Ducal Houses
Members of the following houses bear the title of Duke (Duc in French,Hertog in Dutch). It's the second highest title in rank and was never granted by the Kingdom of Belgium. The origin of the titles thus goes back to an earlier date. Higher than prince in some families (Arenberg, Croy, Ursel, Beaufort-Spontin, Looz-Corswarem)
- de Croÿ-Solre
- de Looz-Corswarem and de Corswarem-Looz
- de Beaufort-Spontin
- d'Arenberg
- d'Ursel
Also, the dynastic title Duke of Brabant is used by the Crown Prince. At this moment the Belgian Crown Prince Philip is Duke of Brabant.
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