Viscount of Audenaerde was a Flemish feudal title. It was associated successively with two families.

History

The title was created by Maximilian of Austria around 1482, after the death of his wife

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. He created the title as a mark of merit, with the privilege of

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rights. The title was given to Gaultier (Wouter) van Rechem, chatelain of the castle of

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. The noble house of Rechem was from

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and possessed the

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of Kerchove.Repertorium van de Vlaamse adel (ca. 1350-ca. 1500) /Frederik Buylaert: Academia Press, 2011

Viscounts of Audenaerde

References

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