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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.
When he becomes a Belgian citizen by naturalization, he loses his nobiliary status of his country of origin and therefore no longer has the right to bear his foreign title. [8] If foreign titles are recognized, the bearers are incorporated into the Belgian nobility (see above for some Polish and Bohemian princes, two Austrian archdukes).
Belgium portal; Subcategories. ... Margraves of Namur (1 C, 24 P) Pages in category "Marquesses of Belgium" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
A marquess (UK: / ˈ m ɑːr k w ɪ s /; [1] French: marquis) [2] [a] is a nobleman of high hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The German-language equivalent is Markgraf (margrave).
Marquesses of Belgium (2 C, 5 P) P. Princes of Belgium (2 C, 2 P) Princesses of Belgium (1 C, 31 P) V. Viscounts of Belgium (2 C, 16 P) This page was last edited on ...
The first recorded lord of the house was Giles I of Trazegnies (1134–1161). The title of marquess was conferred by Holy Roman Empress and Archduchess of Austria, Maria Theresa, upon the descendants of Eugène Gillion, Marquess de Trazegnies, who became Marquess of Ittre after his marriage to Marie Victoire de Rifflart, daughter of Leopold de Rifflart.
nobility of Belgian origin bestowed by the king of the Belgians foreign nobility incorporated into the Belgian nobility and who moved there Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nobility of Belgium .
Marquess of Assche is a title belonging to the Belgian nobility, Assche is the old writing of the city of Asse. The Margraveships still stands today and belongs to the House van der Noot. Today the current Marquess of Assche still resides in Belgium.