Association Royale des Descendants des Lignages de Bruxelles
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The Association Royale des Descendants des Lignages de Bruxelles (French) (Dutch: Koninklijke Vereniging der Afstammelingen van de Brusselse Geslachten; {{Literal translation|Royal Association of the Descendants of the Lineages of Brussels}}) is a hereditary organization of individuals who have documented their descent from at least one member of the Seven Noble Houses of Brussels.{{Cite web|title=La noblesse entre cercles et clubs de golf|url=https://www.lecho.be/dossier/noblesse/la-noblesse-entre-cercles-et-clubs-de-golf/9873916.html|date=2017-03-17|website=L'Echo|language=fr|access-date=2020-05-22}}{{Cite web|title=En 1549, les lignages ont le devoir de recevoir dignement|url=https://www.dhnet.be/medias/en-1549-les-lignages-ont-le-devoir-de-recevoir-dignement-5d09f3627b50a62b5b0914fc|date=2019-06-19|website=www.dhnet.be|language=fr|access-date=2020-05-22}}{{Cite web|title=Des lignages aussi royaux|url=https://www.lalibre.be/regions/bruxelles/des-lignages-aussi-royaux-55d9f0733570b546536ebec3|last=Libre.be|first=La|date=2015-08-23|website=www.lalibre.be|language=fr|access-date=2020-05-22}}
History
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Like the nobility, the Seven Noble Houses (or lineages) of Brussels were abolished during the French occupation. But whereas the nobility was officially recognised after the Belgian revolution of 1830, the lineages of Brussels were not. The Association was founded in 1961{{Cite web|title=L'Association des Descendants des Lignages de Bruxelles fête ses 50 ans|url=https://www.lavenir.net/cnt/245155344|website=www.lavenir.net|language=fr|access-date=2020-05-22}}{{Cite web|title=* S.M. le Roi Philippe et S.M. la Reine Mathilde: une ascendance commune ?|url=http://www.dydewalle.be/index.php/publications/28-publications-famille/99-s-m-le-roi-philippe-et-s-m-la-reine-mathilde-une-ascendance-commune|website=www.dydewalle.be|access-date=2020-05-22}} as an asbl{{Cite web|title=ASSOC. ROYALE DES DESCENDANTS DES LIGNAGES DE ASBL - 0408.617.250 - Bruxelles|url=https://trendstop.levif.be/fr/detail/408617250/assoc-royale-des-descendants-des-lignages-de.aspx|website=trendstop.levif.be|access-date=2020-05-22}} (non-profit) with the aim of bringing the descendants of the Seven Noble Houses together.
Activities
The descendants of the Seven Noble Houses are currently united within this organization which perpetuates their existence and their rituals dating back to the Middle Ages. For example, every year, the organisation takes an active part in the organization of the Ommegang.{{Cite web|title=L'Ommegang de Bruxelles|url=http://www.patrimoineculturel.cfwb.be/index.php?id=14518|date=2017-03-15|website=www.patrimoineculturel.cfwb.be|language=fr|access-date=2020-05-22}}INSCRIPTION D’UN ÉLÉMENT À L’INVENTAIRE DU PATRIMOINE CULTUREL IMMATÉRIEL DE LA RÉGION BRUXELLES-CAPITALE [http://patrimoine.brussels/liens/pci/ommegang-fiche-inventaire Read online]{{Cite web|title=Participants - Ommegang de Bruxelles|url=https://sites.google.com/site/ommegangdebruxelles/de-nos-jours/participants|website=sites.google.com|access-date=2020-05-22}}
Publications
The organization's main publications are:
- Les filiations lignagères: a yearly genealogical publication that shows the lineage of members back to their ancestors who held positions as members the Seven Noble Houses;
- Le Valet: a quarterly periodic that keeps members up to date on the activities and news of the association;
- Le Bulletin.
Post-nominal letters
People officially admitted to the Association are entitled to use the following post-nominal letters: PB (Patricius Bruxellensis) for all members and NPB (Nobilis Patricius Bruxellensis) in case they are members of the Belgian nobility.This custom is already found in the writings of Jan-Baptist Hauwaert, NPB (1533–1599).
Gallery
File:Blasons lignages mss XVIIIème.jpg|Coats of arms of the Seven Noble Houses on a manuscript from the 18th century.
File:Manneken Pis en costume des Lignages de Bruxelles.jpg|Manneken Pis dressed as a burgomaster from the Seven Noble Houses of Brussels. The costume was gifted by the Association in 2013.{{Cite web|title=Bourgmestre des lignages de Bruxelles|url=https://www.mannekenpis.brussels/fr/app/costume/bourgmestre-des-lignages-de-bruxelles_893?similar=1|last=|first=|date=|website=MANNEKEN-PIS|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}{{Cite web|title=Manneken Pis le nouveau Bourgmestre des Lignages de Bruxelles|url=http://mijnplatteland.com/brussels/manneken/y2013/manneken_23.html|website=mijnplatteland.com|access-date=2020-05-22}}
File:Les blasons des Sept Lignages de Bruxelles - Carte gravée par Harrewyn, 1697.jpg|Map of Brussels with the Seven Noble Houses' coats of arms.
Notes and references
Further reading
- Olivier de Trazegnies, «Les sept lignages de Bruxelles», in : L'Éventail, May 2009, pp. 92–94.
- Serge Quoidbach, Nicolas Keszei, and Michel Lauwers, «Association royale des descendants des lignages de Bruxelles», in : Noblesse is business, Brussels : Racine, 2017, pp. 148–149.
See also
External links
- [http://www.lignagesdebruxelles.be Official website]
- [https://www.companyweb.be/societe/association-royale-des-descendants-des-lignages-de-bruxelles/asbl/408617250 Company information]