The House of Serhuyghs or Serhuyghs Lineage (French: Lignage Serhuyghs) is one of the Seven Noble Houses of Brussels along with the Houses of: Sleeus, Roodenbeke, Sweerts, Serroelofs, Steenweeghs, and Coudenberg.

The Serhuyghs House was charged with the defence of the Hal gate, seconded as of 1422 by the nation of Notre-Laurent.

House of Serhuyghs

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House of Serhuyghs

The Seven Noble Houses of Brussels

The Seven noble houses of Brussels (, ) were the seven families of Brussels whose descendants formed the patrician class of that city, and to whom special privileges in the government of that city were granted until the end of the Ancien Régime.

House of Serhuyghs

Together with the Guilds of Brussels they formed the Bourgeoisie of the city.

Authority

Content in this edit is translated from the existing French Wikipedia article at :fr:Lignage Serhuyghs; see its history for attribution.

See also

Seven Noble Houses of Brussels

House of Serroelofs

House of Sweerts

House of Coudenbergh

House of Roodenbeke

House of Steenweeghs

House of Sleeus

Bourgeois of Brussels

Guilds of Brussels

References

Seven Noble Houses of Brussels

Belgian families

People from Brussels-Capital Region