Ursel family

House of Ursel
noble family
Country

Holy Roman Empire

Spanish Netherlands
Austrian Netherlands

United Kingdom of the Netherlands

Kingdom of Belgium
Titles
Founded 15th century
Founder Gaspar Schetz
Current head Stéphane d'Ursel, 10th Duke of Ursel
Ethnicity Germany

Ursel is the name of a Belgian noble family. Members carry the title of duke or count.

History

The Ursel family roots are in Schmalkalden, Germany, and it originally had the name Schetz. In the late 15th century, some members moved to Hasselt and Antwerp. Gaspar Schetz (1513-1580) married Catherine van Ursel. Their children started carrying the name 'van Ursel' after an adoption by their mother's family.

Titles

Count of the Holy Roman Empire (1638)

Duke of Hoboken (1717)

Count of Ursel

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Short historical overview of the d’Ursel family, retrieved 21 October 2009
  2. 1 2 Melville Henry Massue Ruvigny et Raineval The Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal: Being a Complete Table of All the Descendants Now Living of Edward III, King of England, Genealogical Pub. Co., 1994, ISBN 0-8063-1436-2, ISBN 978-0-8063-1436-5. Page 461
  3. "Ursel". angelfire.com.
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