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

The Coudenberg House was charged with the defence of the Namur gate, seconded as of 1422 by the nation of Saint-Jacques.

House of Roodenbeke

Escutcheon

Argent, a bend wavy gules.

House of Roodenbeke

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 Roodenbeke

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

See also

Seven Noble Houses of Brussels

House of Serroelofs

House of Sweerts

House of Coudenbergh

House of Sleeus

House of Serhuyghs

House of Steenweeghs

Bourgeois of Brussels

Guilds of Brussels

References

Seven Noble Houses of Brussels

Belgian families

People from Brussels-Capital Region