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House of Notta

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House of Notta
Princely House
Prince notta founded in 722
Parent familyHouse of Champagne
CountryUnited Kingdom
Place of originFrance
Current headPrincess Martha Nuttall
Cadet branchesHouse of Notta-Namur
House of Notta-Amale

The House of Notta originates from the Duchy of Champagne founded with the birth of Louis de Notta in 722 he was the son of Arnulf of Champagne and his mistress Genvieve de Meaux Countess of Meaux. On the death of the Countess Louis inherited her lands and titles establishing his House as the new Counts of Meaux.

The House rose to prominance in 1221 with the marriage of Jean de Notta to the daughter of the Duke of Burgundy. With her dowry they added to their lands becoming Counts of Tonerre, it aloud the future members of the house to marry into other prominent families four generations later wedding Anne de Malcontour holder of the Duchy of Malcontour. Through this union the members of the Notta family entered into the highest circles of power and wealth.

With the Edict of Roxburgh signed in 1450 and the previous marriage between Princess Mary Stewart daughter of King James II and Arthur de Notta the descendants of the couple became Princes of Blood in the peerage of Scotland and "Prince étranger" in France. Following this elevation in rank the members of the House were granted a great amount of rights and privileges but decided to remain in France and acquired French feudal principalities with the princesses dowry.

Reign of Louis XIV

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By the time of Louis XIV reign the Notta family had established themselves as one of the great aristocratic families of the kingdom and court. During the Fronde the Notta family took the side of the king and the Bourbons serving as officers in the ranks of his army. By the end of the war the family had collected great favour with the ministers and the king as well as privileges and wealth. They where granted the right to a private army in a time where royal authority was putting an end to the practice, they also had taken the time to buy the lands of the rebelling nobles before government had been able to confiscate the lands.

Throughout the Kings reign the family served the king in different private capacities and where granted stations at court, their privileges by birth aloud the first Prince of the family Charles de Notta to become a prominent social figure and enjoy liberties and freedoms others would never be allowed to have.

Following the Glorious Revolution of 1688 the court of James II and VII established themselves at the palace of Saint-Germain-en-Laye and Charles was appointed as an envoy by the British monarch to the court of Versailles. The Prince and his successors served their relations negotiating troops and income for the court and the eventual Jacobite rebellion of 1745.

Arms of the House following their marriages with the House of France and of House of Bourbon-Anjou

By the end of Louis XIV reign the political and social nature of France and changed and Charles great grandson Louis de Notta was now the first Prince of the family. However in the 72 years of Louis XIV reign the politics of Europe had also change. Spain now under Bourbon rule, France had become the uncontested master of Europe and the Nottas had capitalised on it. Charles had married a illégitime daughter of Louis Duke of Burgundy, their grandson had wed a Portuguese infanta from the house of Braganza and their son had married Louis XIV great granddaughter a infanta of Spain daughter of Philipe V of Spain.

French revolution

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With the death of Louis XV and the start of Louis XVI reign the state of France went from bad to worse, with the American Revolution and Frances heavy investment into the war the coffers ran dry and the country spiralled into a chaos that destroyed the "ancient régime" and its absolute monarchy. The Nottas stayed in France as long as possible serving the king until the woman's march. After this they moved away from Versaille and Paris but stayed in France on an estate close to the Spanish borders. But with the start of "the terror" in France and the arrest Henry-Charles de Notta and his wife madame Louise de Gramont the family left in the night Louis the 7 year old Prince was smuggled through the Spanish border by his sister the Princess Henriette de Notta. They first made their new home in Madrid where they were granted apartments at the Palace. However in 1807 with the advance of Napoleon's forces into Spain the family left for Santander. Once there they negotiated with the British government for asylum. It was eventually accepted in January of 1808 and the family moved to London. There they purchased a townhouse in Belgravia before purchasing a country estate.

Life in Britain

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A generation after their establishment in Britain the family married one of the last Stuart heiress's Princess Mary Stuart and through this inherited her fortune and lands as well as the position and title of Dukes of Kinross in Scotland. The family went on to marry into many of the established families such as the Rothschild's and the Dukes of Devonshire in order to grow their fortune and their legitimacy as a great family of the realm. However during the Bourbon restoration the family was invited back and granted their lands, estates and fortune back. The Prince declined the invitation after seeking council from his sister Henriette. Louis went on to sell the estates and land he had recovered and moved his assets to Britain.

