Bombelles is the name of an old French aristocratic family which originated from
Lorraine
Lorraine , also , , ; Lorrain: ''Louréne''; Lorraine Franconian: ''Lottringe''; german: Lothringen ; lb, Loutrengen; nl, Lotharingen is a cultural and historical region in Northeastern France, now located in the administrative region of Gr ...
. Members of the family later settled in
Austria
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and
Portugal
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. They held the title of
Marquis
A marquess (; french: marquis ), es, marqués, pt, marquês. is a nobleman of high hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The German language equivalent is Markgraf (margrave). A woman wi ...
in
France
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and
Count
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in Austria.
Notable members
*
Jeanne Renee de Bombelles (1753–1828), composer
* Count
Karl von Bombelles, master of Archduke Rudolf in 1877, and imperial custodian of the
Empress of Mexico
Empress consort of Mexico
House of Iturbide, 1822–1823
House of Habsburg-Lorraine, 1864–1867
Titular Imperial consort of Mexico
House of Iturbide, 1823–1866
House of Habsburg-Lorraine- Iturbide, since 1867
See also
* First La ...
.
*
Marc Marie, Marquis de Bombelles
Marc Marie, Marquis de Bombelles (1744–1822) was a French diplomat and ecclesiastic. He was a son of Henri François de Bombelles, tutor and guardian of the duke of Orleans.
Biography
He was born at Bitsch in Lorraine, and served in the arm ...
(1744–1822), diplomat and bishop
*His son
Louis Philippe de Bombelles
Louis Philippe de Bombelles (german: Ludwig Philipp, Graf von Bombelles; 1 July 17807 July 1843) was an Austrian count and diplomat.
Early life
Born in 1780 in Regensburg, he was a member of the noble Bombelles family. He was the son of the F ...
(1780–1843), diplomat
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French-language surnames
French noble families