Carpentier family

Carpentier family
Current region
Kingdom of Belgium
Place of origin
Decize, County of Nevers, Kingdom of France
TitlesCount (Belgium; current)
Count (French Empire)
Baronet (England; extinct)
Seigneur (Kingdom of France; extinct)
DistinctionsOrder of Saint Louis
EstatesMachy, Marigny, Ratilly, Changy, les Pavillons, Vanzé, Beaudéduit.
Cadet branchesde Changy
de Marigny

The Carpentier family is a family of French origins. One of its branches moved to the kingdoms of England and Scotland in the 15th century. Another branch, the Carpentier de Changy family, has been part of the Belgian nobility since 1892.

Branches

Origins

This family descends from Colinet Carpentier, notary, attorney and manufacturer in Decize. He married Jehanneton de Savigny there on 28 February 1442

Notable members

Baronetcy

The Carpentier Baronetcy, of France, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created under the reign of Richard Cromwell on 9 October 1658 for Arthur Marigni Carpentier, a gentleman of French origin. Nothing further is known of him or the title. The Baronetcy is now extinct.

Carpentier baronets, of France (1658)

Heraldry

Azure, a mullet or between three crescents argent.

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Claude Drigon, Quatrième registre du Livre d'Or de la Noblesse, Paris, 1847, p. 117.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jean-François Houtart, Anciennes familles de Belgique. Bruxelles, 2008, p.89. (anno 1442)
  3. ↑ "Baronetage". www.leighrayment.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  4. ↑ Claude Drigon, Quatrième registre du Livre d'Or de la Noblesse, Paris, 1847, p. 117.

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