Draft:House of Boissay

House of Boissay
House of Boissay
Noble family
Place of origin	Boissay
Founded	1047
Founder	Jean de Boissay
Historic seat	Château de Saint-Germain-sous-Cailly
Motto	In Libertate Veritas; (In Freedom there is Truth)
Dissolution	1790, in the French Revolution
Website	boissay.org

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The House of Boissay (French pronunciation: [bwasɛ]) is a French noble family which has its origin in the French village of Boissay, in Normandy.^[1] It has surviving members in France, Britain, the Netherlands, and South Africa.^[2] The historical seat of the house is the now-ruined castle (château) of Saint-Germain-sous-Cailly.^[3]

Name

The name for the Boissay family clearly derives from the name of its place of origin, the French village of Boissay. However, the Boissay name was not continuously used by the members of the family that migrated to England, and instead de Boys and eventually the English translation Wood was used.

References

^ de La Roque de la Lontière, Gilles A. Histoire généalogique de la maison de Harcourt [Genealogical History of the House of Harcourt] (in French). pp. 194–197.
^ de Boissay, Solomon. "Boissay". boissay.org. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
^ Lemarchand, Hippolyte. Histoire du Canton de Clères [History of Canton Clères]. p. 65.

[1] La Roque de la Lontière, Gilles A. Histoire généalogique de la maison de Harcourt [Genealogical History of the House of Harcourt] (in French). pp. 194–197.

[2] Boissay, Solomon. "Boissay". boissay.org. Retrieved 2025-06-22.

[3] Lemarchand, Hippolyte. Histoire du Canton de Clères [History of Canton Clères]. p. 65.

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