Grand Veneur de Brabant or Grand Huntsman of Brabant was a feudal function at the court of the Duchy of Brabant.Supplément aux trophées tant sacrés que profanes du duché de Brabant, Volume 2
History Like other functions at the court, this was an exclusive position for certain noble houses. In the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries the function was inherited by the Lords of Rubempré, and passed to the Merode family. Similar functions have been the Panetarius and Grand Falconer of Brabant, Grand Forester of Brabant and High Forester of Flanders.Recherches historiques de la maison de chasse des Ducs de Brabant et de l'ancienne cour de Bruxelles; précédées d'un aperçu sur l'ancien droit de chasse en Brabant/Kiessling, 1854
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Period Name 1. -1406 Guillaume, Count of Zeyn 2. 1406- Guillaume de la Hove 3. 1416-1417 Arnoult vander Borcht 4. 1417-1430 Henry de Hertoghe 5. 1430-1431 Jacques, Lord of Sombreffe 6. 1431-1467 Jean Hinckaert 7. 1467-1472 Philippe Hinckaert, Viscount of Tervueren 8. 1472-1531 John III of Glymes 9. 1531-1538 Henry III of Nassau-Breda 10 1538-1540 Georges van Veltheim, Lord of Overische 11. 1540- Philippe I de Lannoy, Lord of Molembais 12. -1548 Adrian of Luxemburg-Ligny 13.1556-1570 John IV of Glymes, 2nd Marquess of Berghes 14. 1570-1578 Charles, Count of Berlaymont 15. 1578-1581 Jean of Witthem, Baron of Bautersem 16. 1581-1581 Jean of Croy, Count of Rœulx 17. 1581-1599 Antoine III de Rubempré, Lord of Rubempré 18. 1599-1621 Philippe, Lord of Rubempré 19. 1621-1645 François of Rubempré, Count of Vertain 20. 1645-1707 Philippe, 1st Prince of Rubempré 21. 1707-1742Philippe-François de Mérode, 2nd Prince of Rubempré22. 1742-1744 Maximilien-Leopold de Mérode, 3rd Prince of Rubempré23. 1744-1754 Maximilian Emanuel, 3rd Prince of Hornes24. 1754-1773 Maximilien-Leopold de Mérode, 3rd Prince of Rubempré25. 1774- Otto d'Ongnies, Prince of Grimberghe (†1791)
References
See also Broodmeester of Flanders