The de Witte family is a Belgian noble family originating from the city of Antwerp.[1]

De Witte
Current regionBelgium and France
Place of originAntwerp, Belgium
MembersWiktor de Witte, Adriaan de Witte, Jacob Antoon de Witte, Jean de Witte

History

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Originally, it is believed that they were members of the Hanseatic League. The oldest known family ancestor is Adriaan de Witte [fr] (1464–1549), who was from Buerstede near Antwerp. A 1544 portrait of him, painted by a student of Hans Holbein the Younger, is exhibited in the Rijksmuseum Twenthe in Enschede.

Some members

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References

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  1. ^ ↑ Oscar Coomans de Brachène, État présent de la noblesse Belge, Annuaire de 1983, seconde partie, Wi - Zu, Collection "ETAT PRESENT" a. s. b. l., 1983.