Marquess of Saint-Floris explained

Marquess of Saint-Floris (Markies van Sint-Floris / Marquis de Saint-Floris) was a French noble title, belonging to the Picardian nobility. Saint-Floris is a town in former Flanders.

The title was created in 1674 by king Louis XIV for the House of Ghistel. However, the Lords of Saint-Floris belonged to old Flemish nobility, their descendants were incorporated by the French Crown. The title belonged to the Spanish Grandeza.^[1]

Genealogic list

Charles de Ghistelles x Barbe de La Plancque, Lady of Saint-Floris.

• Alexander de Ghistelles, Lord of Saint-Floris x Florence de Wissocq.^[2]
  • Adrian-François de Ghistelles, 1st Marques of Saint-Floris x Marie-Françoise de Wissocq, Lady of Erny.
    • Philippe I Alexandre François de Ghistelles, 2nd Marquess of Saint-Floris x Marie-Isabelle de Crecquy
      • Philippe II Alexandre Marie Joseph Antoine de Ghistelles, 3rd Marquess of Saint-Floris x Marie-Joseph de Hornes-Bassignies.
        • Philippe III Alexandre Emmanuel François: 1st Prince de Ghistelles in 1760,^[3] 4th Marquess of Saint-Floris x Louise-Elisabeth de Melun.

Notes and References

1. Nobiliaire universel de France: ou Recueil général des généalogies ..., Volume 4
2. Épigraphie du département de Pas-de-Calais, Volume 8/ Commission départementale des monuments historiques du Pas-de-Calais 1934
3. Le Guide des châteaux de France: Pas-de-Calais, Jacques Thiébaut Hermé, 1986 - p. 70