Snoy

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Snoy
Snoy et d'Oppuers
Cooat of arms
CountryBandera cruz de Borgoña 2.svg Spanish Netherlands
Austrian Low Countries Flag.svg Austrian Netherlands
TitlesLords of Oppuers
Lords of Poederlée
Estate(s)Bois-Seigneur-Isaac Castle
Arms of Philippe Snoy Lord of Oppuers
Philipp Snoy, Lord of Poederlee (1570-1637) became Lord of Oppuers and Mayor of Mechelen
Marie-Alexandrine Snoy, abbess of la Cambre abbey

Snoy or Snoy d'Oppuers currently Snoy et d'Oppuers, is a Belgian noble family. The current descendants are titled Barons Snoy and of Oppuers.

Among the former residences of the family we find Château de Bois-Seigneur-Isaac, Meerbeek Castle and Befferhof Castle.[1]

Lord of Oppuers[]

The family was important for the history of the Heerlijkheid of Oppuers. For generations they were Lord of Oppuurs and Poederlee. Joost Snoy became after his marriage the first Lord of Oppuers. Philipp's first marriage to the important house made him one of the most important lords of Mechelen. His daughter Walburga Snoy inherited from her mother, Marie of Brimeu. the seigneurie of Poyelles (). During the 17th century the family obtained political power, and continued to intermarry with important houses.[2]

Philipp vander Aa, Lord of Oppuers,
married to Claire de Barres

    • Walburga vander Aa, Lady of Oppuers:
      married to Joost Snoy, son of Lambert Snoy.
      • (1570-1637), knight.
        Married 1st Lady Marie de Brimeu, Lady of Poederlee; 2nd Marie vander Dilft.
        • Walburga Snoy (born 1607), Lady of Poederlee:
          married Philippe-Guillaume de Steenhuys.
        • Jean I Charles Snoy (1618-1689) Lord of Oppuers, Elsbroeck and Weert became 1st Baron of Oppuers:
          Married to Jacqueline de Steelandt.
          • , 2nd Baron of Oppuers;
            Married to Marie-Walburga de Steenhuys.
            • Charlotte-Marie-Florence Snoy:
              married to Charles-Philippe Hangouart, count of Avelin.
          • , (1655-1714): Viscount of Horzeele and Lord of Weert;
            married to Claire Wynants
            • , married to Anna de Castro y Toledo.
            • ; member of the Great Council of Mechelen:
              married to Dorothee Françoise de t' Sestich.
              • Philippe Ghislain Snoy, Baron d'Oppuers died 1825
                x Marie van der Gracht (1752-1832)
                • (1777-1840): Lord Chamberlain of King William III; Member of the Belgian Senate.[3]
                  x Joséphine Cornet de Grez (1785-1839).
                  • (1819-1870), member of the provincial council of Brabant,
                    Married to Marie-Julie Goethals; (1837-1909): Lady of the Countess of Flanders.[4]
                    • (1862-1930);
                      Member of the Belgian Senate, mayor.
                      married to Jacqueline de Pret Roose de Calesberg (1867-1900).
                  • Alphonse Snoy et d'Oppuers (1820-1844).
                  • Charles Snoy et d'Oppuers (1823-1908).
            • Marie-Alexandrine Snoy (dame Séraphine): Last abbess of La Cambre Abbey.

Members[]

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.kasteelbefferhof.be/geschiedenis
  2. ^ Supplement aux trophées tant sacrés que profanes du duché de Brabant, Volume 2
  3. ^ Etat Présent Noblesse Belge, 1998 II p. 316.
  4. ^ Etat Présent Noblesse Belge, 1998 II p. 316.
  5. ^ "De mandaten van Thérèse Snoy et d'Oppuers (Ecolo)".
  6. ^ http://www.eleclece.eu/en/system/files/pages/cv-bsbis.pdf[dead link]
  7. ^ "SNOY ET d'OPPUERS (Bernard) - SNOY ET d'OPPUERS (Bernard) - CVCE Website".
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