The Marquess of Wemmel was a Flemish title in use during the Ancien Régime,

Wemmel Wemmel (; ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality only comprises the town of Wemmel proper. On January 1, 2018, Wemmel had a total population of 16,347. The total area is 8.74 km² which giv ...

is a city in Flanders.

History

The title was created in 1688 for

Philip Taye, 1st Marquess of Wemmel Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularize ...

captain in the Spanish army. Until 1688 he was Baron of Wemmel, this title came from his ancestor Gyselbrecht Taye. His family was generations in charge of the Heerlijkheid of Wemmel. Their daughter, Marie Jospeha Taye married to the count Jean-Antoine van der Noot. The house of Taye, who was member of the

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resided in

Wemmel Castle Wemmel Castle ( nl, Kasteel van Wemmel, french: Château de Wemmel) is a former aristocratic estate in the centre of Wemmel in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. It was formerly the property of the noble House of Taye. History The castl ...

. The marquess took an important ceremonial position and was seated in the States of Brabant, and was ceremonial

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. Other people of the Taye family include

Maria de Taye Maria de Taye (died 28 July 1637) was the 25th abbess of Forest Abbey at Vorst in the Duchy of Brabant (now in Belgium) from 29 January 1609 until her death. She was originally from Gooik. During her time as abbess she overstretched the abbey's ...

Marquesses of Wemmel

# Philip-Albert Taye, 1st Marquess of Wemmel #

François Philippe Taye, 2nd Marquess of Wemmel François () is a French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis. People with the given name * Francis I of France, King of France (), known as "the Father and Restorer of Letters" * Francis II of France, King ...

married to

Catherine Louise de Cottereau, 5th Marquess of Assche Katherine, also spelled Catherine, and other variations are feminine names. They are popular in Christian countries because of their derivation from the name of one of the first Christian saints, Catherine of Alexandria. In the early Chris ...

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Marie Josepha Taye Marie Josepha Taye (1740- 10 November 1820), Countess van der Noot and Marquise of Assche and Wemmel, was a noble lady from Flanders. She was born as daughter of the Marquess of Wemmel, François Philippe Taye, and Catherine Louise de Cottereau ...

6th Marquess of Assche and 3rd Marquess of Wemmel married to

Jean-Antoine van der Noot Jean Antoine is a French given name. Notable people with the name include: * Jean-Antoine Alavoine (1778–1834), French architect * Jean Antoine de Baïf (1532–1589), French poet * Jean-Antoine Carrel (1829–1891), Italian mountain climber * ...

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