Salomon Blosset de Loche
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Brigadier-General Salomon de Blosset, Seigneur de Loche (c. 1648 – 21 October 1721) was a Huguenot
army officer.
Born in the Dauphiné
to Paul de Blosset, Seigneur des Eissarts, from a family of Huguenot
s who had left their original home of the Nivernais
during the French Wars of Religion
(one of the family, Louis de Blosset who led an attack against Corbigny
in 1563 escaped the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre
in 1572). After the Revocation of the edict of Nantes in 1685 Loche at first fought in support of the Vaudois
(as his father had done in 1663 ) and at some point came into the service of William of Orange
along with many other Huguenot officers. He was recorded as leading a regiment of 800 for the Duke of Savoy
on 17 July 1692 and fought at the Battle of Marsaglia
in Piedmont
on 4 October 1693 (where the Duke of Schomberg
's son Charles
was killed). He also fought at Brandenburg
and in Flanders
. As William of Orange became King
William III of England
, he was granted land in Ireland
and settled in Dublin (along with many other Huguenot
officers) where he is recorded as receiving 6 shilling
s per day in pension . He married firstly Catherine Oddos de Bonniot in France and a further time to a sister or sister in law of Captain Theophile de la Cour Des Brisay (whom he named as brother in law and executor
in his will). He had four children by his first marriage:
Huguenot
The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th centuries. Since the 17th century, people who formerly would have been called Huguenots have instead simply been called French Protestants, a title suggested by their German co-religionists, the...
army officer.
Born in the Dauphiné
Dauphiné
The Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois is a former province in southeastern France, whose area roughly corresponded to that of the present departments of :Isère, :Drôme, and :Hautes-Alpes....
to Paul de Blosset, Seigneur des Eissarts, from a family of Huguenot
Huguenot
The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th centuries. Since the 17th century, people who formerly would have been called Huguenots have instead simply been called French Protestants, a title suggested by their German co-religionists, the...
s who had left their original home of the Nivernais
Nivernais
Nivernais is former province of France, around the city of Nevers and the département of Nièvre.The raw climate and soils cause the area to be heavily wooded.- References :* Chamber's Encyclopedia Volume 10 page 50...
during the French Wars of Religion
French Wars of Religion
The French Wars of Religion is the name given to a period of civil infighting and military operations, primarily fought between French Catholics and Protestants . The conflict involved the factional disputes between the aristocratic houses of France, such as the House of Bourbon and House of Guise...
(one of the family, Louis de Blosset who led an attack against Corbigny
Corbigny
Corbigny is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.The city is located next to the Morvan and is one of the five Cities-Doors of Parc naturel régional du Morvan.-History:...
in 1563 escaped the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre
St. Bartholomew's Day massacre
The St. Bartholomew's Day massacre in 1572 was a targeted group of assassinations, followed by a wave of Roman Catholic mob violence, both directed against the Huguenots , during the French Wars of Religion...
in 1572). After the Revocation of the edict of Nantes in 1685 Loche at first fought in support of the Vaudois
Vaudois
Vaudois can refer to:* Waldensians, members of a Christian sect also known as Vaudois;* Vaud#Demographics, people who live in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland....
(as his father had done in 1663 ) and at some point came into the service of William of Orange
William III of England
William III & II was a sovereign Prince of Orange of the House of Orange-Nassau by birth. From 1672 he governed as Stadtholder William III of Orange over Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel of the Dutch Republic. From 1689 he reigned as William III over England and Ireland...
along with many other Huguenot officers. He was recorded as leading a regiment of 800 for the Duke of Savoy
Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia
Victor Amadeus II was Duke of Savoy from 1675 to 1730. He also held the titles of marquis of Saluzzo, duke of Montferrat, prince of Piedmont, count of Aosta, Moriana and Nizza. Louis XIV organised his marriage in order to maintain French influence in the Duchy but Victor Amadeus soon broke away...
on 17 July 1692 and fought at the Battle of Marsaglia
Battle of Marsaglia
The Battle of Marsaglia was a battle in the Nine Years' War, fought in Italy on 4 October 1693 between the French army of Marshal Nicolas Catinat and the Allied army of Duke Victor Amadeus II of Savoy ....
in Piedmont
Piedmont
Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...
on 4 October 1693 (where the Duke of Schomberg
Frederick Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg
Friedrich Hermann , 1st Duke of Schomberg , KG , was a marshal of France and a General in the English and Portuguese Army....
