House of Sweerts

Sweerts
Place of origin Brussels

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

The Sweerts House was charged with the defence of the Flanders Gate, and was assisted as of 1422 by the Nation of St Giles.

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