title: House of Coudenbergh
text: # House of Coudenbergh
  
  The House or Lineage of Coudenbergh or Coudenberg (French: Lignage Coudenbergh) is one of the Seven Noble Houses of Brussels along with the Houses of: Sleeus, Serhuyghs, Steenweeghs, Sweerts, Serroelofs, and Roodenbeke.
  
  The Coudenberg House was charged with the defence of the Cologne gate, seconded as of 1422 by the nation of Saint-géry.
  
  ## Escutcheon
  
  Gules that is Brussels, three towers argent windows gules and gated azure.
  
  ## The Seven Noble Houses of Brussels
  
  The Seven noble houses of Brussels (French: sept lignages de Bruxelles, Dutch: zeven geslachten van Brussel) were the seven families of Brussels whose descendants formed the patrician class of that city, and to whom special privileges in the government of that city were granted until the end of the Ancien Régime.
  
  Together with the Guilds of Brussels they formed the Bourgeoisie of the city.
  
  ## Authority
  
  Content in this edit is translated from the existing French Wikipedia article at fr:Lignage Coudenberg; see its history for attribution.
  
  