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

Contents 1 Earlier mayors 2 Since 1830 3 Notes

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 ( bourgmestre) were related and members of the 7 noble houses of Bruxelles.

submitted by Michael de Ruyter Schat of the house of Coudenberg

[edit] Earlier mayors

• c. 1554: Hercule d'Enghien^[1]
• 1588- c. 1589: Philippe de Rodoan^[2]
• 1700-1707: Charles van den Berghen, count of Limminghe ^[3]
• early 18th century, under Napoleon:
  • Count Charles Guillaume de Mérode^[4]
  • Charles-Joseph, 4ème duc d'Ursel (1777-1860)^[5]

[edit] 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)

[edit] Notes

1. ↑ Kwartieren.short notice
2. ↑ Letters of Anthonie Heinsius, 1702-1720.short notice
3. ↑ Vannoppen, Henri, Everberg, Le village des Princes. article
4. ↑ Site Ursel Family. articlefr:Liste des bourgmestres de Bruxelles-ville