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Van Dievoet Family
The Van Dievoet family () is a Belgians, Belgian family originating from the Duchy of Brabant. It descends from the Seven Noble Houses of Brussels, Seven Lineages of Brussels and its members have been bourgeois of Brussels, ''bourgeois'' (freemen) of that city since the 1600s. It formed, at the end of the 17th century, a now extinct Parisian branch which used the name Vandive family, Vandive.''La Revue'' (ancienne ''Revue des Revues''), volume 78, Paris, 1908, p. 471: « aux grandes fortunes des Delahoquette, des Vandive, des Granchez ». Origins This family descends from Gillis van Dievoet (d. before 1672), bourgeois of Brussels, who wed, in a first marriage on 13 November 1650, in the Chapel Church, Catharina Slachmeulder. And, in a second marriage on 31 July 1660, in Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula, Saint Gudula, Gertrudis Zeevaert. Brussels branch The Brussels branch is the only wikt:extant, extant branch of the Van Dievoet family. It has produced notable mercha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vandive
The Vandive family (; or Van Dievoet called Vandive; in French: Van Dievoet dit Vandive) was a Parisian branch of the Van Dievoet family from Brussels, descended from goldsmith Philippe Van Dievoet, the elder brother of famous Brussels sculptor Peter Van Dievoet. The family were first bourgeois of Paris before becoming part of the French nobility. This Parisian branch of the Van Dievoet family became extinct in 1802 with the death of François Gilles Vandive. Name Depending on the source, the name of Philippe Van Dievoet was changed to Vandive either by the Dauphin of whom he had been the jeweller, or by his father, King Louis XIV. Before that, it was briefly written as Vandivout, in an attempt to frenchize the name. Members * Philippe van Dievoet called Vandive, '' écuyer'' (1654-1738), councillor to the king, goldsmith of King Louis XIV and consul of Paris. * Guillaume Vandive, (1680-1706), printer of the Dauphin. *Balthazar Philippe Vandive, goldsmith and consu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Serhuyghs
The House of Serhuyghs or Serhuyghs Lineage (French: ''Lignage Serhuyghs'') is one of the Seven Noble Houses of Brussels, along with Sleeus, Roodenbeke, Sweerts, Serroelofs, Steenweeghs, and Coudenberg.Baudouin Walckiers, PB, ''Filiations lignagères contemporaines'', Brussels, 1999. The Serhuyghs House was charged with the defence of the Halle Gate, and was assisted as of 1422 by the Nation of St Lawrence. Escutcheon Azure, three fleurs-de-lis couped argent. The Seven Noble Houses of Brussels The Seven Noble Houses of Brussels (, ) were the seven families of Brussels whose descendants formed the city's patrician class, to whom special privileges were granted until the end of the Ancien Régime. Together with the Guilds of Brussels, they formed the city's bourgeoisie. See also History of Brussels Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) is a region of Belgium compris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Van Dievoet
Peter van Dievoet (; Dutch language, Dutch: ''Peeter van Dievoet'', French language, French: ''Pierre van Dievoet'', Latin: ''Petrus''; 16611729) was a Flemish Baroque sculptor, statuary, wood carver and designer of ornamental architectural elements active in Brussels and England. He is known for his work on a number of the Baroque architecture, Baroque Guildhall, guild houses on the Grand-Place (Brussels's main square), which was rebuilt after Bombardment of Brussels (1695), the bombardment of 1695, as well as on the Statue of James II, Trafalgar Square, Statue of James II on Trafalgar Square, London, made in collaboration with fellow Flemish sculptor Laurens van der Meulen.Horace Walpole, ''Anecdotes of painting in England: with some account of the principal artists; and incidental notes on other arts; collected by the late Mr. George Vertue; and now digested and published from his original MSS. by Mr. Horace Walpole'', London, 1765, vol. III, p. 91 : "Gibbons had several discip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James II Statue 1
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Extant
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Brussels
Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) is a Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium#Regions, region of Belgium comprising #Municipalities, 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium. The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country. It is a part of both the French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community, and is separate from the Flemish Region (Flanders), within which it forms an enclave, and the Walloon Region (Wallonia), located less than to the south. Brussels grew from a small rural settlement on the river Senne (river), Senne to become an important city-region in Europe. Since the end of the Second World War, it has been a major centre for international politics and home to numerous international organisations, politicians, Diplomacy, diplomats and civil servants. Brussels is the ''de facto' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The International Register Of Arms
