Middle-class man of Brussels

There for Brussels, as in all the European cities, it is necessary to have the quality of Bourgeois of Brussels to be able to exert political rights not only there, but also to be able to exert a trade and to belong to the Corporations or Nations , or to belong to the Lignages . The nonmiddle-class inhabitants do not have aucuns these rights, same if they have some of them nevertheless.

This quality of middle-class exists since the origin of the free cities, or City-States born in Babylonia, and corresponds to the quality of " politês " among Greeks and of " civis " among Romans.

With Brussels, the middle-class men were called " poorters " name of the imposing stone-built houses that they lived at the beginning of the existence of the city, and which were called " poorte " or " carried " in Latin, and whose synonym was " herberg" or " hostel". Each one of these " poorte" had a name, for example: " Poorte van den Galoyse", " Poorte van Coeckelberg" , " of Gouden Poorte" , " Priemspooerte" , the " Raempoorte" (in Overmolen), the " of you Serclaes" carried; known as " Palais" , the " Slozenpoorte" (with Fine sand), the " Poorte van of Tafelronde" or the " Poorte van Vianen". The Domonymie of Brussels very rich and being varied.

The quality of middle-class man forms the base of civilization and the urban organization, which goes back with graeco-latin Antiquity and the valley of Euphrate, in opposition to another type of culture and European civilization, rural and feudal civilization going up at the time Neolithic era.

Well with the shelters of the ramparts of the City, the middle-class man of Brussels, like the others bourgeoisies European, form thus a small island of civilization separated well from the rural world, centered on other values.

Napoleon, eager to destroy urban freedoms, definitively abolished the quality of middle-class man of a city, destroying at the same time urban patriotism and the feeling of membership of the same joint project.

But thousand years of communal freedoms are not forgotten also quickly, and in Brussels, the old middle-class families, forming the core of the Bourgeois of Brussels , preserve with love and pride the memories of their old freedoms.

Jan Caluwaerts published the list of the middle-class men of Brussels, in its entitled book " Poorters van Brussel- Middle-class of Bruxelles" , thus facilitating the searchs for many people interested by their origins of Brussels.

Middle-class families

Here a chronological list of the middle-class families of Brussels still remaining, with the date of admission to the middle-class and the Chalk-lining from which they currently go down. The goal of this list is to take again only the families of the middle-class of Brussels whose descent of the name in patrilineal line currently exists and who can thus qualify middle-class of Brussels or of poorters van Brussel according to the laws and habits of the town of Brussels.

We also indicate the chalk-lining whose these families go down, often thanks to the alliances contracted by their descendants after their admission to the middle-class . It is thus interesting to note that the admission with the middle-class was often a stage before contracting thereafter an alliance lignagère

The Middle Ages

1150, approximately, family van der Noot , (chalk-linings Sweerts, Steenweeghs, Roodenbeke)

XVème century

1447, approximately, family Leyniers (chalk-linings Coudenbergh, Sweerts and Sleeuws).
1450, approximately, family van der Stegen (Sleeus chalk-lining).
1451, approximately, family you Sersarys then of Woelmont (Sweerts).
1452, approximately, family of Arschot , then van Schoonhoven , then of Arschot-Schoonhoven (chalk-lining you Serroelofs)
1458, January 11th, family van Droogenbroeck (Sweerts chalk-lining)
1458, August 9th, family van Cotthem (Sweerts chalk-lining)
1460, approximately, family ''' (of) Meeus ''', (chalk-linings Sweerts and Sleeus)
1461, approximately, family Devadder or of Vaddere .
1487, July 9th, family Aelbrechts known as of Borsere (chalk-lining of Roodenbeke)
1488, May 9th, family van Droogenbroeck (chalk-lining of Roodenbeke, thanks to their maternal ascent of van Nuwenhove ). As historical proof one exceptionally has the complete text of the admission ( concrete ): Royal library, handwritten II-6490 fol.387, as well as the reports/ratios of the council of the chalk-lining of Roodenbeke ca.1500, which indicate the dominant position of van Droogenbroeck like swerte (leader) of the Chalk-lining of Roodenbeke.
1489, approximately, family you Kint , then you Kint de Roodenbeke , (Arnoud You Kint °1464/+1549, allowed with Roodenbeke chalk-lining the 22-8-1489, thanks to its maternal ascent Van der Meeren , (F V Goethals: Mirror of Not. Peerage-books of Belg. 1857, volume 1, p. 242) and (chalk-linings of Brussels: DEC 1990 n° 123-124), even day that the application like Middle-class man of Brussels).
1490, approximately, family Jambers .
1490, December 4th, family Ranspoet (chalk-lining of Roodenbeke):
1492, June 27th, family O (L) brechts known as of Your (chalk-lining of Roodenbeke):
1498, April 6th, family Moyensoen (chalk-lining of Roodenbeke):

