List of noble families in Belgium

Last updated October 31, 2023

A list of noble families in Modern Belgium with additions of former houses.

General

Currently, the Belgian crown recognizes 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.

Princes

d'Arenberg
de Chimay et de Caraman
de Croÿ, de Croÿ-Rœulx, de Croÿ-Solre
de Ligne, de Ligne de la Trémoïlle
de Lobkowicz
de Merode
Swiatopolk-Czetwertynski (Polish princely family whose title was recognized in Belgium in 2007)
Wellesley (Prince of Waterloo)

Dukes

Marquesses

Marquess of Assche (for the head of the van der Noot family)
Marquess of Beauffort (only for the head of the house; the others are count/countess)
Marquess of Imperiali des Princes de Francavilla
Marquess of Parc Locmaria (only for the head of the house; the others are count/countess)
Marquess of Radiguès Saint-Guédal de Chennevière
Marquess of Ruffo de Bonneval de La Fare des Comtes de Sinopoli de Calabre
Marquess of Trazegnies d'Ittre
Marquess of Westerlo (for the head of the House of Merode, in addition to the title of prince)
Marquess of Yve (only for the head of the house; the others are count/countess)

Counts

d'Alcantara, d'Alcantara de Querrieu
de Marchant et d'Ansembourg
d'Arschot Schoonhoven
d'Aspremont Lynden (de Maillen)
de la Barre d'Erquelinnes
de Beaufort, de Liedekerke Beaufort
de baillet von latour
du Bois d'Aische
de Borchgrave d'Altena (Merghelynck)
de Bousies (Borluut)
de Briey
de Brouchoven de Bergeyck, de Brouchoven de Bergeyck de Namur d'Elzée
de Broqueville
van der Burch
Buysse (created Count Buysse in 2014, hereditary title)
Carpentier de Changy
du Chastel de la Howarderie
Christijn de Ribaucourt
Coghen
Cornet d'Elzius, Cornet d'Elzius du Chenoy (de Wal), Cornet de Ways Ruart, d'Espiennes Cornet d'Elzius du Chenoy (de Wal)
Davignon
della Faille de Leverghem
Goblet d'Alviella
Goethals de Mude de Nieuwland
Greindl
le Grelle
Harmel (created Count Harmel in 1991, hereditary title)
de Hemptinne (granted in 1886)
de Jonghe d'Ardoye
de Kerchove de Denterghem
t'Kint de Roodenbeke
de Lalaing
de Lannoy
de Launoit
Lippens (created in 1998)
de Lichtervelde
de Liedekerke
de Limburg Stirum
de Marnix de Sainte Aldegonde
de Meeûs d'Argenteuil, de Meeûs d'Argenteuil de Trannoy
de Mercy-Argenteau
de Montpellier de Vedrin
de Norman et d'Audenhove
van der Noot
d'Oultremont, d'Oultremont de Wégimont et de Warfusé
de Patoul
de Pret Roose de Calesberg (head of the family is Count, the others are Écuyer)
van de Putte
de Renesse
de Robiano
van Rompuy
Ryckmans (Created in 1962, hereditary title)
de T'Serclaes de Wommersom
van der Stegen de Schrieck
van der Straten-Ponthoz, van der Straten Waillet
de Traux de Wardin (created count de Traux in 2013, hereditary title, priorly baron)
d'Udekem d'Acoz
Veldeman
Visart de Bury Bocarmé
van de Werve de Vorselaar

Viscounts

de Baré de Comogne
de Beughem de Houtem
de Biolley
du Bus de Warnaffe
Deligne
de Duve (Christian)
Eyskens, created Viscount Eyskens, since 1973 (hereditary title)
Jolly
de Harlez
de Jonghe d'Ardoye
van Leempoel de Nieuwmunster
Poullet
Simonis
de Spoelberch
Terlinden
Vilain XIIII
van de Werve d'Immerseel

