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Nicolaas Rubens, Lord of Rameyen


Nicolaas Peter Paul Rubens, Lord of Rameyen (1618-1655) was a son of the painter Peter Paul Rubens and Isabella Brant.

Rubens married Constancia Helman (1609-1678) in 1640, who was the daughter of Ferdinand Helman, Schepen of Antwerp and Catherine vander Veken, both of whom are buried in Saint James' Church.

Nicolaas Rubens, Lord of Rameyen

He is portraited often as a young child by his illustrious father, in altar pieces and portraits. In 1643 he bought the Heerlijkheid of Rameyen (or Ramay) with the fortune he inherited of his father. Rameyen Castle was his main residence in the parish of Gestel (), where he died. His secondary residence was Hof van Ursele, heritage of his father who bought it on 29 May 1627.


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