Roulet family

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The '''Roulet Family''' is a [[France|Franco]]-[[Germany|German]] [[noble family]] of [[Alsace]], with deep roots in the [[canton of Neuchâtel]] in [[Switzerland]]. It was established by Rollet Bayard (died before 1512), in the late 15th century. According to the family's own genealogical records, Rollet Bayard had no sons; following a common practice of the time, his son-in-law Claude Jaquet adopted his wife's surname, and subsequent generations shortened Rollet-Bayard first to Rollet and eventually to Roulet.{{Cite web|url=https://www.angloswiss.site/roulet|title=Roulet Family|publisher=Angloswiss Genealogy|accessdate=2024}} There are also Roulet families recorded at [[Peseux]] and [[Neuchâtel]] which are probably offshoots of the same line.

The '''Roulet Family''' is a [[France|Franco]]-[[Germany|German]] [[noble family]] of [[Alsace]]. It was established by Rollet Bayard (died 1512), in the late 15th century. François Roulet of [[Neuchâtel]] (1768–1845) was ennobled by [[Frederick William III of Prussia|Friedrich-Wilhelm III]], and took the name ''de Roulet''.{{Cite web|url=http://www.angloswiss.net/documents/61.html|title = ERRP | Expired Registration Recovery Policy}}

François Roulet of [[Neuchâtel]] (1768–1845) was ennobled by [[Frederick William III of Prussia|Friedrich-Wilhelm III]], and took the name ''de Roulet''.{{Cite web|url=http://www.angloswiss.net/documents/61.html|title=ERRP | Expired Registration Recovery Policy}}

==Viticulture==

The Roulet family has a long association with [[viticulture]] in the [[canton of Neuchâtel]]. Early records document members of the Peseux branch as wealthy vignerons (''vignerons encaveurs'') who held numerous vineyard parcels, a house with a pressoir (wine press), and wine cellars, with one member serving as governor of Peseux in 1714.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sngenealogie.ch/wp/bulletins/questions-reponses/qr-2001/alfred-roulet/|title=Alfred Roulet|publisher=Société neuchâteloise de généalogie|accessdate=2024}}

'''Paul Albert Roulet''' (fl. late 19th–early 20th century) was a prominent wine producer (''propriétaire'') in [[Peseux]], in the canton of [[Neuchâtel (canton)|Neuchâtel]], operating under the label ''Vins de Neuchâtel — Paul Albert Roulet, Peseux''. His wines received significant recognition at multiple national exhibitions, including a Diplôme d'Honneur Collectif at the 5th Swiss Agricultural Exhibition in [[Neuchâtel]] (1887), a Diplôme d'Honneur Collectif at the [[Swiss National Exhibition]] in [[Geneva]] (1896), a Médaille d'Or at the Swiss National Exhibition in [[Bern]] (1914), and a further Diplôme d'Honneur Collectif at the 9th Swiss Agricultural Exhibition in Bern (1925).Original wine bottle label, Paul Albert Roulet, Peseux. Private family collection.Period photograph inscribed ''Vins de Neuchâtel, Paul Albert Roulet, Peseux''. Private family collection.

The viticultural tradition of the Neuchâtel region in which the Roulets were active has ancient origins, with viticulture documented in the area since at least the 9th century.{{Cite web|url=https://wineguide.wein.plus/wine-regions/alsace|title=France – Alsace|publisher=wein.plus|accessdate=2024}} By the early 19th century, the [[Société d'émulation patriotique]] of Neuchâtel was actively promoting the improvement of local viticulture; among those recognised was Jean-Antoine Roulet, whose ''Mémoire sur la culture de la vigne'' was published in Neuchâtel in 1808.{{Cite web|url=https://chateaudeboudry.ch/le-chateau/la-petite-histoire-de-la-vigne/|title=La petite histoire de la vigne|publisher=Château de Boudry|accessdate=2024}}

==Notable members==

==Notable members==

==External links==

==External links==

* [http://www.angloswiss.net/documents/roulet_1.html Roulet]

* [https://www.angloswiss.site/roulet Roulet Family Genealogy – Angloswiss]

* [https://chateaudeboudry.ch/le-chateau/la-petite-histoire-de-la-vigne/ La petite histoire de la vigne – Château de Boudry]

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[[Category:German noble families]]

[[Category:German noble families]]

[[Category:Swiss families]]

[[Category:Viticulture in Switzerland]]

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