Draft:D'Avignon (family)
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Comment: The von Rothstein and De Win sources strike me as not fulfilling the standards for reliable sources. There are substantial grammatical issues that would also prove challenging for something that has biographical content on living persons. Pbritti (talk) 22:26, 5 November 2023 (UTC)
- Comment: The sources are listed as "archives" or organizations are insufficient to qualify as reliable sources. Please instead reference specific works, preferably with links and page numbers (where applicable).
Additionally, the draft should probably be renamed to "D'Avignon (family)" or something similar.Pbritti (talk) 16:38, 4 November 2023 (UTC)
Introduction[edit]
d’Avignon or Davignon is a French noble family. They were elevated to the rank of viscount (vicomte) in 1569 and have resided in Belgium since the seventeenth century and in Sweden since 1912.
History[edit]
The family originates from Avignon in the south of France and its progenitor is the chevalier Guillaume Avignon de Tarascon (1300–1360).
The family originates from Avignon in the south of France and its progenitor was a Chevalier called Guillaume Avignon de Tarascon (1300-1360).
Gilles d’Avignon (1542-1595), Consul of Chartres, was elevated to viscount by the French king, Charles IX, in 1569. As a result of the Wars of Religion during the seventeenth century, his eldest son, Jean (1590-1650), settled in Liége Province in present-day Belgium. Valére-Marie Clovis d’Avignon (1888-1960) is a sixth-generation descendant of Jean’s grandson Eustache (1659-1737). He moved to Sweden in 1912, where the family is a member of the Swedish Association for Naturalized Nobility (Ointroducerad Adels Förening). The branch of the family that still resides in Belgium derives from the younger grandson Egide Gilles (1672-1707). Their title of viscount was confirmed by royal decree on 11 March 1916. According to the provisions of this decree, the coat of arms for the Belgium branch differs from the French coat of arms from 1569. The name is written as ‘Davignon’ in Belgium.
Coat of arms of the French branch.[1]
- Shield: a blue field, three golden eagles, two placed over one.[
- Helmet: a silver helmet surmounted with viscount crown
- Crest: a golden eagle
- Mantle: blue lined with gold.
- Motto: Decus et tutamen in armis (Honour and protection through arms).
Coat of arms of the Belgium branch.[2]
Three superimposed red feathers on a silver field under a black merlette
A selection of members[edit]
- Guillaume Avignon de Tarascon (1300–1360), primogenitor
- Gilles d'Avignon (1542–1595), knighted in 1569 of the french king Charles IX
- Jean d'Avignon (1590–1650)
- Bernard d'Avignon (1629–1694)
- Eustache d'Avignon (1659–1737)
- Jean-Gabriel d'Avignon (1711–1789)
- Eustache d'Avignon (1745–1838)
- Jean-Francois d'Avignon (1778–1857)
- Nicolas-Joseph d'Avignon (1823–1890), teacher
- Fernand Francois Marie d'Avignon (1856–1913), finance director
- Valère-Marie Clovis d'Avignon (1888–1960), engineer
- Marcel Fernand Edgar Marie d'Avignon (1917–2009), physician
The Belgium branch .[3]
- Egide Gilles Davignon (1672–1707)
- Gilles Davignon (1705–1784)
- Francois Gervais Davignon (1755–1825)
- Gilles Davignon (1780–1859), businessman, congressman
- Henri Davignon (1817–1868)
- Julien Davignon (1854–1916), minister. of foreign affairs Nighted on the 11 of march 1916 by king Albert I of Belgium
- Jacques Davignon (1887–1965)
- Étienne Davignon (1932-), diplomat
References[edit]
- ^ a b Rothstein von, Niclas (2019). Ointroducerad Adel 2020. Kalender över Ointroducerad Adels Förening. Ointroducerad Adels Förening. Libris cn6x7pvq9215kbdn. p. 22. ISBN 9789151933276.
- ^ a b Coomans de Brachène, Oscar (2005). État présent de la noblesse belge (2nd ed.). pp. 312–316.
- ^ De Win, Paul (2001). Lettres patentes de noblesses octroyées par SM Albert II, Roi des Belges, 1993-2000. Lannoo / Racine.