Flemish nobility
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Flemish nobility comprises the hereditary noble families historically rooted in the Dutch-speaking region of Flanders, many of whom played significant roles in the political, social, and cultural life of what is now Belgium.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flemish nobility canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hereditary elite
ⓘ
nobility ⓘ social class ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
medieval feudal aristocracy
ⓘ
vassalage system in Flanders ⓘ |
| governedBy | Belgian monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedBy | King of the Belgians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
Catholic tradition
ⓘ
coat of arms ⓘ feudal origins ⓘ hereditary titles ⓘ landed aristocracy ⓘ lineage consciousness ⓘ patrilineal succession ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Dutch
ⓘ
Flemish Dutch ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
County of Flanders
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesRank |
baron
ⓘ
count ⓘ duke ⓘ jonkheer ⓘ knight ⓘ marquess ⓘ prince ⓘ viscount ⓘ |
| influenced |
Flemish architecture
ⓘ
Flemish art patronage ⓘ local governance in Flanders ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Belgium
ⓘ
Flanders ⓘ Low Countries ⓘ |
| notableFamily |
House of Lannoy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Merode NERFINISHED ⓘ House of de Croÿ NERFINISHED ⓘ House of de Ligne NERFINISHED ⓘ House of de Spoelberch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Belgian nobility
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
nobility of the Low Countries ⓘ |
| playsRoleIn |
cultural life of Flanders
ⓘ
political life of Flanders ⓘ social life of Flanders ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | Council of Nobility of Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Dutch nobility
ⓘ
Walloon nobility NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| status | legally recognized in Belgium ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Early modern period
ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ modern era ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.