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This is a 'list of mayors of the City of Brussels'.

★ 1424 - Jan Rollibuc

★ 1427 - Johannes de Hertoghe

★ 1434 - Johannes de Frigidomonte ( t'serfaes branch of Coudenberg family )

★ 1437 - Henricus de Taye -Chevalier, Lord of Wemmel & de Gooick

★ 1442 - Johannes de Frigidomonte (son of mayor in 1434 )

★ 1465 - Jan Schatte (master at law )

★ 1476 - Jan Schatte "

★ 1560 - Adrian de Taye - Chevalier and Lord of Gooick

★ 1562 - " " "

★ 1563 - " " "

★ 1574 - Jacobus de Taye "

★ 1575 - " " "

★ 1579 - " " "

★ 1585 - " " "

★ 1620 - Engelbert de Taye - Baron de Wemmel

★ 1626 - " " "

★ 1627 - " " "
sources: "brabantica II published 1957 by Genealogicum Belgicum on the lineage of the house of Coudenbergh in 1337. All the above mayors (''burgemeesters'' or ''bourgmestres'') were related and members of the 7 noble houses of Brussels.
submitted by Michael de Ruyter Schat of the house of Coudenberg

Contents

Earlier mayors

Since 1830

Notes

Earlier mayors

★ c. 1554: Hercule d'Enghien

★ 1588- c. 1589: Philippe de Rodoan

★ 1700-1707: Charles van den Berghen, count of Limminghe

★ early 18th century, under Napoleon:

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★ Count Charles Guillaume de Mérode

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★ Charles-Joseph, 4ème duc d'Ursel (1777-1860)

Since 1830

★ 1830-1838: Nicolas-Jean Rouppe (lib.)

★ 1838-1840: Guillaume-Hippolyte van Volxem (lib.)

★ 1840-1848: François-Jean Wyns de Raucourt (lib.)

★ 1848-1860: Charles de Brouckère (lib.)

★ 1860-1863: André-Napoléon de Fontainas (lib.)

★ 1863-1879: Jules Anspach (lib.)

★ 1879-1881: Felix Vanderstraeten (lib.)

★ 1881-1899: Karel Buls (lib.)

★ 1899-1909: Emile de Mot (lib.)

★ 1909-1939: Adolphe Max (lib.)

★ :(during a short period Charles Lemonnier (lib.) took over ad interim)

★ 1939-1956: Joseph Van De Meulebroeck (lib.)

★ :From 1942 till 1944 Jan Grauls was nominated by the Germans as mayor of "Great Brussels", established in occupied Brussels.

★ 1956-1975: Lucien Cooremans (lib.)

★ 1975-1982: Pierre Van Halteren (lib.)

★ 1977-1983: Hervé Brouhon (PS)

★ 1983-1988: Freddy Thielemans (PS)

★ 1989-1994: Michel Demaret (PSC, now CdH)

★ 1995-2000: François-Xavier de Donnéa (MR)

★ Since 2001: Freddy Thielemans (PS)

Notes

#Kwartieren.short notice
#Letters of Anthonie Heinsius, 1702-1720.short notice
#Vannoppen, Henri, Everberg, Le village des Princes. article
#Site Ursel Family. article