D'Harscamp
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The D'Harscamp were a Belgian aristocratic family from the Namur
region, who were Counts of Argenteau. They became wealthy during the Thirty Years' War
through possession of the secret of how to cast cannon in a single piece. They endowed many local charitable institutions and a main street of Namur is named after them.
at her chateau at Freÿr, when the Treaty of Freÿr was signed.
Charles-Francois de Paule, Baron d'harscamp (1669-1736) was Mayor of Namur and then Lieutenant Governor from 1732 to his death. In 1711 he married Marie Isabelle, Comtesse d'Argenteau. They had five children:
Namur (city)
Namur is a city and municipality in Wallonia, in southern Belgium. It is both the capital of the province of Namur and of Wallonia....
region, who were Counts of Argenteau. They became wealthy during the Thirty Years' War
Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War was fought primarily in what is now Germany, and at various points involved most countries in Europe. It was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history....
through possession of the secret of how to cast cannon in a single piece. They endowed many local charitable institutions and a main street of Namur is named after them.
Family members
Jeanne d'Harscamp, Dowager Duchess of Beaufort-Spontin, hosted Louis XIV of FranceLouis XIV of France
Louis XIV , known as Louis the Great or the Sun King , was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and Navarre. His reign, from 1643 to his death in 1715, began at the age of four and lasted seventy-two years, three months, and eighteen days...
at her chateau at Freÿr, when the Treaty of Freÿr was signed.
Charles-Francois de Paule, Baron d'harscamp (1669-1736) was Mayor of Namur and then Lieutenant Governor from 1732 to his death. In 1711 he married Marie Isabelle, Comtesse d'Argenteau. They had five children:
- Charles-Antoine, lieutenant mayor of Namur;
- Marie-Thérèse-Isabelle, (1712-1782), who married Baron Heinrich von BlumenthalVon BlumenthalThe von Blumenthal family are German nobility from Brandenburg-Prussia. Other, unrelated, families of this name exist in Switzerland and formerly in Russia, and many unrelated families called "Blumenthal" without "von" are to be found worldwide.The family was already noble from earliest times ,...
and as Baroness von BlumenthalVon BlumenthalThe von Blumenthal family are German nobility from Brandenburg-Prussia. Other, unrelated, families of this name exist in Switzerland and formerly in Russia, and many unrelated families called "Blumenthal" without "von" are to be found worldwide.The family was already noble from earliest times ,...
was head of the household of Princess Heinrich of PrussiaPrussiaPrussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
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- Charles-Joseph, who was killed at war;
- Henri, who was also killed at war;
- François-Pontian, who married Isabelle Brunell (1724-1805), a noted philanthropist, whose statue is to be seen in Namur.