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A list of noble families in Modern Belgium with additions of former houses.
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A list of noble families in Modern Belgium with additions of former houses.
Currently, the Belgian crown recognizes (in ascending order) the titles of jonkheer, knight, baron, viscount, count, marquis, duke and prince. The persons who legally are member of the nobility have the legal right to protect their family name and coat of arms.
The houses bearing the titles of prince and duke are described more thoroughly on the Belgian nobility page.
Only men can be knights, ladies can be styled the lower rank of Jonkvrouw.
Oostkamp is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of Hertsberge, Oostkamp proper, Ruddervoorde and Waardamme. On January 1, 2019, Oostkamp had a total population of 23,698. The total area is 79.65 km² which gives a population density of 289 inhabitants per km².
Mathilde Marie Christine Ghislaine Countess d'Udekem d'Acoz is Queen of the Belgians as the wife of King Philippe. She is the first native-born Belgian queen, and has four children. She formerly worked as a speech therapist. She is involved with a range of organisations which address social issues including education, child poverty, intergenerational poverty, the position of women in society and literacy.
St. James' Church is a former collegiate church in Antwerp, Belgium. The church is built on the site of a hostel for pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela. The present building is the work of the Waghemakere family and Rombout Keldermans, in Brabantine Gothic style. The church contains the grave of Peter Paul Rubens in the eastern chapel.
Auguste II Marie Henri van de Werve (1764–1793), baron of Lichtaert, formed part of a noble family of Antwerp.
Philippe Louis Joseph Ignace van de Werve, 1st Baron of Schilde (1748–1834) formed part of a very old, important and noble family of Antwerp.
Count Charles Gaëtan Corneille Marie François-Xavier Ghislain de Limburg-Stirum, a Count of the Holy Roman Empire and Knight of the Golden Fleece, was a member of the House of Limburg-Stirum. During his life he was a Belgian Senator and Grand Master of the Royal Households of King Leopold III.
The Terlinden family is a Belgian noble family of German origin, with a noble offspring in Belgium. Its titles are Viscount and Baron.
The Collegiate Church of St. Gertrude is a Roman Catholic collegiate church in Nivelles, Walloon Brabant, Belgium, which was built in the 11th century. It is dedicated to Saint Gertude, the patron saint of cats.
The Van de Werve family is one of the oldest Belgian noble families from Antwerp that is still in existence.
The Civic Decoration is a civilian decoration of the Kingdom of Belgium. It was first established by royal decree on 21 July 1867 to reward exceptional acts of bravery, devotion or humanity. A further royal decree of 15 January 1885 extended the award to state civil servants for long service by a mere change of ribbon. The award statute was once again amended by royal decree in 1902 to include long service in the Civic Guard and firefighters, each with its distinctive ribbon.
The House of Ursel is the name of an old Belgian noble family of German origin. The Head of the House is styled as Duke of Ursel, while other members are styled as Count/Countess of Ursel.
PhilipJulius van Zuylen van Nijevelt was a Dutch general, nobleman and politician. He was appointed Marshal of Holland in the Kingdom of Holland and served as French senator following the annexation of Holland by the Napoleonic Empire. Van Zuylen van Nijevelt was also an amateur scientist and became known for his treatise on chess.
Van Zuylen van Nievelt is an old noble Dutch family originating from Utrecht.
Countess Alix de Lannoy was a Belgian noblewoman and the mother of Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie of Luxembourg.
Count Philippe de Lannoy was a Belgian noble and provincial councillor of Hainaut. He was the alderman of finance for Frasnes-lez-Anvaing. He was the father of Stéphanie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. His full name was Philippe Marie Ernest Albert; his title in French was comte de Lannoy et du Saint-Empire.
The House of Lannoy is the name of an old and important Belgian noble family that takes its name from the town of Lannoy in northern France. The name comes from l'Annoy, which means 'the alderwood' in Picard French of Flanders.
The House d'Udekem is the name of a noble family that has belonged to the nobility of Belgium since 1816.
Jonkvrouw Marie-Pierre Brigitte Olivier Corneille Verhaegen, Countess d'Udekem d'Acoz is a Belgian noblewoman and a historian.
Dominicus Franciscus du Bois was a Flemish artist and draughtsman. From 1826, he directed the Royal School for Applied and Visual arts in 's-Hertogenbosch.
