Robert of Saint-Omer, 1st Count of Morbecque
Robert of Saint-Omer (+1617) was a Flemish noble lord who became 1st Count of Morbecque and 1st Baron of Robecq.
Family[edit]
He was born in the family of Saint-Omer, only son of John of Saint-Omer, lord of Morbecque and Madeleine de la Tramerie. He married Anne of Croy, but they died without heirs.[1] He was succeeded by his niece, who married Louis of Montmorency. He died in his castle and was buried in the church of Morbecque.[2]
Functions[edit]
In his honour the archdukes allowed him to elevate Morbecque in a county by decree of 8 February 1614. However he was the last member of his family to possess the rights of Robecque. Since then the house of Montmorency took possession of Robecq[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Dictionnaire de la noblesse, contenant les généalogies, l'histoire & la ... Door Franc̜ois Alexandre Aubert de La Chesnaye-Desbois
- ^ "Morbecque (59)". ancetresdartois.com. Retrieved 2017-12-13.
- ^ Etienne Pattou (2017-02-26). "Châtelains de Saint-Omer & Morbecque, Fauquembergues" (PDF) (in French). Retrieved 2017-12-13.