The Association Royale des Descendants des Lignages de Bruxelles (French) (Dutch: Koninklijke Vereniging der Afstammelingen van de Brusselse Geslachten; lit.

[1][2][3] Like the nobility, the Seven Noble Houses (or lineages) of Brussels were abolished during the French occupation.

The Association was founded in 1961[4][5] as an asbl[6] (non-profit) with the aim of bringing the descendants of the Seven Noble Houses together.

[1] The descendants of the Seven Noble Houses are currently united within this organization which perpetuates their existence and their rituals dating back to the Middle Ages.

[7][8][9] The organization's main publications are: People officially admitted to the Association are entitled to use the following post-nominal letters: PB (Patricius Bruxellensis) for all members and NPB (Nobilis Patricius Bruxellensis) in case they are members of the Belgian nobility.