Following the Russian revolution John Nuttall arranged for the safe passage of his sweetheart and her family and eventually marrying Grand Duchess Irina of Russia from the House of Romanov a granddaughter of Emperor Nicolas I of Russia.

The Edict of Saint-Germain-En-Laye

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Following the first years of The Fronde and the families loyalty to the crown Mazarin with Anne of Austria granted unto the family the rare privilege of allowing females to succeed to their French titles and pass their name on to their children.

With this privilege and the remainder of their British and other foreign titles it was decided in 1999 on the birth of the Princess's first son that she would be made heiress of all and her son would be seen as the first member of the House of Scott-Nuttall a new house born of the House of Notta and the House of Stuart-Scott.

Styles of address

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While at French court the head of the family and their spouse was addressed as "Monsieur or Madame le/la Premier(e) Prince(ss)" the heir and their spouse would be referred to as "Monsieur/Madame le Duc de Malcontour" and other members of the family would be addressed simply as "Monsieur/Madame d'Ecosse".

With the fall of the French regime and the family moving to Britain the style was simplified and changed to this day to:

First Prince/Princess: His/Her Serenity the first Prince/Princess Blood of Scotland Duke/Duchess of Kinross and Malcontour

Heir: His/Her Serene highness the Prince/Princess Blood of Scotland Earl/Countess of Loch Leven Count/Countess of Meaux

Other children: His/Her Serene highness the Prince/Princess Blood of Scotland

Grandchildren: His/her Serene Highness the Prince/Princess

Titles of the family

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House of Notta

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Note that only the station of Prince Blood and Baron Downly where held by the Nottas previous to their union with Princess Mary Stuart, Duchess of Kinross

United Kingdom

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  • Prince/Princess blood of Scotland
  • Duke/Duchess of Kinross, Leven
  • Marquess/Marchioness of Merchiston, Aberdour
  • Earl/Countess of Loch Leven, Linlithgow, Dunbar, Nuttall, Alton
  • Baron Downly, Colin

France

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  • Prince/Princess étranger
  • Duke/Duchess of Malcontour, Albrois, Charcoussel
  • Marquess/Marchioness of Tonerre
  • Marquess/Marchioness of Fronsace
  • Count/Countess of Tonrre, Albra, Meaux
  • Lord/Lady of Belle, Principality of Colse, Principality of Rantageoix, Pourfassi

Austria

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  • Count Von Notta

House of Notta-Namur

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France

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  • Duke/Duchess of Castamary
  • Marquess/Marchioness of Namur

House of Notta-Amale

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France

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  • Marquess/Marchioness of Amale
  • Count/Countess of Amale

List of heads of the family

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As Counts of Meaux

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  • Louis de Notta
  • Theodore de Notta
  • Jean de Notta
  • Richard de Notta
  • Jean de Notta
  • Stephen de Notta
  • Octavius de Notta
  • Rudolph de Notta
  • Hugh de Notta
  • Henry de Notta
  • Henry de Notta
  • Odo de Notta
  • Philip de Notta
  • Philip de Notta
  • Clovis de Notta
  • Carl de Notta
  • Robert de Notta
  • Clovis de Notta
  • Jean de Notta - Marie of Burgundy
  • Philipe de Notta
  • Philipe de Notta
  • Charles de Notta
  • François de Notta - Anne de Malcontour, Duchess of Malcontour

As Dukes of Malcontour

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  • Henry de Notta
  • Charles de Notta
  • Henry de Notta - Adelaide de Valois
  • Henry de Notta
  • Philipe de Notta
  • Henry de Notta
  • Marcus de Notta
  • Marcus de Notta - Helene de Guise
  • Arthur de Notta - Princess Mary Stewart, Princess of Scotland

As Prince Blood of Scotland (Prince étranger at French court)

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After the French revolution

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Estates

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France

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Britiain

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Spain

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References

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  1. http://www.lostheritage.org.uk/houses/lh_lancashire_nuttallhall_info_gallery.html
  2. Jean Notta de la tour Arhcives de la Meuse
  3. Maison du roi. Tome 7 (XVIe-XVIIIe siècle)
  4. Contract of marriage between Lord Notta and dowager mrs Bancelin, French Archives
  5. Article by Issu
  6. Article by heraldic.org
  7. Short article on Royalpedia on the House of Notta
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