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Council of Nobility 
Summary
The Council of Nobility[1] (French: Conseil de noblesse, Dutch: Raad van Adel) offers counsel to the King of the Belgians regarding all matters pertaining to the Kingdom's nobility.
History edit
It was created by Royal Decree on 27 February 1996[2] as a replacement of the Conseil héraldique de Belgique (Heraldry Council of Belgium) which itself was created on 6 February 1844.
Heraldic authority edit
It also serves as the heraldic authority for the Belgian nobility.[3] It does so alongside the two other heraldic authorities of Belgium: the Council of Heraldry and Vexillology for the French community and the Flemish Heraldic Council for the Flemish community.[3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Nobility". Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs. 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
- ^ Created by Royal Decree of 27 February 1996 and published in the Belgian Official Journal of 9 March 1996. It was then modified by the Royal Decree of 16 December 1999 and published in the Belgian Official Journal of 14 February 2000.
- ^ a b "Héraldique en Belgique | Association Royale Office Généalogique et Héraldique de Belgique". oghb.be. Retrieved 2020-08-05.
Further reading edit
- Leon ARENDT & Alphonse DE RIDDER, Législation héraldique de la Belgique 1595-1895. Jurisprudence du Conseil héraldique 1844-1895, Brussels, 1896.
- A. BRAAS, La législation nobiliaire en Belgique, Brussels, 1960
- M. VAN DAMME, De juridische grondslagen van de nobiliteitsregeling in België, in: Rechtskundig Weekblad, 1979-80, col. 1317-1326.
- Christiane HOOGSTOEL-FABRI (dir.), Le droit nobiliaire et le Conseil héraldique, Brussels, Larcier, 1994.
- Henri D'UDEKEM D'ACOZ, Le Raad van Adel - Conseil de Noblesse remplace le Conseil Héraldique, in: Bulletin trimestriel de l'Association de la Noblesse du Royaume de Belgique, n° 207, July 1996, n° 207, July 1996, p. 17-24.
- Eric CUSAS, Le statut de la noblesse en France et en Belgique, Brussels, Bruylant, 2002.
- Henri D'UDEKEM D'ACOZ, La législation nobiliaire, dans: Bulletin trimestriel de l'Association de la Noblesse du Royaume de Belgique, n° 236, October 2003, p. 21-29.
External links edit
- Website