Research Library

Research Articles

Long-form research drawing on documented sources, charters, heraldic records and family archives.

• Origins of the LeClaire Family

  The earliest documented appearance of the Le Clerc family in the Duchy of Lorraine and the alliances that established its noble standing.

• The LeClaire Lineage

  A continuous documented line from medieval Lorraine to the modern House of Greenland-LeClaire.

• The House of Le Clerc de Pulligny

  The senior branch of the Le Clerc family, seated at Pulligny in Lorraine.

• The Van de Vyvere Estates

  The Flemish Van de Vyvere family, the Land van Waas and the alliance with the Leclaire line.

• Haute-Pierre Connections

  The medieval Haute-Pierre family and its links to the Le Clerc and Gircourt houses.

• The Le Clerc Family and the French Nobility

  The family's place within the noble society of Lorraine and Ancien Régime France.

• Lorraine: The Family's Homeland

  The Duchy of Lorraine in the medieval and early-modern periods.

• Military Service of the Family

  Officers, knights and decorated soldiers across six centuries.

• The Order of Saint Louis

  The royal French military order and its Leclaire recipients.

• Heraldic Research

  The blazons, charges and tinctures borne by the family across the centuries.

• Family Migrations

  From Lorraine to Flanders, the Rhineland and Britain.