XVIème century

1501, approximately, family ''' of Lens ''' (also Middle-class of Paris, established in Paris under Louis XIV as goldsmith of Mister brother of the King).
1510, approximately, family you Serstevens (Roodenbeke chalk-lining).
1543, family ''' van Volxem ''' (Serhuyghs chalk-lining) (established with Trier in Germany end 18th century)
1590, approximately, family Damiens (Sweerts chalk-lining).
1590, approximately, family of Walsche (Coudenberg chalk-lining).
1591, approximately, family Robyns , then Robyns de Schneidauer (Sleeus chalk-lining).
1592, approximately, family of Valeriola (Sweerts chalk-lining).

XVIIème century

1601, approximately, family van der Borcht (chalk-linings Sweerts and Sleeuws).
1617-1618, family ''' van Dievoet ''' known as ''' Vandive ''' (chalk-linings Sweerts and Sleeuws), also Middle-class of Paris.
1619-1620, family van der Belen (Sweerts chalk-lining).
1623-1624, family Maskens . (Serhuygs chalk-lining) (to read: Robert Maskens, Middle-class of Brussels: little story of ancestors without stories , Brussels, 1988).
1626-1627, family of Viron (Sweerts chalk-lining).
1649, July 3rd, family Orts (Sweerts chalk-lining).
1655, January 12th, family Blondeau .
1696, March 22nd, family Poot or Poot-Baudier (Sweerts chalk-lining).
1698, approximately, family Heyvaert .

XVIIIème century

1711, January 7th, family of Die .
1712, June 14th, family Residence .
1711, June 3rd, family Brinck (Family emigrated with the Canada) (Serhuyghs chalk-lining).
1733, September 22nd, family Cattoir .
1741, June 21st, family of Reus (Serhuyghs chalk-lining).
1745, February 10th, family Picqué .
1752, February 24th, family Triest (Sleeus chalk-lining).
1753, March 10th, family Stinglhamber .
1764, June 16th, family van Cutsem .
1766, September 19th, family Walckiers (Coudenbergh chalk-lining).
1768, June 17th, family Hap (Serhuyghs chalk-lining).
1782, April 8th, family Poelaert .
1783, February 12th, family of Voghel (Serhuyghs chalk-lining).
1794, May 27th, family Wittouck .
1794, September 10th, family D' Ieteren .
1794, December 16th, family Pitseys (Putseys).
1795, January 7th, family Becquet .
1795, January 29th, family Janlet .
1795, March 9th, family van Nuffel .
1795, May 20th, family Wielemans (Coudenbergh chalk-lining).

External bonds

Genealogy of the ''' family of Lens ''' (also Middle-class of Paris).
Concerning the allowed family ''' Poot ''' with the middle-class of Brussels in 1696 (site ''' of Muyser Lantwyck ''')
Concerning the family ''' Poot-Baudier ''', allowed with the middle-class of Brussels in 1696 (site ''' of Muyser Lantwyck ''')
Family van Cutsem, allowed with the middle-class of Brussels in 1764
Site of allowed family PITSEYS to the middle-class of Brussels in 1794.

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