De La Montagne
The house of La Montagne is a family from the French region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, named after the town of La Montagne. The La Montagne is a cadet branch of the house of Faucogney. However, after the main branch died out in the 16th century, de La Montagne is often seen as an independent family.[1][2][3]
History
Around 1250 the Faucogney gained a new territorial fief in their possession to the north of Faucogney Castle. It is an elevated domain with the name "La Montagne". Jean III de Faucogney, who was married to Isabelle of France, daughter of King Philip V, divided all territories under the authority of the Faucogney over the different cadet branches of the families.[4][5][6][7][8]
- First cadet branch: de Vesoul
- Second cadet branch: de Villersexel
- Third cadet branch: de La Montagne
During the French Revolution, the fief La Montagne was confiscated from the family and they fled northwards, to the Netherlands. 80% of the family was beheaded with the guillotine during the Reign of Terror of the French Revolution.[9]
Heraldry
The family coat of arms is a combination of the original La Montagne crest and that of the Faucogney. With the family's motto: "Conservare ac procedere"
The Golden Age
The La Montagne family's business flourished during the Golden Age of Antwerp. During this period, the family opened a trading house in Antwerp and was active in the cloth trade and other small trading activities (e.g. printing and commodity trading). After the French Revolution, the family focused on the diamond trade and was directly involved in the development of the diamond industry in the north of the province of Antwerp (Grobbendonk).[10][11]
Modern business and investment
Since the end of the 19th century, the family has adopted a cautious investment profile. Today, the La Montagne family's businesses are smaller than in previous centuries, although they cover a wide range of areas, including investments in commodities, mining, shipping, food and energy. Today, their investment company is based in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and is wholly owned by the family foundation.
References
- ↑ Guillaume (1757), Tome I. 1757. pp. 96–99. Search this book on
- ↑ Finot (1886). 1886. pp. 65–66. Search this book on
- ↑ Finot (1886), Pièces justificatives. 1886. Search this book on
- ↑ "Commune de Faucogney et la Mer en Haute-Saône, région Bourgogne Franche-Comté". www.cc-1000etangs.fr. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
- ↑ Historiæ patriæ monumenta, Chartarum. Turin. 1836. pp. Tome I, CCXLIX, col. 428. Historiæ patriæ monumenta, Chartarum (Turin, 1836), Tome I, CCXLIX, col. 428. Search this book on
- ↑ "BURGUNDY COUNTY NOBILITY". fmg.ac. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
- ↑ Detlev Schwennicke, European Family Tables. Search this book on
- ↑ François Dunod de Charnage, Memoires pour servir a l'histoire du comté de Bourgogne. 1740. Search this book on
- ↑ "Familles Frebault, Huet, Meutzner, Hengstermann et la Noblesse européenne - Geneanet". gw.geneanet.org. Retrieved 2022-03-20.
- ↑ "Briljante Kempen". Retrieved 2022-03-20.
- ↑ "Tijdschrift over kunst en erfgoed in Vlaanderen". www.okv.be (in Nederlands). Retrieved 2022-03-20.
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