Juchault family
| Juchault | |
|---|---|
| French nobility | |
 | |
| Current region | Western Europe (France) |
| Place of origin | Duchy of Brittany |
| Titles | Mayor of Nantes Minister of War (France) Governor of Algeria Ambassador |
| Motto | Spes Mea Deus |
| Estate(s) | Château du Grand-Blottereau Château des Jamonières Château de Clermont Manoir de la Vignette Château de la Moricière Manoir du Monceau Château du Chillon Château de Prouzel Château de Talhouët |
| Cadet branches | de Lamoricière des Jamonières de Blottereau |
The Juchault family is a French noble family, originating from Brittany, ennobled by office in 1583.[1]
History[edit]
The Juchault family, originating from Brittany, was ennobled by the office of counselor in the Chamber of Accounts of Nantes in 1583 and maintained its nobility in 1669.[1] The family traces its lineage back to René Juchault, Royal notary, found in 1598.[2]
The family formed several branches, of which only the Jamonières branch remains.[2]
Personalities[edit]
- Michel Juchault de Blottereau (1544-1634), counselor in the Chamber of Accounts of Brittany, alderman, and deputy mayor of Nantes.
- Christophe Juchault (1591-1661), president of the Chamber of Accounts of Brittany in 1635, mayor of Nantes from 1642 to 1644.
- Louis-Marie Juchault des Jamonières (1713-1772), deputy of the nobility to the Estates of Brittany in 1764.
- Louis-Marie Juchault, seigneur des Jamonières, (1769-1842), baron of the Empire on 2 January 1814, hereditary baron on 28 January 1826, president of the electoral college of Nantes, mayor of Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu, married in 1796 to his cousin, Marie Anne Juchault de La Moricière.[3]
- Christophe Louis Léon Juchault de Lamoricière, born on 5 February 1806 in Nantes and died on 11 September 1865 in Prouzel (Somme), general, diplomat, and politician, governor-general of Algeria, Minister of War, and ambassador of France to Russia.
- Charles des Jamonières (born on 18 April 1902 in Le Cellier and died on 16 August 1970 in Saint-Herblain), distinguished in sports shooting competitions, bronze medalist at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
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The general Christophe Louis Léon Juchault de Lamoricière (1806-1865).
Arms & Titles[edit]
Azure, a fess Or accompanied by 3 escallops Argent.[2]
Alliances[edit]
Bidé de La Provôté, Fournier, Rousseau de Saint-Aignan, Robin, de La Tullaye, Bouhier de La Vérie, du Bot, Jochaud du Plessix, du Chaffault, de La Bourdonnaye, de Sesmaisons, Rousselot de Saint-Céran, Robineau de Bougon, de La Borde, Bascher de Souché, Siffait, de Maistre, Le Tourneulx, de Dampierre (Dampierre), de La Croix de Castries, Cesbron-Lavau, etc.
Possessions[edit]
- Château du Grand-Blottereau
- Château des Jamonières
- Château de Clermont
- Manoir de la Vignette
- Château de la Moricière
- Manoir du Monceau
- Château du Chillon
- Château de Prouzel
- Château de Talhouët
Bibliography[edit]
- Théodore Courtaux, Histoire généalogique de la famille Juchault de Lamoricière et des Jamonières de ses alliances et des seigneuries qu'elle a possédées, Paris, 1896, 128 p.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d E de Séréville, F de Saint-Simon, Dictionary of the French Nobility, 1975, page 557.
- ^ a b c Henri Jougla de Morenas, Grand Armorial de France, volume 4, page 361.
- ^ Henri Frotier de La Messelière Filiations bretonnes, volume 3, 1920, page 222.
- ^ "Histoire généalogique de la Famille Juchault de La Moricière et des Jamonières". Gallica.