Vidame

Vidame (compound of vice and the Latin dominus , “lord”) is a Titer of nobility French rather rare.

The vidame is in the beginning that which carries out the army of a bishop and exerts in the name of this one a certain feudal right number of . At the time modern, the title of vidame is integrated into the hierarchy peerage-book considered as equivalent with that of Vicomte. Certain titles of vidames were attached to strongholds, others were hereditary.

In France one knows vidamés of

Amiens: the title of Vidame of Amiens was attached to the ground of Picquigny. It is carried today in the family of the dukes of Luynes;
Beauvais: the title of vidame of Beauvais was attached to the ground of Gerberoy. It was attached to évêché to the 13th century;
Chartres: the title of vidame of Chartres was attached to the ground of Ferté-Arnault (also called Ferté-Vidame). The most famous carrier of this title was Louis de Rouvroy, duke of Saint-Simon;
Geneva: the title of vidame of Geneva belonged to the family Of Crystallized of Chambéry;
Laon : this title passed in many families, of which those of Roye, of Rochefoucauld, Béthune and Gontaut;
Mans: this title belonged to the family of Angennes of Rambouillet;
Normandy: this title passed in many families, of which those of Pavilly, Esneval and Dreux;
Sarlat : Antoine Paul Jacques de Quélen de Stuer de Caussade (1706-1772), duke of Vauguyon, prince de Carency, par of France, is known as vidame of Sarlat.

One also finds it like titrates courtesy. Thus the title of vidame of Limoges is carried fine XVIIIe by of the Farmhouse of Paysac, marquis of Payzac: Dumas de Peysac in the Limousin carries in hoc signo vinces of this house is Joseph François Dumas, knight, lord, marquis de Peysac, vidame of Limoges, second lieutenant to the regiment of the Guards, wire of Francois, sergeant of the armies (Waroquier de Combles Charles, count of, Traité heraldic currencies , (Paris, widowed Duchesne, 1783-1784, 2 parts in-12: 277 p.). This title is also carried by his/her son Charles-Odet of the Farmhouse of Paysac (1749-1821).

Toponym S: The Ferté-Vidame (Eure-et-Loir, Center), Molliens-Vidame (name carried until in 1972 by Molliens-Dreuil, Somme, Picardy)

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