The Marquess of Lede ( es, Marquesado de Lede) was a Flemish title in use during the

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Lede Lede may refer to: * Lead paragraph (US English), the first paragraph of a composition Places * Lede, Belgium, a municipality in Flanders * Lède, a river in France * Lede Formation, a geologic formation in Belgium People * Marquess of Lede of ...

is a city in Flanders, Belgium.

History

Jacques, son of Adrian Bette, Lord of Angrelles inherited the Heerlijkheid of Lede, of his father in law Jean de Gruutere (1501 - 1556). By Spanish Royal decree the Heerlijkheid was elevated to a barony. And finally the title ''Marquess of Lede'' was created on 3 August 1633 by King

Felipe IV Philip IV ( es, Felipe, pt, Filipe; 8 April 160517 September 1665), also called the Planet King (Spanish: ''Rey Planeta''), was King of Spain from 1621 to his death and (as Philip III) King of Portugal from 1621 to 1640. Philip is remembered f ...

for Guillaume de Bette, 1st Marquess of Lede after his participation in the Capture of Maastricht. The title was passed from generation to generation until the last Marquess died, the only relative was Maximilien Carnin de Staden, who died in

Mesen Castle Mesen Castle was an important noble residence in Lede, Belgium, today partly ruined and completely abandoned. The castle is considered to have been one of the most important aristocratic estates of the 18th century. History Originally the vast e ...

Marquesses of Lede

Jacques Bette (1521–1591):
''Married to Isabeau de Gruutere, Lady of Led''e. ##John Bette, Baron of Lede:
''Married to Joanne of Glymes-Berghes''. ### Guillaume de Bette, 1st Marquess of Lede:
''married to Anna Marie de Hornes-Bassignies''.Recueil de la noblesse de Bourgogne, Limbourg, Luxembourg, Gueldres ... ####

Ambroise Auguste de Bette, 2nd Marquess of Lede Ambroise, sometimes Ambroise of Normandy,This form appeared first in (flourished ) was a Norman poet and chronicler of the Third Crusade, author of a work called ', which describes in rhyming Old French verse the adventures of as a crusader. Th ...

, (1640–1677):
''Married to Dorothea of Croy''. #####

Jean François de Bette, 3rd Marquess of Lede Jean François de Bette, 3rd Marquess of Lede (6 December 1672 – Madrid, 11 January 1725) was a Belgian military commander in Spanish service. He was also lord of the Fiefdom of Lede in Flanders. Biography Born in Brussels, son of Ambroise ...

, Grandee of Spain and Knight of the Golden Fleece:
''Married to Anne Marie of Croy''. ###### Emmanuel-Ferdinand-François de Bette, 4th Marquess of Lede, died in 1779: last Marquess of Lede. ##### Felipe-Emmanuel de Bette (1677–1742), knighted in the

Order of Santiago The Order of Santiago (; es, Orden de Santiago ), is a religious and military order founded in the 12th century. It owes its name to the Patron Saint of Spain, "Santiago" ( St. James the Greater). Its initial objective was to protect the pilgr ...

#####Ignace II de Bette: Canon at Liege Cathedral. #####Honorina Maria de Bette:
''Married in 1685 Guillaume-Charles-François-Louis of Bourgogne, died 1707: Count of Wacken.'' #####Maria Theresia de Bette: marr. in 1700 François-Claude Coloma, 2nd Count of Bornhem. #### François de Bette. ####Ignace I de Bette. ####

Eugene Ernest de Bette Eugene may refer to: People and fictional characters * Eugene (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Eugene (actress) (born 1981), Kim Yoo-jin, South Korean actress and former member of the sin ...

: Cisterciensan Abbot of Notre-Dame de Rosières, Beçanson. ####Maria Honorine de Bette: ##Adrian Bette, Lord of Fontaines:
''Married to Agnes de Merode''. ###Elisabeth Bette, marr. Ernest of Aerschot ###

Françoise de Bette Françoise Bette (1593–1666) was, from 1637 to 1666, the 26th abbess of Forest Abbey. She was born in Lede, in the county of Flanders, the daughter of Adrian Bette, knight, and Agnes de Merode de Rummen. Her cousin, Guillaume de Bette, 1st Mar ...

, (1593–1666): 26th abbess of Forest Abbey

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