Jacques van de Werve de Vorsselaer

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Jacques van de Werve de Vorsselaer [1] (born 1 October 1915) is a Belgian nobleman of the Houses of Werve and Vorsselaer.

Belgium Federal constitutional monarchy in Western Europe

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Western Europe. It is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the southwest, and the North Sea to the northwest. It covers an area of 30,688 square kilometres (11,849 sq mi) and has a population of more than 11.4 million. The capital and largest city is Brussels; other major cities are Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi and Liège.

House of van de Werve

Van de Werve is the name of one of the oldest noble families from Antwerp that is still in existence.

Family

He is the son of Fernand and Blanche Marie Julie de Lichtervelde.

Fernand, Count van de Werve, was a Belgian nobleman.

He married Béatrice de Faestraets (1925-2002) on 30 September 1947, and their children are:

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References

  1. Jacques van de WERVE de VORSSELAER, geneanet.org, accessed 22 May 2015