Jonkvrouw Marie-Pierre Brigitte Olivier Corneille Verhaegen, Countess d'Udekem d'Acoz (born 20 April 1966) is a Belgian noblewoman and a historian.

Family

Verhaegen is of noble birth and daughter of

Baron Baron is a rank of nobility or title of honour, often Hereditary title, hereditary, in various European countries, either current or historical. The female equivalent is baroness. Typically, the title denotes an aristocrat who ranks higher than ...

Pierre Corneille Theodore Verhaegen (b. 1923), mayor of Merelbeke and his wife Michelle Charlotte d'Hoop de Synghem. She is a direct descendant of

Pierre-Théodore Verhaegen Pierre-Théodore Verhaegen (5 September 1796 – 8 December 1862) was a Belgian lawyer and liberal politician known as the founder of the Free University of Brussels. He was twice chairman of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives (from 28 June 1 ...

. She married in 1998 to Count Bernard

d'Udekem d'Acoz The House d'Udekem () is the name of a noble family that has belonged to the Belgian nobility, nobility of Belgium since 1816. History The origin of the d'Udekem family dates back to the Late Middle Ages, with the earliest member recorded '' ...

, a first cousin of

Queen Mathilde of Belgium Mathilde Marie Christine Ghislaine d'Udekem d'Acoz (; born 20 January 1973) 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. ...

. They have three children. She is a member of the Royal Commission of Mesen, member of the board of directors of the Association de la Noblesse du Royaume de Belgique. She completed her studies in History at

Ghent University Ghent University (, abbreviated as UGent) is a Public university, public research university located in Ghent, in the East Flanders province of Belgium. Located in Flanders, Ghent University is the second largest Belgian university, consisting o ...

Works

* Marie-Pierre d'Udekem d'Acoz, "Pour le Roi et la Patrie. La noblesse belge dans la Résistance" (Bruxelles, 2003) * Marie-Pierre d'Udekem d'Acoz, "Voor Koning en vaderland. De Belgische adel in het verzet" (Tielt, 2003) * Marie-Pierre d'Udekem d'Acoz, "Andrée De Jongh. Une vie de résistante" (Bruxelles, 2016) * masterscriptie: ''Merelbeke in de oorlog: analyse en situering van het verzet in een plattelandsgemeente 1940-1944''

Awards

* Laureate of the Geheim Leger foundation.

References

Belgian nobility Ghent University alumni 21st-century Belgian historians Belgian women historians {{Belgium-bio-stub