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van der Meulen family (van der or vander) Molen, Moelen | |
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Estate(s) | Fief of the Roetaert |
The van der Meulenfamily of Brussels was an important bourgeois family of freshwater fish merchants. Many of its members were deans of the guild of freshwater fish merchants
They owned the fiefdom of the Roetaert [1] as well as numerous fishponds and lakes, especially in the Sonian Forest, such as the famous Enfants Noyés ponds, which Elisabeth van der Meulen (1720–1769), wife of Jean-Baptiste van Dievoet (1704–1776), sold to the state in 1744. [2]
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Per pale, I, Or, a double-headed eagle Gules. II, quarterly, I and IV, Gules, a saltire Ermine, in base a mullet of six points pierced Or (van de Voorde). II and III, Sable, a lion Argent armes, langued, and crowned à l'antique Or (Brabant-Gaesbeek). [3] | ![]() |
Per pale, I, Or, a double-headed eagle Sable. II, quarterly, I and IV, Gules, a saltire Ermine. II and III, Sable, a lion Or. [4] | ![]() |