21 Januari 2022 : Jacques Boël died

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On 21 January 2022, Jacques Boël died.

Jacques Boël, descendant of the Boël family, born on 31 March 1929,
was the son of Max Boël (1901-1975),vice-chairman of the Hoge Bosraad,
and the grandson of Pol-Clovis Boël (1868-1941),
president of the Usines Gustave Boël, industrialist, senator and representative.

After completing his civil engineering studies, he headed the steel
factory Usines Gustave Boël, among other things.
Later he was a director at Union Financière Boël, among others.


Gileppe Dam Verviers Belgium Travel
own picture


Jacques Boël married Sybille Baroness de Selys Longchamps in 1962,
but divorced her in 1978. Despite his discreet career, he was known to the
general public as the legal father of Delphine Boël, until the latter could prove
that she was the daughter of King Albert II of Belgium.



Book cover Sybille de Selys Longchamps,
Prince Albert (later King) and Delphine (later Princess)


The basis of the Boël's family fortune was steel however they were
investing in other companies, such as the distribution group Colruyt
and digital companies such as Zalando and Amazon.

That family fortune is not small, by the way. Currently, the family has
a wealth of almost 3 billion euros, it is estimated. The family is therefore
in tenth place in the list of richest Belgians. 

Furthermore, not much is known about Jacques Boël, because he was very
discreet. He was an art lover, in any case, and he loved hunting and wine.

More about Jacques Boël and a picture (Text in Dutch) on this link. 




Picture: dam in Wallonia own picture

Sybille de Selys Longchamps book cover

Location: Waals Gewest, België

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