Jean-Bernard Knepper was a Luxembourg advocat

Advocate

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 and notary

Civil law notary

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, who from 1693 to 1698 was the Mayor (Buergermeeschter)

Burgomaster

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 of the City of Luxembourg

Luxembourg (city)

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Knepper was the son of Dominique Knepper, and went to the University of Dole

University of Dole

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 in Besançon

Besançon

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, Burgundy

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. He studied for law, and was admitted to the Luxembourg bar on 23 May 1660. He became a judge by appointment of Louis XIV

Louis XIV of France

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 in 1687.

In 1661 he married Anna-Marguerite Trippel, the daughter of a shepherd from Thionville

Thionville

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