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Grand Veneur de Brabant or Grand Huntsman of Brabant was a feudal function at the court of the
Duchy of Brabant The Duchy of Brabant was a State of the Holy Roman Empire established in 1183. It developed from the Landgraviate of Brabant and formed the heart of the historic Low Countries, part of the Burgundian Netherlands from 1430 and of the Habsburg Neth ...
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History

Like other functions at the court, this was an exclusive position for certain noble houses. In the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries the function was inherited by the
Lords of Rubempré The Lords of Rubempré were feudal lords, and the ancestors of the current Princes of Rubempré, belonging to the Belgian Nobility. Rubempré is currently in Somme (department), Somme; Picardia; France. Baldwin is the First Lord of Rubempré men ...
, and passed to the
Merode family The House of Merode is one of the most prominent families of the Belgian nobility. The House of Merode originates from the village of Merode (today in the municipality of Langerwehe, Germany). Over the last five centuries different branches b ...
. Similar functions have been the Panetarius and Grand Falconer of Brabant, Grand Forester of Brabant and High Forester of Flanders.Recherches historiques de la maison de chasse des Ducs de Brabant et de l'ancienne cour de Bruxelles; précédées d'un aperçu sur l'ancien droit de chasse en Brabant/Kiessling, 1854


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Broodmeester of Flanders Broodmeester of Flanders or Pannetier de Flandre (Master of the Bread / panetarius) was a feudal title, this hereditary title evolved in the Ancien Régime to a ceremonial function. History The court had a few ceremonial functions, most known ...
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