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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.
The wives of Belgian monarchs have all been titled Queen and styled Majesty, with the exception of Leopold III of Belgium's second wife Mary Lilian Baels, who was titled Princess of Belgium and Princess of Réthy. All Belgian monarchs so far have been male, so there have only been female consorts.
Pages in category "Marquesses of Belgium" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Marquess of Assche; L.
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).
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).
Cecil, Earls and Marquesses of Salisbury; Earls and Dukes of Portland from the Bentinck family; Earls of Lincoln and Dukes of Newcastle; Leveson-Gower & Egerton Family Tree: Earls Gower, Marquesses of Stafford, Dukes of Sutherland; Rich family, earls of Warwick; Fox family earls of Ilchester; Barons Byron (family of the poet Lord Byron) Charles ...
nobility of Belgian origin bestowed by the king of the Belgians; foreign nobility incorporated into the Belgian nobility and who moved there
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 ...