The Cluysenaar is a Belgian family notably of architects and artists.

History

The original familyroots of this catholic family originate in Tirol,

Flirsch Flirsch is a municipality in the Landeck district in Austrian state of Tyrol. It is located 11 km west of Landeck Landeck () is a city in the Austrian state of Tyrol, the capital of the district of Landeck. Geography Landeck is located in ...

. Form the original branch some famous people descends, among them

Erich Klausener Erich Klausener (25 January 1885 – 30 June 1934) was a German Catholic politician and Catholic martyr in the "Night of the Long Knives", a purge that took place in Nazi Germany from 30 June to 2 July 1934, when the Nazi regime carried out a ser ...

who was killed in the

Night of the Long Knives The Night of the Long Knives (German: ), or the Röhm purge (German: ''Röhm-Putsch''), also called Operation Hummingbird (German: ''Unternehmen Kolibri''), was a purge that took place in Nazi Germany from 30 June to 2 July 1934. Chancellor Ad ...

. The Belgian branch of the family descends from Paulus Klausener, whose son Johannes-Petrus was an architect. Joannes, an engineer in the Netherlands, was married to Gerinda Geritsen. They are the parents of Jean-Pierre. * Jean-Pierre Cluysenaar, he was married first in 1830 to Elisabeth Puttaert and second to Adelaide Puttaert. ** Gustave ** Adèle Clotilde Cluysenaar: married to Gustave Jean-Jacques Saintenoy, royal architect of the Count of Flanders. *** Paul Pierre Jean Saintenoy, architect married to Louise Ponselet, she was the daughter of Victor Nicolas Auguste Ponselet (brewer in Anderlues) and Aurore Pourbaix. ( her aunt Stephanie Pourbaix was married to Jan Verhas, founder of the School of Dendermonde ) ****

Jacques Saintenoy Ancient and noble French family names, Jacques, Jacq, or James are believed to originate from the Middle Ages in the historic northwest Brittany region in France, and have since spread around the world over the centuries. To date, there are over ...

, architect married to Simone van den Perre. **** Jacqueline Saintenoy (1900–1978), married to the executed Pierre Pucheu, former French Minister of the Interior. ** Jean André Alfred Cluysenaar (1837–1902) married to Marie-Thérèse Cornélis. *** André Edmond Alfred Cluysenaar (1872 -1939) married to

Alice Frances Gordon Alice may refer to: * Alice (name), most often a feminine given name, but also used as a surname Literature * Alice (''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland''), a character in books by Lewis Carroll * ''Alice'' series, children's and teen books by ...

, born 1869 descendant of

George Gordon Byron George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824), known simply as Lord Byron, was an English romantic poet and peer. He was one of the leading figures of the Romantic movement, and has been regarded as among the ...

, 6th Baron Byron. ****

Jean Edmond Cluysenaar Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * Jea ...

(1899–1986) married first to

Sybil Fitzgerald Hewat Sibyls were oracular women believed to possess prophetic powers in ancient Greece. Sybil or Sibyl may also refer to: Films * ''Sybil'' (1921 film) * ''Sybil'' (1976 film), a film starring Sally Field * ''Sybil'' (2007 film), a remake of the 19 ...

, painter, second to Jacqueline Emilie Collier. ***** Anne Alice Andrée Cluysenaar married to Walt Jackson. She was murdered by her stepson Timothy Jackson.

Family tree

References

{{reflist Klausener Family Roman Catholic families