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Joseph Berryer
Viscount Joseph (Joë) Marie Clément Guillaume Berryer (Liège, 9 March 1897 – Knokke, 1 September 1978) was a Belgian diplomat. Family Joseph Berryer, issue of the d direct descend from the first recorded members of the Berryer family originating from Jean de Candie, lord of Berryer in Bourges, was one of five children of Catholic Minister and Senator (1868–1936) and of Géraldine Dallemagne (1873–1957). Tokyo In 1922 he became a Secretary at the Belgian Embassy in Tokyo, where he married Ghislaine de Bassompierre (1904–1978), daughter of Ambassador Baron Albert de Bassompierre. They had a daughter and three sons. Madrid during the civil war On 15 September 1934 he became the Belgian consul in Madrid. On 8 August 1936, at the start of the Spanish Civil War, the Belgian Ambassador Robert Everts left Madrid for Saint-Jean-de-Luz. Berryer stayed in Madrid and motivated the Belgian government to recognise the '' Bando nacional''. He hid several people in the embassy wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viscount
A viscount ( , for male) or viscountess (, for female) is a title used in certain European countries for a noble of varying status. In many countries a viscount, and its historical equivalents, was a non-hereditary, administrative or judicial position, and did not develop into a hereditary title until much later. In the case of French viscounts, it is customary to leave the title untranslated as vicomte . Etymology The word ''viscount'' comes from Old French (Modern French: ), itself from Medieval Latin , accusative of , from Late Latin "deputy" + Latin (originally "companion"; later Roman imperial courtier or trusted appointee, ultimately count). History During the Carolingian Empire, the kings appointed counts to administer provinces and other smaller regions, as governors and military commanders. Viscounts were appointed to assist the counts in their running of the province, and often took on judicial responsibility. The kings strictly prevented the offices of their coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
