Chasteler sometimes Chasteler de Moulbaix is an old Belgian Noble family, with right to bear the titles of Marquess of Chasteler, Marquess of Courcelles and Marquess of Moulbaix. [2] this familie descents from a branch of the dukes of Lorraine.
Chasteler sometimes Chasteler de Moulbaix is an old Belgian Noble family, with right to bear the titles of Marquess of Chasteler, Marquess of Courcelles and Marquess of Moulbaix. [2] this familie descents from a branch of the dukes of Lorraine.
This family was founded by Thierry, Lord of Chasteler (casteletum) in France in Lorraine around 1300. About the exact origins few is known, in the 18th century genealogist believed that Thierry was related to the house of Chatelet, this theory is disputed in the 19th Century. [3] Theory says Thierry was a son of Ferry, 2nd Duke of Lorraine. After his death he was Succeeded by his son Ferry, Lord of Chasteler. The next generation leaves Lorraine. The Heerlijkheid of Moulbaix was obtaint in the 15th century by marriage, and in this periode the lords own land both in Wallonia and in Lorraine. Jean François (1691–1764) became the First Marquess of Chasteler and Moulbaix in 1725. Empress Maria Theresia decided in 1769 that all descendants of François Joseph Gabriel were given the right to be titled Marquess of Chasteler and Moulbaix. [4]
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