Forcade (de), sometimes written Forcade (de la), Fourcade (de) and Fourcade (de la), belongs to the

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.Chaix d'Est-Ange (1922), Tome 18, p. 31
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History

The

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of ''de Forcade'' and ''de la Forcade'', from the town of

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, in

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, is one of the oldest families of the province, with one of its members in the 12th century, figuring among those Lords of

possessing

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and giving

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to the church in

. It always held rank at the Order of Nobility of the States of

, as evidenced in a judgment by the Court of Aids of

. They served as the

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and

during the English Wars; participated during the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, in the oversight of proofs and reviews of

; and later continued into the 19th century providing

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with

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of jurisdictions and distinguished military

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, many of whom were killed on the battlefield in the service of their country. The family's

was reconfirmed through numerous judgments by the stewards responsible for the royal administration of

(''"les intendents"'')), by judgments of the Court of Aids (''the

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'') of

and the

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. The ''Seigneur de Forcade'', ''Seigneur de Baylens'' and ''Seigneur de Cando'' were three

ais Lords, who, circa 1170, gave the tithes of the parish of Castetarbe, in

, to Guillaume-Bertrand,

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, son of ''Bertrand,

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de Labour'' and brother of

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Pierre and Arnaud.

Members

* Ferdinand Heinrich von Forcade de Biaix (1787-1835), Royal Prussian Major, Commandant of the 10th Prussian Division's Garrison Company, Knight of the Iron Cross 2nd Class* Friedrich Wilhelm Quirin von Forcade de Biaix (1698-1765), Prussian Lieutenant General, Regimentschef of the 23rd Prussian Infantry Regiment, recipient of Prussia's highest military order of merit, the ''Pour le Mérite'', Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle, ''Domherr von Havelberg'', ''Drost zu Neuenrade'' in the County of Mark, ''Amtshauptmann von Zinna'' and Lieutenant Governor of Breslau *

Friedrich Wilhelm Leopold Konstantin Quirin von Forcade de Biaix Friedrich Wilhelm Leopold Konstantin Quirin Freiherr von Forcade de Biaix, aka ''Friedrich Wilhelm Leopold Konstantin Quirin von Forcade de Biaix'',Zedlitz-Neukirch, Band 4, Page 39(in German)/ref>Blažek, Part 3, pp. 131–13(in German)/ref> :wi ...

(1784-1840), Royal Prussian Chamberlain, retired Royal Prussian Captain, Knight of the Cross of the Royal Prussian Order of Saint John Bailiwick of Brandenburg ''(der alte Balley Brandenburg des Ritterlichen Ordens Sankt Johannis vom Spital zu Jerusalem)'', and Knight of the Iron Cross 2nd Class for his heroic actions on 26 August 1813 defending the so-called ''red house near Dresden'' against a vastly superior enemy, ''Drost zu Neuenrade'' in the County of Mark *

Isaac von Forcade de Biaix Isaac de Forcade de Biaix, aka ''Isaak de Forcade de Biaix'', aka ''Isaac von Forcade de Biaix'',Dufau de Maluquer, Tome 2, Page 47(in French)/ref> aka ''Isaac von Forcade,''Heinsius, Issue 162, Page 418, Nr. (in German)/ref>Brüggermann (1784), Pa ...

aka

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(1702–1775), Prussian Major General, Hofmarschall to the Princes of Prussia *

Jean de Forcade, Seigneur de Biaix Jean de Forcade, (* before 1635, presumably in Boeil, Béarn; † 9 November 1684, Pau, Béarn), was a ''Fermier des monnaies de Béarn et Navarre''Chaix d'Est-Ange, Tome 18, Page 31(in French)/ref>Charlet & Arbez, Pages 223-264(in French)/ref> (Le ...

(ca. 1624-1684), ''Fermier des monnaies de Béarn et Navarre'' *

Jean de Forcade de Biaix Jean de Forcade de Biaix,Picamilh, Tome 1, Page 42(in French)/ref> aka ''Jean de Forcade, Markgraf, Marquis de Biaix'',Priesdorff, Band 1, Page 114, Nr. 188 (in German)Zedlitz-Neukirch, Band 4, Page 39(in German) aka ''Jean-Quirin de Forcade de ...

''aka'' Johann von Forcade de Biaix (1663-1729), Royal Prussian Lieutenant General, Regimentschef of the 23rd Prussian Infantry Regiment, Commandant of the Royal Residence in Berlin during the reign of King Frederick William I of Prussia, ''Gouverneur militaire de Berlin'' and Knight of the Order of the Black Eagle

References

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