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The fortune of the nobility is impressive: only 11% of the 500 wealthiest families in
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naturalization, he loses his nobiliary status of his country of origin and therefore no longer has the right to bear his foreign title. If foreign titles are recognized, the bearers are incorporated into the
Belgian nobility (see above for some Polish and Bohemian princes, two Austrian archdukes).
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Belgium if it appears in the official documents establishing his identity, issued by the competent authorities of his country. When he becomes a Belgian citizen by
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there are no legal privileges attached to bearing a noble title or to being a member of the aristocracy. According to article 113 of the constitution, "The King may confer titles of nobility, without ever having the power to attach privileges to them".
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lost an important segment of their nobles, as all of the highest born families lived in the south, and thus became part of the
Belgian nobility. At court in the 19th century, this new Belgian nobility played a major role.
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there were as of 2013 approximately 1,300 noble families, with some 20,000 members. The noble lineage of only approximately 400 families dates back to the 17th century or earlier. As
Belgium is a democratic
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Belgian state, their members have been drawn from a variety of nations. Spanish nobles resided in Flanders in the 15th and 16th centuries.
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Every noble family has its own coat of arms and titles: both are legally protected by copyright. People who do not belong to the house are forbidden from using the titles or the coat of arms.
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Belgian monarch. There are approximately 90 families in Belgium where at least one of the members bears the title of count or countess.
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Belgians are not recognised and have no value in Belgium. The port by a Belgian citizen of a foreign title is punishable under article 230 of the Penal Code.
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has sold during the ages thousands of hectares of their own private lands. Other houses have still immense lands and grounds, but most houses have lost much of their historic wealth.
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Most members of the families listed below have the right to be referred to in
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Belgian citizens distinguished in business, politics, science, arts, sports, etc. or for extraordinary service to the kingdom may receive noble status or noble titles.
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