Juchault family

The Juchault family is a French noble family, originating from Brittany, ennobled by office in 1583.E de Séréville, F de Saint-Simon, Dictionary of the French Nobility, 1975, page 557.
 History 
The Juchault family, originating from Brittany, was ennobled by the office of counselor in the Chamber of Accounts of Nantes in 1583 and maintained its nobility in 1669. The family traces its lineage back to René Juchault, Royal notary, found in 1598.Henri Jougla de Morenas, Grand Armorial de France, volume 4, page 361.

The family formed several branches, of which only the Jamonières branch remains.

 Personalities 

Michel Juchault de Blottereau (1544-1634), counselor in the Chamber of Accounts of Brittany, alderman, and deputy mayor of Nantes.
Christophe Juchault (1591-1661), president of the Chamber of Accounts of Brittany in 1635, mayor of Nantes from 1642 to 1644.
Louis-Marie Juchault des Jamonières (1713-1772), deputy of the nobility to the Estates of Brittany in 1764.
Louis-Marie Juchault, seigneur des Jamonières, (1769-1842), baron of the Empire on , hereditary baron on , president of the electoral college of Nantes, mayor of Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu, married in 1796 to his cousin, Marie Anne Juchault de La Moricière.Henri Frotier de La Messelière Filiations bretonnes, volume 3, 1920, page 222.
Christophe Louis Léon Juchault de Lamoricière, born on  in Nantes and died on  in Prouzel (Somme), general, diplomat, and politician, governor-general of Algeria, Minister of War, and ambassador of France to Russia.
Charles des Jamonières (born on  in Le Cellier and died on  in Saint-Herblain), distinguished in sports shooting competitions, bronze medalist at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

 Arms & Titles 
Azure, a fess Or accompanied by 3 escallops Argent.
Baron of the Empire in 1814.
Hereditary baron in 1826.

 Alliances 
Bidé de La Provôté, Fournier, Rousseau de Saint-Aignan, Robin, de La Tullaye, Bouhier de La Vérie, du Bot, Jochaud du Plessix, du Chaffault, de La Bourdonnaye, de Sesmaisons, Rousselot de Saint-Céran, Robineau de Bougon, de La Borde, Bascher de Souché, Siffait, de Maistre, Le Tourneulx, de Dampierre (Dampierre), de La Croix de Castries, Cesbron-Lavau, etc.

 Possessions 
Château du Grand-Blottereau
Château des Jamonières
Château de Clermont
Manoir de la Vignette
Château de la Moricière
Manoir du Monceau
Château du Chillon
Château de Prouzel
Château de Talhouët

 Bibliography 
Théodore Courtaux, Histoire généalogique de la famille Juchault de Lamoricière et des Jamonières de ses alliances et des seigneuries qu'elle a possédées, Paris, 1896, 128 p.

References

Category:French nobility
Category:French noble families