Direct ancestor

Alexandre Le Clerc de Pulligny

Born in Nancy, son of Claude II Le Clerc de Pulligny and Claudon Mengin de Pulligny. Served Charlotte Catherine de La Trémoille, Princess of Taranto and wife of Henri de Bourbon-Condé. Later a Knight of Saint Mark and, together with his brother Jean, restored to hereditary nobility on 28 May 1623. Alexandre represents the most likely continuation of the direct ancestral line following Claude II.

Dates
1585 to after 1659
Titles and offices
  • Knight of the Order of Saint Mark (Republic of Venice)
  • Restored to hereditary nobility, 28 May 1623
  • Secretary to Charlotte Catherine de La Trémoille, Princess of Taranto
  • Valet de Chambre and Court Musician of the Duke of Lorraine
  • Resident of Érize-Saint-Dizier
House or family
Le Clerc / LeClaire (Le Clerc)
Children in this pedigree
Relationship to Brandon
Direct ancestor of Brandon Noble LeClaire, 12 generations before him.
Evidence status
LeClaire Family Archive

Line to Brandon Noble LeClaire

Direct ancestor of Brandon Noble LeClaire, 12 generations before him, through Le Clerc / LeClaire. Each step below is derived from the archive’s single canonical genealogy; spouses appear on the same generational row as their partner.

  1. Alexandre Le Clerc de Pulligny Madeleine Platel du Plateau1585 to after 1659
  2. Nicolas Le Clerc Anne Fériet de Lézé1624 to 1660
  3. Alexandre II Le Clerc Marguerite Thiery de Saint-Baussant1652 to 1695
  4. François 'Pierre' Le Claire Marie-Anne Du MoineBorn 1684
  5. Jean Pierre Le Claire, Très Noble Seigneur Jacqueline Antoinette Catherine Van den Vyvere1718 to 1793
  6. 'Louis Benjamin' Jean Baptiste Alexis Leclaire Elisabeth J. Grégoire24 June 1754 to 29 July 1825
  7. Johann Baptiste Le Clair Gertrud L. A. de WeelsBorn 1796
  8. Gottfried Leclair Maria E. Maßmann1842 to 1915
  9. Julius Leclair Elisabeth Fitze1880 to 1961
  10. Bernhardine Licklär1920 to 1978
  11. Monika Ute Licklär Anthony Reginald Kwok Cheung TaiBorn 1944
  12. Andrea Michaela Tai-Noble Ian Dennis NobleBorn 1966
  13. Brandon Noble LeClaire Abigail Jane GreenlandBorn 1995

See the generation timeline and the canonical pedigree.

Explore their ancestry

Both parents of every person are independently explorable. Follow either line upwards as far as the evidence runs.

All 51 recorded ancestors of Alexandre Le Clerc de Pulligny

Further references

  • Venetian state archives, Order of Saint Mark.
  • Household books of the Dukes of Lorraine, valet de chambre and court musician.
  • Letters patent of 28 May 1623 restoring the hereditary nobility of the House of Le Clerc de Pulligny.

Alexandre Le Clerc de Pulligny is recorded in the ancestry of the House of LeClaire alongside 176 other identified individuals.