Jean-François-Paul-Emile d'Oultremont (April 20, 1679 – November 22, 1737), Count of Oultremont and of the
Holy Roman Empire
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, Baron of
Han-sur-Lesse
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, lord of , pair of the
Duchy of Luxembourg
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, Great
Bailiff
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of
Moha, etc., was the son of Jean-Baptiste d'Oultremont and Marie-Jacqueline de Berlaymont.
In 1731, he became the first member of the
Oultremont family to carry the title of count. All the present Counts of Oultremont descend from him and his wife, Marie-Isabelle of
Bavaria
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. He was the father of 8 children, including
Charles-Nicolas d'Oultremont, who became
Prince-Bishop of Liège
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.
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1679 births
1737 deaths
People from the Prince-Bishopric of Liège
Nobility of the Austrian Netherlands