House of Steenweeghs
The House of Steenweeghs or Steenweeghs Lineage is one of the Seven Noble Houses of Brussels along with the Houses of: Roodenbeke, Sleeus, Serhuyghs, Sweerts, Serroelofs, and Coudenberg.
The Steenweeghs House was defended in 1383 by the Uten Steenweghe House with the defence of the Louvain gate, seconded as of 1422 by the nation of Saint-Jean.Escutcheon
Gules that is Brussels, five escallops in a cross.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.
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 Steenweeghs; see its history for attribution.
