Viscount of Audenaerde

Viscount of Audenaerde was a Flemish feudal title. It was associated successively with two families.

History

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The title was created by Maximilian of Austria around 1482, after the death of his wife Mary of Burgundy. He created the title as a mark of merit, with the privilege of hereditary rights. The title was given to Gaultier (Wouter) van Rechem, chatelain of the castle of Burgundy. The noble house of Rechem was from Kortrijk and possessed the dominium of Kerchove.[1]

Viscounts of Audenaerde

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Name Notes
House of Rechem
1st Viscount Gaultier I of Rechem Created by Archduke Maximilian.[2]
2nd Viscount Gaultier II of Rechem Married to Maruerite de Lummene
3rd Viscount Jan de Rechem Married to Barbe Stommelin
4th Viscount Florence de Rechem Lady of Audenaerde,
married to Philip de Lalaing, Lord of La Mouillerie
House of Lalaing
5th Viscount Jacques I de Lalaing Grandson of the 3rd Viscount
6th Viscount Philippe de Lalaing No heirs
7th Viscount Charles I de Lalaing Married to Catherine de Fourneau
8th Viscount Ferry de Lalaing Married to Marie-Anne van der Noot
9th Viscount Jacques II de Lalaing Married to Maria Therese Rym
10th Viscount Maximilien I Joseph de Lalaing Married to Marie-Catherine de Larchier, Countess of Thildoncq
11th Viscount Charles II Joseph de Lalaing Married to Marie Camille de Beer
12th Viscount Maximilien II Charles de Lalaing Anne-Marie de Draeck

References

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  1. ^ Repertorium van de Vlaamse adel (ca. 1350-ca. 1500) /Frederik Buylaert: Academia Press, 2011
  2. ^ Notice historique & généalogique sur la vicomté d'Audenarde /Désiré-Joseph Vander Meersch/ p. 424