Jean-Antoine Locquet, 1st Viscount of Hombeke

Carmoisteyn Castle, residence of Jean Antoine in Hombeek, painted by Hendrik Frans de Cort, Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp.

Jean Antoine Locquet (died 22 March 1687), Lord of Impel, was a Brabantine lawyer who served as president of the Great Council of Mechelen and in 1681 became first viscount of Hombeke (Hombecque).

Family

Locquet was born in Brussels, the son of Guillaume Locquet. He married Marie-Christine De Keyser, by whom he had a son and heir, Jean-Michel Locquet, 2nd Viscount of Hombeke.

Career

Locquet studied law at Leuven University, and briefly taught philosophy there before being called to the bar.[1] In 1658 he became a councillor in the Council of Brabant, and in 1661 of the Admiralty Council.[2]

From 1663 to 1669 he served on the Supreme Council of Flanders in Madrid.[1] He became 15th president of the Great Council of Mechelen in 1669, in succession to Adrien de Noyelles.

In 1671 he bought the seigneury of Op-Hombeecq.[3] In recognition of his loyal service he was created Viscount of Hombecque by Charles II of Spain on 20 September 1681.[4] During the final years of his career he was in 1687 named chancellor of Brabant.[5]

He died in Brussels on 22 March 1686, and was buried in Hombeke.[6]

Government offices
Preceded by
Adrien de Noyelles		 15th President of the Great Council
1669–1686		 Succeeded by
Andre del Marmol
Preceded by
Simon Fierlants		 Chancellor of Brabant
1686–1687		 Succeeded by
Jean-Baptiste Christyn

References

  1. 1 2 Annelies Vanhaelst (2002). De Hoge Raad voor de Nederlanden en Bourgondië. Leden en Bevoegdheden (1627-1665). ethesis.net (licentiate thesis).
  2. ↑ Annelies Vanhaelst (2002). De Hoge Raad voor de Nederlanden en Bourgondië. Leden en Bevoegdheden (1627-1665). ethesis.net (licentiate thesis).
  3. ↑ Histoire des environs de Bruxelles ou description historique des localités ...
  4. ↑ Supplément aux trophées tant sacrés que profanes du duché de Brabant, Volume 1, needs page number
  5. ↑ Jean-Charles-Joseph de Vegiano, Nobiliaire des Pays-Bas et du Comté de Bourgogne, vol. 1, needs page number
  6. ↑ De Ryckman De Betz and De Jonghe D’Ardoye, op.cit. (needs title), p. 153. and A. Gaillard, op.cit. (needs title), p. 342.



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