Marquess of Saint-Floris

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Marquess of Saint-Floris (Markies van Sint-Floris / Marquis de Saint-Floris) was a French noble title, belonging to the Picardian nobility. Saint-Floris is a town in former Flanders.

The title was created in 1674 by king Louis XIV for the House of Ghistel. However, the Lords of Saint-Floris belonged to old Flemish nobility, their descendants were incorporated by the French Crown. The title belonged to the Spanish Grandeza. [1]

Genealogic list

Charles de Ghistelles x Barbe de La Plancque, Lady of Saint-Floris.

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References

  1. Nobiliaire universel de France: ou Recueil général des généalogies ..., Volume 4
  2. Épigraphie du département de Pas-de-Calais, Volume 8/ Commission départementale des monuments historiques du Pas-de-Calais 1934
  3. Le Guide des châteaux de France: Pas-de-Calais, Jacques Thiébaut Hermé, 1986 - p. 70