Barons

van den Abeele (non hereditary title)
Allard
d'Anethan
Bastin (non hereditary title)
de Beco
de Bethune
Beyens
du Bois de Nevele
Bonaert
de Bakker
de Bernard de Fauconval (de Deukem)
Bloch
van Blommestein
de Bonhome
de Bonvoisin
de Borrekens
van den Branden de Reeth
de Brouwer
le Clément de Saint-Marcq
van der Bruggen
van Caloen
de Cartier d'Yves
Cardon de Lichtbuer
Casier
Clerix
Cogels
Colruyt
de Coninck^[1]
Coppens d'Eeckenbrugge
de Crombrugghe, de Crombrugghe de Picquendaele, de Crombrugghe de Schipsdaele, de Crombrugghe de Looringhe
Delbeke
Descantons de Montblanc, de Visch
Dessain
Devisch
Dillemans
Donny
van Eetvelde
van der Elst
Empain
Evain
van Eyll
de Coninck de Merckem
della Faille d'Huysse
de Favereau
Fallon
de Fierlant (-Dormer)
Fredericq
Gendebien
Gericke d'Herwynen
de Gerlache de Gomery
Gilles de Pélichy
Goethals
Goffinet
Gosselin
Greindl
Groothaert
de Groote
de Gruben
van Gruyninghen
Guillaume
de Haulleville
de Herckenrode, since 1846
Herry
d'Huart
Holvoet
Houtart
van Houtte
d'Ieteren
Iweins de Wavrans
Jacobs
Jacques de Dixmude
de Jamblinne de Meux
Janssen
Jolly
Joly
van der (vander) Kemnade
de Kerchove
Kervyn [ nl ] d'Oud Mooreghem, Kervyn de Volkaersbeke, and Kervyn de Lettenhove, Kervyn de Meerendré
de Keyser
t' Kint de Roodenbeke
de La Vallée Poussin. since 1930
Kronacker
Lambermont, since 1863
de Laminne de Bex
Leclercq
Lepage
Lequime
Liebaert, since 1930
Lhonneux
van Loo
de Loppem
de Macar
de Maere d'Aertrycke
del Marmol
de Martial de Frandeux
de Meester de Ravenstein
Merckx
Minnebo
de Moffarts, de Moffarts d'Houchenée
Mols
Moncheur
de Montpellier [ fr ]
de Moreau
Moyersoen
Muijsson
Nicaise
Nicolet
Nothomb
Orban de Xivry
d'Otreppe de Bouvette
de Pélichy
de Pitteurs Hiegaerts
Poma
de Potesta, de Potesta de Waleffe
Prisse
Pycke, Pycke de Peteghem and Pycke de Ten Aerde
de Radzitzky d'Ostrowick
de Rennette de Villers-Perwin
Ruzette
de Sadeleer
de Schaetzen
de Sélys Longchamps
van der Smissen
Snoy et d'Oppuers
de Spot
van der Straten Waillet
de Streel
Surlet de Chokier
Surmont de Courtrécy, Surmont de Volsberghe, Surmont ter Straeten
Terlinden (also Viscounts)
Theodore (Baron de Calwaert)
Tibbaut
de Tornaco
de Trannoy
d'Udekem d'Acoz
Van Lysebeth [ nl ]
Vaxelaire
de Villenfagne de Vogelsanck
de Viron
Verhaegen
Verdickt
Verwilghen
de Vinck de Winnezeele
de Vleeschauwer van Braekel
Van Voorst tot Voorst
de Vriere
Wahis
van de Werve
Whettnall
de Witte
Woot de Trixhe
de Wykerslooth de Rooyensteyn
van Zuylen, van Zuylen de Gaesebeke, van Zuylen van Nyevelt

Knight

Only men can be knights, ladies can be styled the lower rank of Jonkvrouw.

Cleenewerck de Crayencour
Clément de Saint-Marcq
de Crane d'Heysselaer
Dirix
vander Eecken
Fauvage
le Fevere de Ten Hove
de Gaesebeke
de Ghellinck
Leyniers
van Havre
Huyghens
Kraft de la Saulx, recognised in 1887
Lannoo
Beumont Vati
de Laminne de Bex
de Mahieu (only the family head)
de Maurissens
de Menten de Horne
du Mortier
van Outryve d'Ydewalle
Parthon de Von
van Praet d’Amerloo
Raes
van Tieghem de Ten Berghe
Rosseeuw
de Sauvage
de Schaetzen, de Schaetzen de Schaetzenhoff, de Schaetzen van Brienen
de Spot
Speeckaert
de Theux de Meylandt et Montjardin
de Wouters d'Oplinter
Van Hoecke

