Jean-Antoine Locquet
Jean-Antoine Locquet | |
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| Chancellor of Brabant | |
| In office 15 August 1686 – 22 March 1687 | |
| Monarch | Charles II of Spain |
| Preceded by | Simon Fierlants |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Baptiste Christyn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Unknown date, c. 1615 Brussels, Duchy of Brabant, Spanish Netherlands |
| Died | 22 March 1687 (aged 71–72) Brussels, Duchy of Brabant, Spanish Netherlands |
| Spouse | Marie-Christine De Keyser |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | University of Leuven |
Jean-Antoine Locquet (c. 1615 – 22 March 1687), Lord of Impel, was a Brabantine lawyer who served as president of the Great Council of Mechelen and in 1681 became first viscount of Hombeke (Hombecque).
Family
[edit]Locquet was born in Brussels, the son of Guillaume Locquet. He married Marie-Christine De Keyser, by whom he had a son and heir, Jean-Michel Locquet, 2nd Viscount of Hombeke.
Career
[edit]Locquet studied law at Leuven University, and briefly taught philosophy there before being called to the bar.[1] In 1658 he became a councillor in the Council of Brabant, and in 1661, of the Admiralty Council.[2] From 1663 to 1669, he served on the Supreme Council of Flanders in Madrid.[1] He became 15th president of the Great Council of Mechelen in 1669, in succession to Adrien de Noyelles.
In 1671, he bought the seigneury of Op-Hombeecq.[3] In recognition of his loyal service he was created Viscount of Hombecque by Charles II of Spain on 20 September 1681.[4][page needed] Shortly before his death he was named chancellor of Brabant.[5][page needed] Jean-Antoine Locquet died in Brussels on 22 March 1687,[6] and was buried in Hombeke.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Annelies Vanhaelst (2002). De Hoge Raad voor de Nederlanden en Bourgondië. Leden en Bevoegdheden (1627-1665). ethesis.net (licentiate thesis).
- ^ Annelies Vanhaelst (2002). De Hoge Raad voor de Nederlanden en Bourgondië. Leden en Bevoegdheden (1627-1665). ethesis.net (licentiate thesis).
- ^ Histoire des environs de Bruxelles ou description historique des localités ...
- ^ Supplément aux trophées tant sacrés que profanes du duché de Brabant, Volume 1.
- ^ Jean-Charles-Joseph de Vegiano, Nobiliaire des Pays-Bas et du Comté de Bourgogne, vol. 1.
- ^ Vanhaelst, Annelies. De Hoge Raad voor de Nederlanden en Bourgondië. Leden en Bevoegdheden (1627-1665) [The Supreme Court for the Netherlands and Burgundy. Members and Powers (1627-1665)] (Thesis) (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 February 2024. Citing:
- de Ryckman de Betz, Fernand; Jonghe D’Ardoye, Théodore (1957). Armorial et biographies des chanceliers et conseillers de Brabant [Armorial and biographies of the chancellors and councilors of Brabant]. Tablettes du Brabant (in French). Hombeek: publisher not identified. p. 153. OCLC 781393835.[volume & issue needed]
- Gaillard, Arthur (1902). Le conseil de Brabant : histoire, organisation, procédure [The Council of Brabant: history, organization, procedure] (in French). Vol. 3. Bruxelles: Lebègue. p. 341–342.
Bibliography
[edit]- Thomas, C. (2007). "Locquet, Jean-Antoine" (PDF). Nouvelle Biographie Nationale (in French). Vol. 9. Académie Royale des Sciences. pp. 244–245. OCLC 259947273.
- Vermeir, R. (2012). "Locquet, Jean-Antoine". Diccionario Biográfico Español (in Spanish). Vol. 30. Real Academia de la Historia. p. 165. OCLC 820528611.
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