House of Hénin

(de) Hénin-Liétard
noble family
Country Holy Roman Empire
County of Hainaut
Habsburg Netherlands
Spanish Netherlands
Austrian Netherlands

First French Empire
United Kingdom of the Netherlands

Kingdom of Belgium
FounderThierry of Alcase
TitlesLords of Gammérages

Lords of Wavrans
Barons of Cuvilliers
Barons of Fosseux
Barons of Liedekercke
Counts of Beaumont
Counts of Bossu
Marquesses of Alcase
Marquesses of La Veere

Princes of Chimay
Cadet branchesde Hénnin de Cuvillers.[1]
Mausoleum of the Counts of Bossu
Pompa Funebris Albert VII
Coat of Cardinal d'Alcase

The House of Hénin is a family of the Belgian high nobility,[2] one of its branches was titled Prince of Chimay. Alliances were made with important Spanish noble families such as house of Borja and the house of Velasco.

History

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The name derives from the town of Hénin-Beaumont in Flanders-Artois, currently in Northern France. In the 13th century, the family grew into three different branches, such as the branch of Hénin-Liétard d'Alcase and the branch of the lords of Bossu.[3]

The main family mausoleum ("Chapelle des Seigneurs") is located inside the Church of Boussu and considered one of the major artworks of Jacques du Broeucq.[4]

Members

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Counts of Bossu

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Pierre I de Hénin, Lord of Bossu † 1490: knight of the Golden Fleece.;
married to Isabeau of Lalaing.

    1. Philippe de Hénin, Lord of Bossu;
      married to Catherine of Ligne-Barbançon
      1. Jean V de Hénin, 1st Count of Bossu; knight of the Golden Fleece ;
        married to Anne of Bourgogne
        1. Charles de Hénin, 2nd Count of Bossu: No heirs.
        2. Maximilien de Hénin, 3rd Count of Bossu;
          married to Marguerite of Croy.
          1. Pierre II de Hénin, 4th Count of Bossu
        3. Jacques de Hénin, Marquess of la Veere;
          married to Marie of Hanaert, Baronnes of Liedekercke.
          1. Marie de Bossu;
            married to Otto von Brunswick.
          2. Anne de Bossu;
            married to Luis de Velasco y Velasco, 2nd Count of Salazar.
            1. Juan de Velasco, 2nd Marquess of Belveder;
            2. Anna de Velasco;
              married to Rasse de Gavre, 1st Marquess of Ayseau
          3. Hélène de Bossu;
            married to Íñigo de Borja
          4. Maximilien II de Hénin, 5th Count of Bossu and Marquess of la Vere;
            married to Alexandrine of Gavre.
            1. Eugène de Hénin, 6th Count of Bossu and Marquess of la Vere;
              married to Anna-Isabella of Arenberg, Princess of Chimay.[5]

Princes of Chimay

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Philippe de Hénin, 7th Count of Bossu (1646–1688) 10th Prince of Chimay, count of Beaumont, Marquess of la Veere and Baron of Liedekercke: Knight of the Golden Fleece
Married to Anne-Louise Verreycken d'Impden.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Notices historiques et chéraldiques sur la famille Henin de Cuvillers et sur les différentes maisons qui y sont mentionnées/Gill, 1789
  2. ^ Dancoisne, Louis (2007). Recherches historiques sur Hénin-Liétard (in French). Paris: Le Livre d'histoire. ISBN 9782758601548. OCLC 470626867.
  3. ^ Administrator. "Chapelle funéraires des Seigneurs de Boussu". www.chateaudeboussu.be (in French). Retrieved 2017-06-05.
  4. ^ "La Chapelle des Seigneurs — Commune de Boussu".
  5. ^ Dictionnaire de la noblesse ... de France
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