Grand Veneur de Brabant or Grand Huntsman of Brabant was a feudal function at the court of the Duchy of Brabant.[1]
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.[2]
| 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- | Jean de Glymes |
| 9. | -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, 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-? | Philippe-François de Mérode, 2nd Prince of Rubempré |
| 22. | Maximilien-Leopold de Mérode, 3rd Prince of Rubempré | |
| 23. | Maximilian Emanuel, 3rd Prince of Hornes | |
| 24. | Otto d'Ongnies, Prince of Grimberghe (†1791) | |