Norman (noble family)

This article deals with the Flemish noble family von Norman ( and von Audenhove ). For the rügen noble family von Normann see Normann (noble family) .

Family coat of arms of those of Norman

Guillaume de Norman le jeune (Wilhelm IV of Norman), Imperial envoy, councilor, vice admiral and general tax collector

Norman is the name of an old noble family , originally from Normandy , who came to Flanders via Anjou and Burgundy , where they first belonged to the Spanish-Dutch , then to the Austro-Dutch nobility and are still part of the Dutch nobility today. In the 18th century the nickname was adopted after the Audenhove estate in Flanders. The family also acquired property in Austria and branches still exist today.

history

The sex starts its regular series with Guillaume de Norman (William Norman), landowner on Montreveau, mentioned in documents in 1340. William IV. Norman was ambassador in the service of Emperor Maximilian I at the courts of France, Spain, England and German courts. He was lord of Helle and Oxelaere, imperial council, vice admiral of Flanders and general tax collector of Artois , Picardy and Flanders.

The ancestor of all family members living today is Philippe de Norman; † 1570, on Oxelaere and Sainte-Aldegonde.

Ranks

• Spanish-Dutch knighthood on October 12, 1630 by King Philip IV for Jacques de Norman
• Austro-Dutch barons Vienna June 22, 1754 ( Primogenitur ) for Charles Ritter de Norman, on Audenhove-Sainte-Marie near Zottegem , Flanders, Imperial Chamberlain and State Councilor of the Austrian Netherlands
• Austro-Dutch count Vienna February 22, 1787 for the latter eldest son Joseph de Norman, Baron d´Audenhove († 1826), Imperial Chamberlain and lord and country estate of East Flanders
• Admission into the knighthood of East Flanders as Count von Norman, Baron von Audenhove April 14, 1816 (for the same)
• Recognition of the Dutch nobility with simultaneous award of the Jonkheer / Jonkvrouw title for all family members and their descendants in 1816
• Dutch Count (Primogenitur) Loo September 13, 1826 for his brother August Baron de Norman, Royal Dutch Chamberlain and President of the General Chamber of Accounts in The Hague
• Lower Austrian gentlemen's estate March 8, 1842 (for his son Ludwig Counts von Norman and von Audenhove, on Sitzenthal and Zeilern, Lower Austria)
• Transfer of the Dutch count (Primogenitur) ´s-Gravenhag February 18, 1955 to Ludwig Maria Bertha Rosa von Norman and von Audenhove, delegate of the Royal Hungarian Ministry of Commerce , director of the coal and steel industry , lieutenant out of service
• Transfer of the Dutch count (Primogenitur) ´s-Gravenhag January 18, 1977 to Karl Alexander von Norman and von Audenhove, General Director
• Transfer of the Dutch count (Primogenitur) ´s-Gravenhag June 20, 1995 to Louis Karl Christian von Norman and von Audenhove, Dr. rer. soc. oec. , General Secretary of the Association of Insurance Companies in Austria

coat of arms

Historical coat of arms of Norman

Family coat of arms

Family coat of arms : black with a blue shield head , the whole covered with a golden lion and sprinkled with golden shingles On the helmet with black and gold blankets, the lion is growing between a flight of black on the right and blue on the left sprinkled with golden shingles (the flight also appears entirely blue in some depictions).

Barons coat of arms

Baron coat of arms (1754): family coat of arms with old barons crown on it. Shield holder : Two golden lions. Underneath it is a banner with the motto : "Sans etre suis Norman".

Count's coat of arms

Coat of arms of the Counts of Norman-Audenhove (1787): Like family coat of arms, shield holder: Two golden lions, the right lion in the left and the left in the right holding a standard with a golden border, the shield image on the right and the one in blue on the left contains gold inscription “Sans etre suis Norman”. Underneath it is a banner with the same inscription.

Coat of arms of the Counts of Norman-Audenhove (1826): Like the family coat of arms, with a marquise crown on it. Sign holder and banner: As 1787.

Comte August de Norman et d'Audenhove , the dutch count status was confirmed by the Austrian emperor with the approval of the use of the marquise crown in the coat of arms for himself and his descendants. In contrast to the other count families resident here, his descendants may therefore use the marquise crown, which represents a higher rank crown, instead of the count's crown.

Well-known namesake

• Wilhelm IV of Norman , Imperial envoy and councilor, Vice-Admiral of Flanders, General Tax Collector of Artois, Picardy and Flanders
• Carl Emanuel von Norman , Baron von Audenhove (* 1731; † 1800), Imperial Chamberlain and State Councilor of the Austrian Netherlands

literature

• Genealogical manual of the nobility , Adelslexikon Volume IX, Volume 116 of the complete series, CA Starke Verlag Limburg / Lahn 1998, p. 449 f.

Web links

• Website of the von Norman and von Audenhove family ( Memento of March 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ nobility.eu: Count of Norman and Audenhove
2. ^ Website of the von Norman and von Audenhove family: Portrait of Guillaume IV. De Norman ( Memento of March 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
3. ^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels , Adelslexikon Volume IX, Volume 116 of the complete series, CA Starke Verlag Limburg / Lahn 1998, p. 449 f.
4. ↑ Website: Coat of arms of the Counts of Norman-Audenhove ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )