Jean de Brouchoven, 2nd Count of Bergeyck explained

Jean II de Brouchoven
Honorific Suffix:2nd Count of Bergeyck
Birth Date:9 October 1644
Placeofburial:Leefdaal, Bertem, Belgium
Allegiance: Spain
Spouse:Livina Marie de Beer-Meulebeke
Children:1
Relations:Jean-Baptiste de Brouchoven (father)
Helena Fourment (mother)

Jean II de Brouchoven, 2nd Count of Bergeyck (October 9, 1644 – May 21, 1725), was a Flemish politician who later was recognised as Baron of Leefdael.[1]

Life

He was the son of Jean-Baptiste de Brouchoven, 1st Count of Bergeyck, and Helena Fourment, Countess of Bergeyck. His younger brother Hyacinthe-Marie de Brouchoven was president of the Great Council. Jean married Livina Marie de Beer-Meulebeke,[2] and became the father of Nicholas de Brouchoven, 3rd Count of Bergeyck.

Career

He was in service of the Spanish Crown as Superintendent of Finances and Minister of War.[3] He was a member of the Royal Council and of the Supreme Council of Flanders in Madrid, and special envoy of Philip V of Spain to the Congress of Utrecht, but without participating in the final negotiations.[4]

After his death he was buried in Leefdaal.

Notes and References

  1. Nobiliaire des Pays-Bas, et du comté de Bourgogne...Depuis le ..., Volume 5
  2. Web site: Het Lintkasteel.
  3. Web site: Archived copy . 2017-12-27 . 2017-12-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171227235630/http://www.casacultural.nl/files/8814/1967/7085/Filips_V.pdf . dead .
  4. Web site: Nationaal Biografisch Woordenboek.