The Goubau family was an important noble family of

Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

, many of its members are related to other important families. In 1633 king

Felipe IV of Spain Philip IV ( es, Felipe, pt, Filipe; 8 April 160517 September 1665), also called the Planet King (Spanish: ''Rey Planeta''), was King of Spain from 1621 to his death and (as Philip III) King of Portugal from 1621 to 1640. Philip is remembered f ...

granted nobility. In 1866 the last member of the family died. The family had many important residences amongst them ''den Wolsack'' (1593) in Antwerp and Cortewalle Castle in

Beveren Beveren () is a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders which comprises the towns of Beveren, Doel, Haasdonk, Kallo, Kieldrecht, Melsele, Verrebroek and Vrasene. The port of the Waasland (Dutch: ''Waaslandhaven'') is in Beveren, ...

. In Mespelare and Dendermonde they did important gift to the local church and founded the so-called ''Spaans hof'' in 1643 to Honour Aldegondis van Maubeuge. In Mortsel they resided in Ten Dorpe Castle

Members

# Henri Goubau, knight of Calatrava. ## Joannes I Goubau, Lord of Saint-Fontaine, (1503-1581): marr. Joanne Cossiers in 1534, daughter of Joannes Cossiers or Cosserie and Barbe Schetz. ### Joannes II Goubau, marr. Joanna Stayaerts. ### Henricus Goubau ### Jacobus Goubau, marr. Catharine Maynaert. ### Joanna Goubau, died 1575. ### Gaspar Goubau ### Antonius Goubau ### Alexander I Goubau, (1540-1614): Grand Aumonier of Antwerp, buried in the cathedral. #### Anna Goubau, (1568-) #### Alexander II Goubau (1571-) #### Maria Goubau, (1573-) ####

Joannes III Goubau, Lord of Ghysegem Joannes or John ( la, Iohannes; died 425) was western Roman emperor from 423 to 425. On the death of the Emperor Honorius (15 August 423), Theodosius II, the remaining ruler of the House of Theodosius, hesitated in announcing his uncle's dea ...

, (1575-1645): Grand Aumonier of Antwerp, Knighted in 1633. Marr. Magd. Vecquemans. ##### Alexander III Goubau, Lord of Ghysegem, (1598-1668), knighted 1648, Mayor of Antwerp, Grand Aumonier of Antwerp, 1629. marr. Anna Doncker. ###### Joannes IV Goubau, Lord of Ghysegem, (1630-) : knighted 1655, marr Marie Cornelie crook. #######

Alexander IV Goubau, Lord of Mespelaere Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...

, (1658-1712): Grand Aumonier of Antwerp, Marr. in 1690 Maria Catharina Rubens, granddaughter of Nicolaas Rubens, Lord of Rameyen. ########

Georges Alexander Goubau, Lord of Mespelaere Georges may refer to: Places *Georges River, New South Wales, Australia *Georges Quay (Dublin) * Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Other uses * Georges (name) * ''Georges'' (novel), a novel by Alexandre Dumas * "Georges" (song), a 19 ...

(1697-1760) : marr. Maria Bosschaert. #######

Joannes V Cornelis Goubau Joannes or John ( la, Iohannes; died 425) was western Roman emperor from 423 to 425. On the death of the Emperor Honorius (15 August 423), Theodosius II, the remaining ruler of the House of Theodosius, hesitated in announcing his uncle's dea ...

, (1660-1702), Grand Aumonier of Antwerp in 1689: marr. Susanne van Colen. #####

François Goubau, Lord of Triest François () is a French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis. People with the given name * Francis I of France, King of France (), known as "the Father and Restorer of Letters" * Francis II of France, King o ...

, (1611-1647) : marr. Isabella vanden Broecke. ######

Joannes VI Frans Goubau, Lord of Triest Joannes or John ( la, Iohannes; died 425) was western Roman emperor from 423 to 425. On the death of the Emperor Honorius (15 August 423), Theodosius II, the remaining ruler of the House of Theodosius, hesitated in announcing his uncle's dea ...

, (1646-1683), Lord of Beveren, knighted on 10 April 1679 by Charles II: Marr. Margaretha-Catharina Gerardi. #######

Peter Frans Goubau Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a su ...

, (1680-1749): marr. Maria Lucretia Bernaerts. ########

Charles Henri Goubau Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "f ...

, (1708-1776): councillor of the

Great Council of Mechelen From the 15th century onwards, the Great Council of the Netherlands at Mechelen (Dutch: ''De Grote Raad der Nederlanden te Mechelen''; French: ''le grand conseil des Pays-Bas à Malines''; German: ''der Grosse Rat der Niederlände zu Mecheln'') w ...

, marr. Regina de Villegas (1722-1794 . ######### Melchior Joseph François Ghislain Goubau, (1757-1836): councillor of the

, marr. Marie-Jeanne de Villegas de Pellenberg. ######### Emmanuel Goubau, (1760-1828), marr. Maria Isabella de Brouchoven de Bergeyck (1773-1819). ######### Eugène Joseph Goubau, (1761-1831): Lord mayor of the

Brugse Vrije The Brugse Vrije was a castellany in the county of Flanders, often called in English "the Franc of Bruges". It included the area around Bruges, and was bordered by the North Sea, the Westerschelde and the Yser river. The city of Bruges was separa ...

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