Lestrem

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LESTREM

Département : Pas-de-Calais

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Origin/meaning

The arms are the arms of the Counts (later Princes) of Horne. The family aqcuired the village in 1722 and owned it until 1766, when Marie van Horne married a Prince of Salm, who was the last Lord of Lestrem.

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.