's son Charles
Charles Schomberg, 2nd Duke of Schomberg
Charles Schomberg, 2nd Duke of Schomberg was a General in the British Army, the second person to be Duke of Schomberg, a title in the Peerage of England...
was killed). He also fought at Brandenburg
Brandenburg
Brandenburg is one of the sixteen federal-states of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany. The capital is Potsdam...
and in Flanders
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
. As William of Orange became King
King
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William III of England
William III of England
William III & II was a sovereign Prince of Orange of the House of Orange-Nassau by birth. From 1672 he governed as Stadtholder William III of Orange over Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel of the Dutch Republic. From 1689 he reigned as William III over England and Ireland...
, he was granted land in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
and settled in Dublin (along with many other Huguenot
Huguenot
The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th centuries. Since the 17th century, people who formerly would have been called Huguenots have instead simply been called French Protestants, a title suggested by their German co-religionists, the...
officers) where he is recorded as receiving 6 shilling
Shilling
The shilling is a unit of currency used in some current and former British Commonwealth countries. The word shilling comes from scilling, an accounting term that dates back to Anglo-Saxon times where it was deemed to be the value of a cow in Kent or a sheep elsewhere. The word is thought to derive...
s per day in pension . He married firstly Catherine Oddos de Bonniot in France and a further time to a sister or sister in law of Captain Theophile de la Cour Des Brisay (whom he named as brother in law and executor
Executor
An executor, in the broadest sense, is one who carries something out .-Overview:...
in his will). He had four children by his first marriage:
- ColonelColonelColonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
Paul de Blosset of Blosset's Regiment of Foot or Blosset's Foot (died 13 November 1719), whose son Solomon Stephen Blosset was ancestor of George GroteGeorge GroteGeorge Grote was an English classical historian, best known in the field for a major work, the voluminous History of Greece, still read.-Early life:He was born at Clay Hill near Beckenham in Kent...
and Henrietta, the wife of Henry Jerome de SalisHenry Jerome de SalisHenry Jerome de Salis, MA, DD, FRS, FSA, was an English churchman. He was Rector of St. Antholin, and Vicar of Wing. He was also known as: Revd Henry Jerome de Salis, MA; Dr. de Salis; Rev. Dr. Henry Jerome de Salis, and, from 1809, Rev...
. - MajorMajorMajor is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...
Anthony de Blosset - Captain Salomon or Solomon de Blosset or Blossett married Jeanne daughter of Hector Francois Chataigner de CramahéHector Francois Chataigner de CramahéCaptain Hector Francois Chataigner de Cramahé, Chevalier, Seigneur de Cramahé et des Rochers was a Huguenot officer who assisted William of Orange in the taking of the British throne....
from whom descended Colonel John BlossettJohn BlossettColonel John Blossett was a British soldier who led the second British Legionto aid Simon Bolivar in the wars of independence against Spain.Born in Ireland, the great-grandson of Huguenot Brigadier-General Salomon Blosset de Loche who had assisted William of Orange in the taking of the British...
, and generations of actors beginning with Ethel LavenuEthel LavenuEthel Lavenu was a British stage actress. She was the mother of stage and silent screen actor Tyrone Power, Sr., and grandmother of the Hollywood film star Tyrone Power....
, her son Tyrone Power, Sr.Tyrone Power, Sr.Frederick Tyrone Edmond Power was an English-born American stage and screen actor, who acted under the name Tyrone Power.-Early life:Power was born in London in 1869, the son of Harold Littledale Power and Ethel Lavenu...
and grandson Tyrone PowerTyrone PowerTyrone Edmund Power, Jr. , usually credited as Tyrone Power and known sometimes as Ty Power, was an American film and stage actor who appeared in dozens of films from the 1930s to the 1950s, often in swashbuckler roles or romantic leads such as in The Mark of Zorro, Blood and Sand, The Black Swan,...
. - Marie de Blosset m. Jacques Teissonière de la Rouvière, Captain of Foot.