskovoitsch, (1817)
    - Karl Theodor von Baillet, (1822), MArried to Grafin Spary.
      - Theodor II Karl von Baillet, (1847).
  - Charlotte de Baillet, baronnes de Roden. (1786-1809)
  - Nicolasine de Baillet, (1788-1840), Countess von Thun-Hohenstein.
    - Theodor Karel Jan Nepomuk Thun-Hohenstein.
    - Franz, Graf von Thun und Hohenstein.
- Louis Wilibrord Antoine de Baillet: General of Napoleon, died 1836: Married Charlotte de Baillet.
  - Georges Alexandre Marie de Baillet: Member of Parliament.(1820-1836): Politician
    - Marie de Baillet.
    - Elisabeth de Baillet, born 1831.

Belgian Branch of de Baillet-Latour

Bonaventure Servais François, Count of Baillet and Latour,(1715-1760).

- Jean V Baptiste Hyacinthe François, Count de Baillet-Latour, (1757-1815): Grand Almoner of Antwerp. Member of the Congress
  - Charles IV Jean Nepomucene, Count de Baillet-Latour,(1780-1843).
    - Charles V Leon, Count de Baillet-Latour, (1812-1875): Councilar of Mechelen, diplomate.^[3]
      - Alix de Baillet-Latour, (1842-1881): Married Arthur, Viscount de Beughem de Houtem.
  - Josephine Adelaide de Baillet, Viscountess de Vaernewyck.
  - Henri I Jean Baptiste, Count de Baillet-Latour,(1785-1869): Member of the Prison Committee
    - Edmond de Baillet (1831)
  - Joseph François Jean Nepomuc de Baillet, (1787-1864).
  - Jean VI François Jean, Count de Baillet-Latour: member of the Senat.
  - Ferdinand I François Xavier, Count de Baillet-Latour, (1789-1842): Governor of West-Flanders.
    - Alfred I , Count de Baillet-Latour, (1823-1889).
      - Ferdinand II, Count de Baillet-Latour, (1850-1925)
        Henri II, Count de Baillet-Latour (1876-1942): 3rd president of the International Olympic Committee.
        Guy, Count de Baillet Latour (1905-1941)
        
        Louis, Count de Baillet-Latour (1878-1953)
        Alfred II, Count de Baillet-Latour, (1901-1980): founder of the Artois-Baillet Latour Foundation
  - Louis de Baillet, died child.
  - Augustin Charles Jean Nepomucene, Count de Baillet-Latour,(1794-1866): Officer in service of the King of Holland.
  - Hyancinthe Joseph Antoine de Baillet,(1798-1861).
  - Jacques Joseph Athanase, Count de Baillet-Latour: Military officer.
  - Felix Joseph Bonaventure de Baillet, (1806-1874): Diocesan Priest.^[4]
- Antoine Bonaventure Hyacinthe Joseph de Baillet, died 1759.
- Isabelle Marie de Baillet, Lady of Seevenberghe.
- Louise Françoise Thérese Marie Josepha, (1759)

References

^ "Trophees tant sacrés qve profanes dv dvché de Brabant, contenant l'Origine ... - Google Boeken". Books.google.es. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
^ "Hôtel château de Latour historique". Chateaudelatour.be. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
^ http://www.odis.be/hercules/search2.php?searchMethod=simple&search=baillet
^ http://www.odis.be/hercules/toonPERS.php?id=18231

[1] "Trophees tant sacrés qve profanes dv dvché de Brabant, contenant l'Origine ... - Google Boeken". Books.google.es. Retrieved 2017-06-21.

[2] "Hôtel château de Latour historique". Chateaudelatour.be. Retrieved 2017-06-21.

[3] ttp://www.odis.be/hercules/search2.php?searchMethod=simple&search=baillet

[4] ttp://www.odis.be/hercules/toonPERS.php?id=18231

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