County of Grandpré

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The French county of Grandpré with the capital Grandpré in the Ardennes probably existed as early as the 11th, certainly at the end of the first quarter of the 12th century.

It was inherited within the family until Louis de Grandpré sold the county in 1462 to Quentin le Bouteillier , who passed it on to Heinrich II von Borsselen in 1467 . His son Wolfhart VI. von Borsselen , Marshal of France , † 1487, sold Grandpré after 1485 to Louis de Joyeuse, the husband of a relative of his mother. The Joyeuse family held the county in male line until the family died out in 1776.

Transfer of the county of Luxembourg to the House of Namur

In the county of Luxembourg after the death of Count Konrad I in 1086, his son Heinrich III. Count; However, he died in 1096 single and childless. His successor was the second son of Conrad I, Wilhelm I. When he died in 1131, he left only one son: Konrad II , who died in 1136 without leaving any heirs. In the order of priority were the two surviving descendants of Konrad I: Luitgard (1120 † 1170), the sister of Konrad II, married to Heinrich II. Count von Grandpré , and Ermesinde, the daughter of Konrad I, who was in her second marriage Count Gottfried von Namur (1068 † 1139) was married.

Emperor Friedrich I Barbarossa then transferred the county of Luxembourg to Heinrich the Blind , the eldest son of Gottfried and Ermesindes, overriding Liutgard's claims. He probably wanted to prevent the county from falling to the French Counts of Grandpré.

Counts of Grandpré

  • Hildrade Hecelin I, Count 1008/1020
  • Hermann, Count, his son; ∞ Judith de Roucy, daughter of Giselbert , Count of Roucy , widow of Manasses I. Count of Rethel
  • Henri Hecelin II, Count 1061/1097, his son
  • Henri I, Count of Grandpré, Count of Porcien , 1120/24 probably also Count of Verdun , his son
  • Henri II, Count of Grandpré, † 1188/1190, his son; ∞Luitgard von Luxemburg, † before 1170, daughter of Wilhelm , Count of Luxemburg ( Wigeriche )
  • Henri III, † 1211, his son; ∞ Isabeau de Coucy, daughter of Raoul I de Coucy ( House of Boves ), widow of Raoul I , Count of Roucy
  • Henri IV, † 1229, Count of Grandpré, their son
  • Henri V, † 1287, Count of Grandpré, his son
  • Jean I, † around 1314, in 1287 Count von Grandpré, his son
  • Jean II, 1319/1373 testifies to his son
  • Edouard I, † before 1396, his son
  • Jean III., 1395/1415 attested, his son
  • Louis, † 1446/47, his son
  • Edouard II., † probably 1470, brother Jeans III., 1447 Count of Grandpré
  • Louis, 1456 attested, his son

Louis de Grandpré sold the county in 1462 to Quentin le Bouteillier , who sold it on to Heinrich II von Borsselen in 1467 . His son Wolfhart VI. von Borsselen , Marshal of France , † 1487, sold Grandpré after 1485 to Louis de Joyeuse, the husband of a relative of his mother

  • Heinrich II. Von Borsselen , † 1474, 1467 Count von Grandpré ( House of Borsselen ); ∞ Johanna von Halewyn, daughter of Olivier von Halewyn and Marguerite de la Clyte
  • Wolfhart VI. von Borsselen , † 1487, Count of Grandpré, Earl of Buchan , Marshal of France
  • Isabeau de Halewyn, Countess of Grandpré, daughter of Jean de Halewyn and Jeanne de la Clyte; ∞ Louis de Joyeuse, † 1498, Count of Chartres
  • Robert, † after 1556, Count of Grandpré, their son
  • Foucault, † 1597, Count of Grandpré, his son
  • Robert, attested as Count of Grandpré in 1589, his son
  • Claude, † after 1614, Count of Grandpré, his brother
  • Pierre, X 1621 before Montauban , Count of Grandpré, his son
  • Marguerite, Countess of Grandpré, his sister; ∞ Antoine François de Joyeuse, her cousin, † after 1629
  • Charles François, † 1680, Count of Grandpré, their son
  • Jules, † after 1712, Count of Grandpré, his son
  • Jean Anne Gédéon de Joyeuse, † 1774, 1712 Count of Grandpré, a second cousin of Jules
  • Jean Armand, † 1774, Marquis de Joyeuse, Count of Grandpré, his son
  • Anne Gédéon Armand, † 1774, Count of Grandpré, his son
  • Anne Antoine Armand, † 1776, Marquis de Joyeuse, Count of Grandpré
    • Honorée de Joyeuse, † 1809, sister of Jean Armand, last member of the Joyeuse family; ∞ Augustin Louis Hennequin, 2nd Marquis d'Equevilly, † 1794
  • Louis-Marie-Joseph Ohier, 1761–1846, Comte de Grandpré, explorer

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