Léon-Jean de Paepe
Léon-Jean de Paepe (1610–1685), lord of Glabbeek, was an officeholder and statesman in the Spanish Netherlands. After serving on the Council of Brabant in Brussels and on the Supreme Council of Flanders in Madrid, De Paepe was appointed president of the Privy Council of the Habsburg Netherlands in 1674.[1] He died on 8 August 1685.[2]
Léon-Jean de Paepe | |
|---|---|
| President of the Privy Council of the Habsburg Netherlands | |
| In office 1672–1684 | |
| Monarch | Charles II of Spain |
| Preceded by | Charles de Hovyne |
| Succeeded by | Pierre-François Blondel |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 8 August 1685 |
| Spouse | Elisabeth van Langenhove |
| Children | Pierre-Martin |
| Profession | lawyer |
His son Gilles-Dominique married Catherine de Brouchoven, daughter of Helena Fourment.[3]
Works
De Paepe was the author of a manuscript treatise on the Joyous Entry entitled Remarques sur la joyeuse entrée de S.M. comme duc de Brabant.[4]
References
- Philippe de Cantillon, Delices du Brabant, vol. 2 (Amsterdam, 1757), 46.
- Léon de Herckenrode, Complément au Nobiliaire des Pays-Bas et du comté de Bourgogne, vol. 2 (Ghent, 1866), 79.
- Reginald De Schryver, Jan van Brouchoven, graaf van Bergeyck 1644-1725: een halve eeuw staatkunde in de Spaanse Nederlanden en in Europa (Brussels, 1965).
- Catalogue de livres de la bibliothèque de feu messire L. Deroovere De Roosemeersch (Brussels, 1845), 116.
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