Carpentier family
| Carpentier family | |
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| Current region | Kingdom of Belgium |
| Place of origin | Decize, County of Nevers, Kingdom of France |
| Titles | Count (Belgium; current) Count (French Empire) Baronet (England; extinct) Seigneur (Kingdom of France; extinct) |
| Distinctions | Order of Saint Louis |
| Estate(s) | Machy, Marigny, Ratilly, Changy, les Pavillons, Vanzé, Beaudéduit. |
| Cadet branches | de Changy de Marigny |
The Carpentier family is a noble family of French origins. One of its branches moved to the kingdoms of England and Scotland in the 15th century.[1] Another branch, the Carpentier de Changy family, has been part of the Belgian nobility since 1892.[2]
Branches[edit]
- Carpentier de Changy
- Carpentier de Marigny
Origins[edit]
This family descends from Colinet Carpentier, notary, attorney and manufacturer in Decize. He married Jehanneton de Savigny there on 28 February 1442
Notable members[edit]
- Jehan Carpentier, merchant, master of forges, and councillor of Nevers from 1564.[2]
- Jacques Carpentier de Marigny [fr] (1615-1673), satirical poet and prose writer, prior of Cessy, chamberlain of Christine of Sweden, in the court of the prince of Condé then of the cardinal of Retz, advisor and butler of the King.[2]
- Francois Carpentier (1623-1676), King's Musketeer, volunteer in the company of the gendarmes of the duke of Orleans.[2]
- Sir Arthur Marigni Carpentier, 1st Baronnet Carpentier, of France.
- François Carpentier de Changy (1714-1797), King's Musketeer, participated in the battles of Fontenoy, Rocoux, and Lauffeld and in the siege of Bergen op Zoom where he was injured.[2]
- François Ignace Carpentier, Count de Changy [fr] (1753-1812), French royalist officer.
- Count Eugène Carpentier de Changy (1879-1936), Head of Protocol at the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[2]
- Alain Carpentier de Changy (1922-1994), Belgian racing driver.
Baronetcy[edit]
The Carpentier Baronetcy, of France, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created under the reign of Richard Cromwell on 9 October 1658 for Arthur Marigni Carpentier, a gentleman of French origin. Nothing further is known of him or the title.[3] The Baronetcy is now extinct.
Carpentier baronets, of France (1658)[edit]
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- Sir Arthur Marigni Carpentier, 1st Baronet
Heraldry[edit]
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Allied families[edit]
- d'Astier
- de la Bussière
- de Cavailhès de Prébens
- de Chazal de Chamarel
van Dievoet- Gaignault
Leyniers- de la Maisonfort
de La Poëze- de Savigny
Terlinden- de Villebois-Mareuil
- du Verne de Marancy
- de Vynck
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See also[edit]
Notes and references[edit]
- ^ a b c Claude Drigon, Quatrième registre du Livre d'Or de la Noblesse, Paris, 1847, p. 117.
- ^ a b c d e f Jean-François Houtart, Anciennes familles de Belgique. Bruxelles, 2008, p.89. (anno 1442)
- ^ "Baronetage". www.leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
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Further reading[edit]
- État présent de la noblesse belge, 1986, pp. 52–59. et 2019, pp. 87–97.
- Paul Janssens et Luc Duerloo, Armorial de la noblesse belge. Tome A-E. Bruxelles, 1992.
- Jean-François Houtart, Anciennes familles de Belgique. Bruxelles, 2008, p. 89. (anno 1442)
- Hervé Douxchamps, Les quarante familles belges les plus anciennes subsistantes : Carpentier de Changy, dans Le Parchemin, 1998, p. 210 et 2000, p. 456.
- Claude Drigon, Quatrième registre du Livre d'Or de la Noblesse, Paris, 1847, p. 117.