Hyachinthe-Marie de Brouchoven (1650–1707), Lord of Steen and Spy, was a

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nobleman who became president 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 ...

Family

He was born the son of Jean-Baptiste de Brouchoven, Count of Bergeyck, and his wife

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. His elder brother, Jean de Brouchoven, became the second count of Bergeyck. Hyacinthe Marie inherited the Lordship of Spy. He married Marie-Adrienne Zuallart, by whom he had two children. The branch of Brouchoven-Spy became extinct when his son died without heirs. Hyachinthe-Marie de Brouchoven, Lord of Spy
''married to Marie-Adrienne de Zuallart'' ## Guillaume-François de Brouchoven, Lord of Spy: no heirs. ## Marie-Jeanne de Brouchoven-Spy, died 1708;
''married to Charles-Antoine de Zevecote, Lord of Soetschore''. ###Marie-Caroline de Zevecote, Lady of Soetschore, born in 1701 x ''Pierre-Albert Colins, Lord of Ter-Meeren''.

Career

He was foreseen to become member of the diocesan prelature, and became in 1673 member of the Chapter of Ghent Catedral. In 1678 he was elected to become member of the Council of Namur and resigned his function in Ghent. Two years later he became member of the

, and in 1690 a councillor on the

Supreme Council of Flanders The Supreme Council of Flanders and Burgundy (''Consejo Supremo de Flandes y Borgoña'' (i.e. Flanders and Burgundy), or simply ''Consejo de Flandes'') was a governing institution in the Spanish Empire responsible for advising the king of Spain ...

in Madrid. He was a diplomat in the service of the Spanish crown and proven to be a loyal advisor. He participated in Lille to the treaty of Ryswyck, where he was elected to become 19th president of the great council by royal command of 7 May 1699. He died in 1707.

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{{authority control Presidents of the Great Council Brouchoven family 1650 births 1707 deaths