The Armorial Register Limited is a British publishing company focused on Heraldry, heraldic and Genealogy, genealogical topics. It was founded in 2006 with the aim of producing works related to heraldry and associated fields of study. Publications The Armorial Register Limited's main publication is the ''Armorial Register - International Register of Arms''. This work was originally titled ''Burke's Peerage & Gentry International Register of Arms'' when the publishing rights were held under license by Burke's Peerage until 2011. At this point, the license was terminated and the publication was rebranded under its current name. The publication functions as a roll of arms, allowing individuals from around the world to record legitimately Grant of arms, granted, Law of heraldic arms, inherited or Assumed arms, assumed Coat of arms, coats of arms. However, as a Private sector, private venture, it holds no official heraldic authority or powers of judgment over genealogical matters. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cathedral Of St
A cathedral is a church that contains the of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denominations with an episcopal hierarchy, such as the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, and some Lutheran churches.''New Standard Encyclopedia'', 1998 by Standard Educational Corporation, Chicago, Illinois; page B-262c. Church buildings embodying the functions of a cathedral first appeared in Italy, Gaul, Spain, and North Africa in the 4th century, but cathedrals did not become universal within the Western Catholic Church until the 12th century, by which time they had developed architectural forms, institutional structures, and legal identities distinct from parish churches, monastic churches, and episcopal residences. The cathedral is more important in the hierarchy than the church because it is from the cathedral that the bishop governs the area under his or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chapel Church
The Church of Our Lady of the Chapel (; ), or the Chapel Church (; ), is a Catholic church in the Marolles/Marollen district of Brussels, Belgium. It is dedicated to Our Lady of the Chapel. The church, in a Romanesque- Gothic transitional style, was built between the 12th and 13th centuries above an earlier chapel. Following a fire in 1405, its nave was rebuilt in the Brabantine Gothic style and enlarged with side chapels. Its Baroque slate bell tower dates from the 18th century. The complex was designated a historic monument in 1936. The church is located on the /, between the / and the /. This site is served by Brussels-Chapel railway station. History Early history The presence of a chapel in this place is testified by a charter dated 1134 and signed by Godfrey I, Count of Louvain, in which he donated a chapel erected ("outside the fortified centre of Brussels") to the Benedictine monks of the Abbey of the Holy Sepulcher of Cambrai, who immediately founded a priory ther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bourgeois Of Brussels
In City of Brussels, Brussels, as in most European cities, one needed the capacity of Bourgeoisie, bourgeois (equivalent to German Burgher (title), burgher or English Burgess (title), burgess; in French ''bourgeois'' or ''citoyen'' ''de Bruxelles''; in Dutch ''poorter'' or ''borger'' ''van Brussel''; in Latin ''civis'' or ''oppidanus'' ''Bruxellensis'') to exercise Civil and political rights, political rights but also to practice a Craft, trade, which in Brussels meant to be a member of the guilds of Brussels, guilds or of the Seven Noble Houses of Brussels, Seven Noble Houses. The charter of Brussels, as codified in 1570 in Articles 206 and following, provided the conditions of admission to the bourgeoisie of the city. The Bourgeois were the Patrician (post-Roman Europe), patrician class of the city. This social class was abolished by Napoleon during the History of Belgium#French control, French occupation. Capacity of bourgeois The non-bourgeois inhabitants, called "inhabita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pipenpoy Family
The Pipenpoy family (/pɪpɒ̃pwə/), was an old and influential patrician family of Brussels which exercised public functions in the capital of the Duchy of Brabant until the end of the Ancien Régime. It died in 1832 with Catherine de Pipenpoy, who was 100 years old. Several of its members were admitted to the Seven Noble Houses of Brussels. Origins The name Pipenpoi, Pipenpoy or Pypenpoy, which appeared in Brussels in the 13th century, is that of an important family of the urban aristocracy of bourgeois origin. Guillaume Pipenpoi, deceased before 1253, quoted as bourgeois of Brussels (poorter) and alderman of Brussels in 1227-1230, is the first known representative. He occupied a ''steen'', or fortified house, called the Cantersteen, the "steen of the cantor", located at the corner of the current rue de la Madeleine and rue de l'Empereur. Genealogy This family had many branches whose main branch can be established as such: : I. Guillaume (Willem) Pipenpoy, was bailiff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Steenweeghs
The House of Steenweeghs or Steenweeghs Lineage (French: ''Lignage Steenweeghs'') is one of the Seven Noble Houses of Brussels, along with Roodenbeke, Sleeus, Serhuyghs, Sweerts, Serroelofs, and Coudenberg.Baudouin Walckiers, PB, ''Filiations lignagères contemporaines'', Brussels, 1999. The House of Steenweeghs was charged in 1383 with the defence of the Leuven Gate, and was assisted as of 1422 by the Nation of St John. Escutcheon Gules (Brussels), five escallops in a cross. The Seven Noble Houses of Brussels The Seven Noble Houses of Brussels (, ) were the seven families of Brussels whose descendants formed the city's patrician class, to whom special privileges were granted until the end of the Ancien Régime. Together with the Guilds of Brussels, they formed the city's bourgeoisie. See also History of Brussels Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) is a region o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
