Lord Chamberlain of the Archduchess was a ceremonial function at the imperial court of

Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

. This position was given to important members of the Nobility of Brabant and Flanders, in service of

Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine Prince Charles Alexander Emanuel of Lorraine (french: Charles Alexandre Emanuel, Prince de Lorraine; german: Karl Alexander von Lothringen und Bar; 12 December 1712 in Lunéville – 4 July 1780 in Tervuren) was a Lorraine-born Austrian general a ...

and archduchess Maria Christina, imperial governess of the Habsburg Netherlands.

Lord Grand Chamberlains in Imperials Service

* 1751-1756: Eugène-Hyacinthe de Lannoy, 5th Count of la Motterie: Grand Marshall and Lord Grand Chamberlain of the Imperial Court. Almanach de la cour de Bruxelles sous les dominations autrichiennes et française, la monarchie des Pays-Bas et le gouvernement belge, de 1725 à 1840, formant l'introduction à l'almanach royal officiel de Belgique/ Tarlier, 1864 * 1756-1760: Maximilian Emanuel, 3rd Prince of Hornes * 1764-1773:

Charles I Emmanuel, 1st Prince de Gavre Charles Emmanuel Joseph, 1st Prince de Gavre, 4th Marquess of Ayseaux, Count of the Empire (died 1773) was the first Prince de Gavre, created by Emperor Charles VI in 1736. He was the son of Rasse II François of Gavre, 3rd Marquess of Ayseau, an ...

; Grand Marshall and Lord Grand Chamberlain of the Imperial Court * 1775-1780: François I Joseph, 2nd Prince de Gavre; Grand Marshall and Lord Grand Chamberlain of the Imperial Court

Lord Chamberlains in Imperial Service

Princes

* The Prince of Béthune

Dukes

* the Duke of Arenbergh, (1751-1768) * The Duke of Beauffort * The

Duke of Ursel The House of Ursel is the name of an important old Belgian noble family of German origin. The Head of the House is styled the Duke of Ursel, while other members are styled as Count/Countess d'Ursel. History The Ursel family roots are ...

Charles, 2nd Duke d'Ursel Charles Elisabeth Conrard, 2nd Duke d'Ursel and of Hoboken, Prince of Arches and Charleville and Count of Grobbendoncq (1717–1775) was a Belgian Duke. He succeeded his father and became the second Duke of Ursel in 1738. He was the First Pri ...

Marquesses

* The Marquess of Arconati, (1751-1772) * The

Marquess of Assche Marquess of Assche is a title belonging to the Belgian nobility, Assche is the old writing of the city of Asse. The Margraveships still stands today and belongs to the House ''van der Noot''. Today the current Marquess of Assche still resides in ...

, (1755-1757) * The Marquess of Bournonville, (1745-1754) * The Marquess of Deynze, (1745-1774) * The Marquess of Ayseau. * The Marquess of Herzelles, (1745-59) * The Marquess of Hoensbroech, (1771-1772) * The Marquess of Yves * The Marquess of La Puente, (1767-1780) * The Marquess of Laverne, (1745-1743) * The

Marquess of Rode Marquess of Rode is a former title of the Belgian nobility, now extinct. Rode is a former part of Schelderode in Flanders. History The dominium of Rode was the property of don Simon Rodriguez de Evora who had bought the property in 1602; he was ...

, (1761-1766) * The

Marquess of Wemmel The Marquess of Wemmel was a Flemish title in use during the Ancien Régime, Wemmel is a city in Flanders. History The title was created in 1688 for Philip Taye, 1st Marquess of Wemmel captain in the Spanish army. Until 1688 he was Baron of Wemm ...

, (1766-1780) * The Marquess of Westerloo, (1745-1770) * The Marquess of Chasteler, (1763-1768) * The Marquess of Ittres * The Marquess of Spontin

Counts

Barons

* The Baron of Rommerswael * The Baron of Inghelmunster * The Baron of Seckendorff * The Baron of Overijssche * The Baron vander Gracht

Others

* The lord of Brederode

References

{{reflist Court titles in the Ancien Régime Austrian Netherlands Lists of Belgian nobility Courts and councils in the Burgundian and Habsburg Netherlands