Ennoblement of the Philippi(y)

 

Seigneur de Bucelly and Tronquoy

The Royal Order of Saint Michel

The title Seigneur or Lord of Bucelly was first used by François PHILIPPI around 1587. It was the son of Françoise, Pasquier who used the title of Lord of Tronquoy. 

According to the pamphlet published by the "Society of Saint Quentin", it was Paul (son of Pasquier) who firmly established the family in Saint Quentin. Paul was a Knight of the Royal Order of Saint Michel.
 He married Marie CHARPENTIER.  Paul issued:

1) Marguerite
2) Quentin, Lord of Bucelly and Tronquoy
3) Philbert, Priest and Canon of Note Dame de Paris
4) Paul (1670)

Second Seigneur de Tronquoy

Quentin I, son of Paul Philippi de Bucelly, was born in 1667. He inherited from his father the Lordships of Tronquoy, Joncourt, and Lehaucourt.  Quetin married Marie Elizabeth CROMMELIN (1685) and had issue.

1) Jean Françoise, Prior of the Abby of Mount Saint Martin (1712 to 1788)
2)Jean Joseph Marie, Prior and Lord of Grincourt
3) Quentin II, Lord Tronquoy, Joncourt, Lehaucour, and Baron d'Estrées (confirmed 1744)
4) Joseph Etienne, Prior Commander of St. Bon
5) Paul Pierre, Lord of Toul and Officier extraordinaire du Logis du Roi (1706)

 

Quentin II, First Baron d'Estrées

Upon the death of his father, Quentin inherited the lands and titles belonging to this family. He was baptized on March 19, 1703 and died at Joncourt on April 18, 1783. He married on September 2, 1737, Marie Madeleine BECHET. Together they issued a new generation of Philippi who would take their place in French history.

On May 1, 1744, Quentin was made Baron d'Estrées by the Grace of his Majesty Louis XV (1710-1744), King of France and Navarre.

He was also Seigneur (Lord) of Tronquoy, Lehaucour, and Joncourt

The Barons d'Estrées

1) Quentin II (1703-1783)
2) Albert I  (1745-1808)
3) Albert II Quentin-Jean (1772-1838)
4) Gustave (1818-1848)
5) Amédé-Jules (1822-1888) was confirmed Baron d'Estrées on February 2, 1865 by the Emperor Napoleon III (reign 1852-1870).

[Source 2]

A Problem of Inheritance 

 Officially, the title and dignity of Baron d'Estrées died with Amédé-Jules (1822-1888), the brother of Gustave (1818-1888). Unfortunately, for the family he only issued females.

Nevertheless, the title and dignity could be conferred to another branch of the family closest in relation to the last holder of the title. Since France become a Republic after the Franco-Prussian War (1870), there was no titular monarch to make a new appointment.

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Sources for Blog Entry 

1) "Les souvenirs d'émigration" (edited by Claudine ALLAG).

2) "Les Phillipi Bucelly d'Estrées (1544-1942)" by André-Pierre FRANTZEN. The genealogical work can be found complete at the archives of the National Library of France.