List of noble families in Belgium
A list of noble families in Modern Belgium with additions of former houses.
General
Currently the Belgian crown recognizes the titles of jonkheer, knight, baron, viscount, count, duke and prince. The persons who legally are member of the nobility have the legal right to protect their family name and crest.The houses bearing the titles of prince and duke are described more thoroughly on the Belgian nobility page.
Noble houses that have died out are mentioned with a or can be found at the end. Lots of historical families have been described an studied in the 18th and 19th century, these studies still give an accurate impression of the Nobility in Flanders and Brabant, ancestors of the majority of the current houses.
Princes
- d'Arenberg
- de Béthune-Hesdigneul
- de Chimay et de Caraman
- de Croÿ, de Croÿ-Rœulx, de Croÿ-Solre
- de Ligne, de Ligne de la Trémoïlle
- de Lobkowicz
- de Merode
- Swiatopolk-Czetwertynski
- Wellesley
Dukes
- The Duke of Arenberg and Duke of Aarschot.
- The Duke of Beaufort-Spontin
- The Duke of Croÿ
- The duke of Looz-Corswarem
- The Duke of Ursel
Marquesses
- The Marquess of Beauffort -
- the Marquess of la Boëssière-Thiennes
- Imperiali des Princes de Francavilla
- de Mérode
- the Marquess of Assche; head of the van der Noot-family
- the Marquess du Parc Locmaria -
- de Radiguès Saint-Guédal de Chennevière
- Ruffo de Bonneval de La Fare des Comtes de Sinopoli de
- the Marquess of Trazegnies d'Ittre
- the Marquess of Yve.-
Counts
Viscounts
Barons
Knight
Only men can be knights, ladies can be styled the lower rank of Jonkvrouw.jonkheer/jonkvrouw
Former Families
| Houses | Rank | status |
| House of Adornes | + 1752 | |
| House of Affaitati | Counts of Ghistel | + 1831 |
| House of Alegambe | Barons of Auweghem | + 1869 |
| House of Auxy | Marquess of Launois | + 1985 |
| House of Alves Guerra de Sant’Anna | Baron | + 1946 |
| House of Arnoult | Baron of Soleuvre | +1882 |
| Arconati Visconti | Marquess del Busto | + |
| House of Baillet | Count of Latour | + |
| House of Bette | Marquess of Lede | + |
| House of Berlaymont | Count of Berlaymont | + |
| House of Bieberstein | Baron | + 1935 |
| House of Borluut | Knight | + |
| House of Boisschot | Baron of Saventhem and Sterrebeke | + |
| House of Bounam | Lords Ryckholt | + 1926 |
| House of Blois | Viscounts of Arondeau | + |
| House of le Candèle | Lords of Ghyseghem | + 1880 |
| House of Chasteler | Marquess of Chasteler and Moulbaix | + 1873 |
| House of Cobenzl | Count von Cobenzl | + 1810 |
| House of Coghen | Count, papal count | + 1891 |
| House of Coloma | Barons of Bornhem | +1825 |
| House of Ertborn | Knight | + 1932 |
| House of Evora y Vega | Marquess of Rode | + |
| House of Ghellinck | + | |
| House of Goubau | knights | + 1866 |
| House of Gruuthuse | Lords of Brugge | +1572 |
| House of Joigny | Baron of Pamele | +1828 |
| House of Obert | Viscounts | + 1945 |
| House of Olmen | Lords of Poederlée | + 1968 |
| House of Rockox | knights | + |
| House of Saint-Genois | Lords of Grand-Breucq | + 1923 |
| House of Stein d'Altenstein | + | |
| House of Surlet | + 1839 | |
| House of Taye | Marquess of Wemmel | + |
| House of Trannoy | + | |
| House of Triest | Baron | 1934 |
| House of Tucher von Simmelsdorf | + | |
| House of Walckiers | Viscount | + 1985 |
| House of Vande Woestyne | Marquess of Becelaere | + |
| House of Zaman | Baron | +1921 |