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: 1st Charles II Le Moyne
- 1729-1755: 2nd Charles III Le Moyne
- 1755-1755: 3rd Charles-Jacques Le Moyne
- 1755-1841: 4th Marie-Charles Le Moyne
- 1841-1848: 5th Charles William Grant
- 1848-1879: 6th Charles James Irwin Grant
- 1879-1898: 7th Charles Colmore Grant
- 1898-1931: 8th Reginald Charles Grant
- 1931-1938: 9th John Charles Moore Grant
- 1938-1959: 10th Ronald Charles Grant
- 1959-2004: 11th Raymond Grant
- from 2004: 12th 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 Canadian recognition of the title of Baron de Longueuil, is based on this act.
[edit] External Links
[www.musee-mccord.qc.ca/en/collection/artifacts/M985.219§ion=196?Lang=1&accessnumber=M985.219§ion=196]
[edit] See also
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