House of Sleeus
The House of Sleeus or Sleeus Lineage is one of the Seven Noble Houses of Brussels along with the Houses of: Roodenbeke, Serhuyghs, Steenweeghs, Sweerts, Serroelofs, and Coudenberg.
The Sleeus House was charged with the defence of the Laeken gate, seconded as of 1422 by the nation of Notre-Dame.Escutcheon
Gules that is Brussels, a lion rampant argent.The Seven Noble Houses of Brussels
The Seven noble houses of Brussels were the seven families of Brussels whose descendants formed the patrician class of that city, and to whom special privileges in the government of that city were granted until the end of the Ancien Régime.
Together with the Guilds of Brussels they formed the Bourgeoisie of the city.Engraving
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Content in this edit is translated from the existing French Wikipedia article at :fr:Lignage Sleeus; see its history for attribution.
