Talk:Princess Mathilde, Duchess of Brabant

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The entry contains the following (contradictory) information:

"...Though her grandfather and her uncle were barons, she and her father were members of the untitled nobility...

Mathilde's father is Count (formerly Jonkheer) Patrick d'Udekem d'Acoz..."

Now he EITHER is an untitled member of the aristocracy or gentry (can't be nobility) OR he is a count.

WHAT is it?

Verity Truth (talk) 20:48, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Well, like in the Netherlands, there is an untitled nobility in Belgium. Members of the nobility who don't have a title are entitled to use the style "Jonkheer" (in Dutch) or Ecuyer (in French). Princess Mathilde's father was a member of the untitled nobility as her grandfather's title of baron had passed to her uncle. By Royal Order of 8 November 1999, baron Henri d'Udekem d'Acoz, Raoul d'Udekem d'Acoz and Patrick d'Udekem d'Acoz were granted the title of count for themselves and their descendants. This Royal Order entered into force on the date of the wedding of Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde.--Ganchelkas (talk) 15:24, 3 January 2008 (UTC)