Ecuyer (jonkheer/jonkvrouw)

Boël family.
van Ackere
Agie de Selsaeten (Agie de Selsaten)
Anciaux Henry de Faveaux
André-Dumont
d'Andrimont
Anne de Molina
Annez de Taboada
Arrazola de Oñate
Assenmascher
de Barsy
de Bauer
du Bois de Vroylande
Bauchau
Beaucarne d'Eenaeme
Beeckmans de West-Meerbeeck
de Behault
du Bois de Nevele, du Bois d'Aische, du Bois de Vroylande
Berger
Boucquéau
de Braconier
de Bruyn
de Cambry de Baudimont
Cardon de Lichtbuer
Carton de Tournay
Claeys Boúúaert
Coart
de Cock
de Coune
Cogels
Coget
Coomans de Brachène
van Cutsem
de la Croix d'Ogimont
Demeure de Lespaul
Descampe
van Dievoet
Duquesne Watelet de la Vinelle
de Duve
Ernst de la Graete
van der Essen
Van den Eynde
della Faille de Leverghem
le Fevere de Ten Hove
de Francquen
Geelhand de la Bistrate, Geelhand de Merxem
de Gheldere
Gilliot
van der Gracht
Guyot de Mishaegen
de Halleux
de La Hamayde, de La Hamaide
van den Hecke de Lembeke
Hendrickx van den Bosch
Henkart
d'Hennezel
Henry de Frahan
Hermanns
de Hollain
d'Hoop
d'Hoop de Synghem
Jacobs
Jacquet de Haveskercke
Janssen
Janssens de Bisthoven
Jacobs van Merlen
Jooris
Joos de ter Beerst
van der Kelen
de Keyser
t'Kint de Roodebeke
Lantonnois van Rode
Leman
Lepage
Le Mayeur de Merprès
Lequime
Limme van Overloop, Limme d'Altena
Limpens
Linard de Guertechin
Errembault du Maisnil et du Coutre
van Maldeghem
de Mahieu (knight for the head, écuyers for the rest of the family)
Matthieu de Wynendale, since 1957
Maus de Rolley
de Meester (de Meester de Ravestein, de Meester de Betzenbroeck, de Meester de Heyndonck)
van Melckebeke van den Nieuwenhuysen
Mertens de Wilmars
Mols
Monnoyer de Galland de Carnières
Montens d'Oosterwyck
Morel de Westgaver
Moretus Plantin de Bouchout
Oldenhove de Guertechin
van de Kerchove
Nobels
Nolf
Peltzer
Plissart de Brandignies
de Potter
- de Potter de Zinzerling
- de Potter d’Indoye
Pouppez de Kettenis de Hollaeken
de Prelle de la Nieppe [ fr ]
de Roest d'Alkemade Oem de Moesenbroeck
de Roye van Wichen ( de Roye de Wichen)
van der Straten-Ponthoz
Serné
Scheppers de Bergstein
van der Schueren Devèze
de Smet
de Smet de Naeyer
de Smet d'Olbecke
Spruyt
Speeckaert
Terlinden (also viscounts and barons)
Thibaut de Maisières
de Thomaz de Bossierre
Timmermans
d'Udekem d'Acoz
d'Udekem Gentinnes
d'Udekem de Guertechin
Uyttenhove
van Ackere
van den Berg
van der Vaeren
Van Lysebeth
van Neste
van Outryve d'Ydewalle
van Wassenhove
de Vaucleroy
de Walque
de Wasseige
van Wassenhove
de Wautier
Waucquez
Watelet
de Wilde d'Estmael
de Witte
Wittouck
Woronoff
van Zuylen

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References

↑ M. SIEGENBEEK, "Levensbericht van P.C.G. baron de Coninck", in: Handelingen van de Maatschappij der Nederlandse Letterkunde, 1827

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[1] M. SIEGENBEEK, "Levensbericht van P.C.G. baron de Coninck", in: Handelingen van de Maatschappij der Nederlandse Letterkunde, 1827

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