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Nobility and its impact on the land reforms in Gheel
Special thanks to Mr. Willockx, a specialist in history and nobility
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Contents
• Saint Dymphna
• The Merodes of Westerlo
• The Belgian independence
• The impact of nobility on the
cultivation of farmground in Gheel
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Saint Dymphna
• Her story
• Mental care in Gheel
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The legend of Saint Dymphna
• 7th century• Forced to marry her father, the
king• Fled to Gheel• Beheaded• Became the patron saint of the
mentally ill
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Mental care in Gheel
• Host families
• Importance
• City of the kind-hearted
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The Merode family
• The castle
• Jan de Merode III
• Jean-Philippe-Eugène de Merode
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The castle
• First castle 13th century
• Second castle 20th century
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Jan de Merode III
• 16th century
• Established the first mental home
• Tombstone
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Jean-Philippe-Eugène de Merode
• 18th century
• Military career
• agriculture
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The Belgian independence 1830
• United Kingdom of the Netherlands• 4 Merode brothers: • Frederik• Felix• Werner• Henri
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Frederik de Merode
• Active participation in riots
• Lost his leg
• “I fought for the freedom of my
country, but I have no further
ambitions”
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Felix de Merode
• interim government• National congress• Member of the
delegation that searched for the king
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Werner de Merode
• Member of national congress• Member of parliament• Related to the principality of Monaco
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Henri de Merode
• Highly-honored guest
• Writer
• Senator
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The impact of nobility on the cultivation of farmground in Gheel
• Baron Karel Coppens
• King Leopold I
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Baron Karel Coppens
• Member of national congress
• Special interest in agriculture
• Learned about Gheel through his friendship
with the Merodes
• Started the cultivation of Ten Aard
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King Leopold I
• The first king of belgium
• Interested in the Kempen
• Bought the royal pavillion
• Built farms on his royal domain
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The Royal Pavillion