Van Cotthem family

Van Cotthem
noble family
Blazon: Argent, three bends gules (or azure).
Parent familyHouse of Sweerts
Country Duchy of Brabant
Holy Roman Empire
Place of origin Brussels
Founded14th century

The Van Cotthem family was an old patrician family of Brussels which exercised public functions in the capital of the Duchy of Brabant. Several of its members were aldermen of Brussels, and several were admitted to the Seven Noble Houses of Brussels. The family belonged to the House of Sweerts, the second of the Seven Noble Houses of Brussels.