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Princes. d'Arenberg. de Chimay et de Caraman. de Cro, de Cro -Rœulx, de Cro -Solre. de Ligne, de Ligne de la Trémoïlle. de Lobkowicz. de Merode. Swiatopolk-Czetwertynski (Polish princely family whose title was recognized in Belgium in 2007) Wellesley ( Prince of Waterloo)
Charles-Alexandre de Calonne by Élisabeth-Louise Vigée-Le Brun (1784), London, Royal Collection.Calonne is shown in the costume of his rank, noblesse de robe. Under the Ancien Régime of France, the Nobles of the Robe or Nobles of the Gown (French: noblesse de robe) were French aristocrats whose rank came from holding certain judicial or administrative posts.
The Marquess of Trazegnies d'Ittre ( Markies van Trazegnies or marquis de Trazegnies) is a member of the Belgian nobility. The title has been held for centuries by the noble house of Trazegnies ( Maison de Trazegnies ). They hold private residence in the Castle of Corroy-le-Château. The house of Trazegnies is divided into two families: de ...
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Born in Uccle, De Selys Longchamps was the daughter of Count Michel François de Selys Longchamps and Countess Pauline Julie Cornet de Ways-Ruart. In 1962, she married industrialist and steel magnate, Jonkheer Jacques Boël (1929–2022), nephew of Count René Boël. They divorced in 1978.
French nobility. The French nobility ( French: la noblesse française) was an aristocratic social class in France from the Middle Ages until its abolition on 23 June 1790 during the French Revolution . From 1808 [ 1] to 1815 during the First Empire the Emperor Napoléon bestowed titles [ 2] that were recognized as a new nobility by the Charter ...
Noblesse oblige. La noblesse oblige ( / noʊˌblɛs əˈbliːʒ /; French: [la nɔblɛs ɔbliʒ] ⓘ; literally "nobility obliges") is a French expression that means that nobility extends beyond mere entitlement, requiring people who hold such status to fulfill social responsibilities; the term retains the same meaning in English.
The Belgian nobility today. In the Kingdom of Belgium there were as of 2013 approximately 1,300 noble families, with some 20,000 members. The noble lineage of only approximately 400 families dates back to the 17th century or earlier. As Belgium is a democratic constitutional monarchy there are no legal privileges attached to bearing a noble ...