Brimeu is a noble family, some members belonging to the Flemish aristocracy. Brimeux, previously in Flanders, is now in France.
History
The family originated from the county of Ponthieu. The oldest known member is Jean I of Brimeau, in whose memory his son, Jean II, knight, built a chapel in 1151.
Five members of the House of Brimeu were Knights of the Golden Fleece. Amongst the lands owned we find Humbercourt, Chaulnes, Poederlee, Ligny, Meghen and Wesemael. Charles of Brimeu sold Wesemael to Gaspar Schetz, and it became the property to the house of Ursel.
The last generations of the House of Brimeu, intermarried with important Flemish noble families like the houses of Glymes, Croy, Ursel, Schetz, Van de Werve, Snoy and Tucher von Simmelsdorf.[1]
David I of Brimeu, Lord of Ligny, knight of the Golden Fleece: governor of Artois; married Joanne of Chastillon, daughter of James, Lord of Dampierre and Admiral of France.
Florimond of Brimeu, Lord of Massincourt: Knight of the Golden Fleece.
Jacques I of Brimeu, Lord of Grigny, died 1447: Knight of the Golden Fleece and esquire of Philip the Good.
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