Van Cutsem

The Van Cutsem family is an old and notable Dutch family originating in the Flemish Brabant.^[1] The family belongs to the Belgian nobility, said to have descended from an illegitimate son of Henry II, Duke of Brabant, who was given a knighthood and an estate, called Cuetssem Velde, near Sint-Pieters-Leeuw.^[2] One branch of the family, established in Great Britain, is closely associated with the British royal family.^[3]

Coat of arms of the Van Cutsem family

Notable members

• Bernard van Cutsem (1916–75), English racehorse breeder and trainer
• Henri Van Cutsem (1839–1904), Belgian patron of the arts
• Hugh van Cutsem (1941–2013), English banker, landowner and horse breeder
• Louis Van Cutsem (1909–1992), Belgian sculptor
• Margaret van Cutsem, otherwise Lady Margaret Fortescue (1923–2013), English landowner and huntswoman
• William van Cutsem, known as William Vance (1935–2018), Belgian comics artist
• William van Cutsem (b. 1979), godfather of Prince George of Wales