House of Spoelberch

Spoelberch is an old Belgian noble house, they are titled Viscount de Spoelberch. The family still exists today and are legally recognised as being part of the nobility of the kingdom.

The genealogy of this family can be traced back to an act dating from April, 19th of 1535. This act mentions Guillaume Spoelberchs as the husband of Catherine van Hoegaerde, and as being the son of Wouter Spoelberchs.

In 1828 Jean-Charles-Laurent-Joseph de Spoelberch de la Bawette inherited the Kasteel Drie Torens (Three Towers Castle) in Londerzeel. Another castle obtained by marriage is in Wespelaer.

Today this noble house is one of the wealthiest families of the kingdom; their private fortune is an estimated €14 billion.

André de Spoelberch, who died in 2017, was among the twenty wealthiest Belgians until his death.

John Baptiste III Louis Charles, Viscount de Spoelberch, marr. Henrietta Countess de Brouchoven de Bergeyck.

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