Noble Families d' Ursel

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Belgium has lots of noble and even royal families, one of them, at least one
of the most important old dynasties is the Noble House of Ursel or in French
d'Ursel.
Roots

The House d'Ursel has its roots in Schmalkalden in Thuringia, Germany.
In the late 15th. century some of the members of the d'Ursel family came to
Hasselt (nowadays located in Belgium).  Among them was Gaspard II Schetz,
who had married to Catherine of Ursel, daughter of Lancelot II of Ursel.

When the three daughters of Lancelot II d'Ursel died without heirs and by
request of Barbe d'Ursel, Conrad III Schetz was adopted by her. It were his
descendants who carried the name d'Ursel. These descendants carried
important offices.








Some Royal History

Conrad Albert, baron of Wesemael and lord of Hingene was created the
First Duke of Ursel by the imperial decree of Charles VI on 19 August 1716,
later he was created the First Duke of Hoboken (1717).





Family ties

 The House of Ursel has very interesting family ties with inter alia:

- Lobkowicz; Barbara d'Ursel was married to Stéphane de Lobkowicz.
- zu Salm; Conrad d'Ursel de Schets de Grobbendonk was married to
Eleonore zu Salm Neuville
- Thurn und Taxis; Anna d'Ursel married to Franz von Thurn und Taxis.
- von Arenberg; Guillaume d'Ursel married to Flore d'Arenberg
- De Croy;
- de Merode;
- de Lannoy;
- de Spoelberch and many more.

In the Castle of Hingene there is a room with the big family tree of the
House d'Ursel and their most amazing ties.

Part of the Family Tree taken at Hingene Castle in 2019












 Their titles

 The titles of the family d'Ursel were inter alia:

- Duke of Ursel;
- Duke of Hoboken;
- Count of the Holy Empire;
- Count of Grobbendonk and more.

The current head of the family is Stéphane, 10th. Duke of Ursel.



Conclusion

Anyway this noble house really is interesting to know more, due to its
roots, its history, their titles, but most of all due to their family ties. Their
network must be fantastic!






Source pictures: Wikipedia
Location: Hingene, 2880 Bornem, België

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