Baron de Longueuil

See also: Longueuil (homonymy)

The title Baron de Longueuil is the only colonial title French which is recognized by the Reine of Canada. This in order to recall the old French presence to Canada. In fact this recognition does not have any value in oneself because it is based on the letters patent of Louis XIV (see below the paragraph entitled " légitimité").

The longueuilloise municipality attaches, however, an unquestionable importance with the folk aspect of this symbol, suitable to weld popular cohesion. Is not it not example more eloquent than that of this club of baseball baptized the Barons de Longueuil .

the History teaches us that this title is Franco-French. The family of Germain is single the downward direct one, in France, as of Moyne de Longueuil. She is of this fact legitimates it heiress of this title.

Current descent of Charles Moyne

A many descent of Charles Moyne, first lord of Longueuil, remain today two branches: “Longueuil” and “Sérigny”.

  • the elder branch, “Longueuil”, represented by the Grant family whose members are parents and prone of his Majesty the queen of England, and by the family of Germain.

  • the branch “Sérigny”, represented by the family Moyne de Sérigny, connects whose colors of the armorial bearings were modified owing to the fact that it is not the elder one.
When in 1700 Louis XIV raised Charles Moyne, second lord of Longueuil, with the rank of baron, it took care to specify that this title would be transmitted to its prone descendants “of the crown of France”. Wise precaution being given the precarious situation which the News-France knew then.

In addition, because of the heavy tribute in human lives which the family had to pay Moyne de Longueuil, committed in the armed conflict which opposed France to England, so much so that the male descent was not ensured any more, the title of baron de Longueuil became “transmissible by the women” so that it did not die out. Thus, Agnes Moyne de Longueuil, girl junior by the second baron de Longueuil, married the Joseph knight of Germain (hero of Fort Chime) on December 11th, 1755 and Marie-Charles-Joseph Moyne de Longueuil, child single of the third baron de Longueuil, married David Alexander Grant on May 7th, 1781.

Legitimacy

Is legitimate what is in conformity with the founding document (letters patent of Louis XIV of January 26th, 1700 which stipulate that the title of baron de Longueuil transmits to the French descendants of Charles Moyne: " Erection in baronnie of the seigniory of Longueuil in favor of Charles Lemoyne de Longueuil given to Versailles, the twenty-sixth of January, the year of grace millet seven hundreds, and of our reign, the fifty-seventh - signed Louis". Files of Quebec).

The barons de Longueuil are legitimately proud heritage left in Quebec, very often at the price of many human lives sacrificed in the engagements. Not, the Quebec French friendship is not a vain word! Yes, we remember!

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