The Marquess of Wemmel was a Flemish title in use during the Ancien Régime, Wemmel is a city in Flanders.
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The Marquess of Wemmel was a Flemish title in use during the Ancien Régime, Wemmel is a city in Flanders.
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The title was created in 1688 for Philip Taye, 1st Marquess of Wemmel captain in the Spanish army. Until 1688 he was Baron of Wemmel, this title came from his ancestor Gyselbrecht Taye. His family was generations in charge of the Heerlijkheid of Wemmel. Their daughter, Marie Jospeha Taye married to the count Jean-Antoine van der Noot. The house of Taye, who was member of the Seven Noble Houses of Brussels resided in Wemmel Castle. [1]
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