Royal families: de Merodes
One of the most important noble families of Belgium certainly is the noble House de Merode. The de Merode family really has a long, interesting and even a royal history, which started already in the Middle Ages. Since a long time, their coat of arms had yellow and red colours and their motto is: "Plus d'honneur que d'honneur". Coat of Arms of de Merode Family Source picture: Wikipedia Some Royal History of the family de Merode came from a village located in Germany, in the city of Düren, which lies between Aachen and Köln. In the Middle Ages it was a part of the Duchy of Julich. Nowadays it is a part of the state: North Rhine-Westphalia. At the beginning de Merode family had the rank of Freiherr of the Holy Roman Empire, the family had possessions and influence in Köln and in the Rhineland. It was from the sons of Werner III von Merode (born in 1278), that the two branches of the noble house descended. From the 14th century onwards