Belgian Nobility

Counts

Count is the highest-ranked title still granted by the Belgian King. There are roughly 90 families in Belgium whose members bear the title of Count or Countess:

d'Alcantara di Quirieu
d'Ansembourg
d'Arschot Schoonhoven
d'Aspremont Lynden
de Baillet-Latour
de Beauffort
du Bois d'Aische
de Borchgrave d'Altena
de Bousies Borluut
de Briey
de Brouchoven de Bergeyck
- de Brouchoven de Bergeyck de Namur d'Elzée
de Broqueville
de Bury et de Bocarmé (since 1750, see Henry Robert Visart de Bury et de Bocarmé)
Cornet d'Elzius du Chenoy
Cornet de Ways Ruart
d'Esneux (Argenteau-Bruce current claimant is living in Australia)
de Ficquelmont
- de Ficquelmont de Vyle
d'Hanins de Moerkerke
de Hemptinne (granted in 1886)
de Jongh (granted in 1985)
de Kerchove de Denterghem
de Lalaing
de Lannoy
de Launois
de Lichtervelde
de Limburg Stirum
de Marnix de Sainte Aldegonde - currently the 7th count.
de Meeus d'Argenteuil
de Menton du Plessis
de Mercy-Argenteau-d'Ochain
de Norman et d'Audenhove
d'Oultremont de Duras
d'Oultremont de Wégimont et de Warfusé
de Patoul (other family members are Knights)
de Pret Roose de Calesberg (head of the family is Count, the others are Écuyer)
de Ramaix
Rogge (granted 2002, non hereditary title)
de Renesse
de Robiano
Ryckmans (granted in 1962, hereditary title)
de t'Serclaes de Wommersom
de Smet de Naeyer - V
d'Udekem d'Acoz (granted in 1999, hereditary title)
du Chastel de la Howarderie
Harmel (granted in 1991, hereditary title)
Forrier de Savoye
Goblet d'Alviella
Goethals de Mude de Nieuwland
le Grelle
Lehon
Lippens
t'Kint de Roodenbeke
O'Kelly de Galway
van der Burch
van der Stegen de Putte
van der Stegen de Schrieck
van der Straten-Ponthoz
van de Werve
Woeste

The titles Count of Hainault and Count of Flanders are used as dynastic titles for members of the Royal Family.

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