De Witte family
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| region = Belgium and France
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| origin = Antwerp, Belgium
| members = Wiktor de Witte, Adriaan de Witte, Jacob Antoon de Witte, Jean de Witte
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The de Witte family is a Belgian noble family originating from the city of Antwerp.↑ Oscar Coomans de Brachène, État présent de la noblesse Belge, Annuaire de 1983, seconde partie, Wi - Zu, Collection "ETAT PRESENT" a. s. b. l., 1983.
History
Originally, it is believed that they were members of the Hanseatic League. The oldest known family ancestor is {{illm|Adriaan de Witte|fr|Adriaan_de_Witte}} (1464–1549), who was from Buerstede near Antwerp. A 1544 portrait of him, painted by a student of Hans Holbein the Younger, is exhibited in the Rijksmuseum Twenthe in Enschede.
Some members
- {{illm|Adriaan de Witte|fr|Adriaan_de_Witte}} alias Adrien de Witte (1464–1549)
- {{illm|Jacob Antoon de Witte|fr|Jacob_Antoon_de_Witte}} alias Jacques-Antoine de Witte (1629–1688)
- Jean de Witte (1808–1889) - an archaeologist, epigraphist and numismatist
- Gaston-François de Witte (1897–1980) - an herpetologist