Baron de Longueuil
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The title Baron de Longueuil is the only French colonial title that is recognised by Queen Elizabeth II in her capacity as Queen of Canada. The current Baron is Michael Grant (b. 1947).
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[edit] List of the Barons de Longueuil
- 1700-1729: Charles II Le Moyne
- 1729-1755: Charles III Le Moyne
- 1755: Charles-Jacques Le Moyne
- 1755-1841: Marie-Charles Le Moyne
- 1841-1848: Charles William Grant
- 1848-1879: Charles James Irwin Grant
- 1879-1898: Charles Colmore Grant
- 1898-1931: Reginald Charles Grant
- 1931-1938: John Charles Moore Grant
- 1938-1959: Ronald Charles Grant
- 1959-2004: Raymond Grant
- 2004-DATE: Michael Grant
[edit] Succession to the title
The letters patent of January 26, 1700, signed by Louis XIV, which established the title, provided that the title of Baron de Longueuil would be transmitted to the French descendants of Charles Le Moyne.
[edit] Title and source of letters patent
"Erection en baronnie de la seigneurie de Longueuil en faveur de Charles Lemoyne de Longueuil" donné à Versailles, le vingt-sixième du mois de janvier, l'an de grâce mil sept cent, et de notre règne, la cinquante-septième" - signé Louis, held at the Archives de Québec
The British recognition of the title of Baron de Longueuil, is based on this act.
[edit] See also
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