House of Glymes

the House of Glymes was a noble house of Belgium, of descendants of a bastard branch of the Dukes of Brabant. Glymes or Glimes is a municipality of Incourt. Their descendants of the branch of Grimberghen are styels as the Prince de Grimberghen. The family became extict in 1795.

The house was founded by Jan Cordeken, Lord of Glymes, iligimate son of John II, Duke of Brabant. It was legitimized by Emperor Louis IV. John I obtained Bergen by marriage to Joanne of Boutersem. The house died out when the descendants of Henri Nicolas de Glymes de Hollebecque (1755-1813) died without heirs.

The oldest generations called themselves in French de Glymes or in Dutch van Glimes. The younger branch of the Lords, Counts and Princes of Grimbergen called themselves in French de Berghes.

The family had many important possessions: since 1559 they were the Margraves of Bergen op Zoom, in french Berghes-sur-le-Zoom. Other notable possessions are: Florennes, Glimes, Grimberghen, Zevenkercke, Bierbais, Opprebais, Walhain, la Falize, ...

There were several canons, abesses and three bishop of Cambrai, a bishop of Antwerpen and Prins Bishop of Liege amongst the clergy of this family.

Goderfoi de Glymes, named de Berghes, died 1635 was the son of Gerard, he became the First Count of Grimberghen and was married to Horonina of Hoorn, Lady of Arquenne.

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