House of Steenweeghs

The House of Steenweeghs or Steenweeghs Lineage (French: Lignage Steenweeghs) is one of the Seven Noble Houses of Brussels, along with Roodenbeke, Sleeus, Serhuyghs, Sweerts, Serroelofs and Coudenberg.

The House of Steenweeghs was charged in 1383 with the defence of the Louvain gate, and was assisted as of 1422 by the nation of Saint-Jean.

Escutcheon
Gules (Brussels), five escallops in a cross.

Noble houses
The Seven noble houses of Brussels (sept lignages de Bruxelles, zeven geslachten van Brussel) were the seven families of Brussels whose descendants formed the city's patrician class, to whom special privileges were granted until the end of the Ancien Régime.

Together with the Guilds of Brussels they formed the city's Bourgeoisie.