Achiet-le-Grand
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ACHIET-LE-GRAND
Département : Pas-de-Calais
Origin/meaning
Until the 15th century the village of Achiet-le-Grand was a possession of the Counts of Horne. In 1496 Marie van Horne married Philippe de Montmorency, who was beheaded in 1568. The village was aqcuired by the Counts of Diesbach-Belleroche, who owned the village until the French Revolution. The arms show the arms of Diesbach-Belleroche, with an escutcheon of the arms of Horne in slightly changed colours. Compare also the arms of Achiet-le-Petit.
Literature : Bréemersch, P; Léopold, J-Y. and Dhérent, C.: Armorial du Pas-de-Calais (2 volumes). Archives du Pas-de-Calais, 1996, 247 and 198p.