House of Baillet
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.
| (de) Baillet Baillet von Latour | |
|---|---|
| Noble family | |
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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 (+) |
History
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]
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.
The family resided in the Chateau de Latour next to Virton until 1794.[6] The Artois-Baillet Latour Foundation is named after the family.[7]
References
- "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.