Wealth Schetz







because of economic importance of family, many historians have researched origin of wealth. believed claes van rechtergem, father in law of erasmus ii, started economic traffic italy. continued son-in-law, moved antwerp, commercial empire became important family controlled large part of copper production in aachen , sugar traffic brazil. became wealthy on personal terms emperor, , sons bathasar, melchior , caspar became popular heirs of antwerp. married nobility , founded dynasty of house of ursel.


marriages houses of ursel, van straelen en rockox guarantueed house considerable political power in antwerp. melchior responsible city treasury. youngest of brothers paid bill @ end. when trade declined, left debt of 750.000 florins.


the family has been catholic hundreds of years.



coat of arms



coat of arms of duke of ursel



mosignor schetz de grobbendonck, bishop of ghent, crest.








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