Van Dievoet family

Van Dievoet family
van Dievoet, Vandivout, Vandive, Divutius
Current regionBelgium
EtymologySacred ford (See: Dievoort)
Place of originDuchy of Brabant
Founded17th century
FounderGillis van Dievoet
TraditionsChristianity
MottoPes meus in directo.
Estate(s)Château du Moisnil
BranchesVandive

The Van Dievoet family (/ˈdvʊt/) is a Belgian family originating from the Duchy of Brabant. It descends from the Seven Lineages of Brussels and its members have been bourgeois (freemen) of that city since the 1600s. It formed, at the end of the 17th century, a now extinct Parisian branch which used the name Vandive.