Charles d'Hane de Steenhuyze

He belonged to a family that extended back a few centuries and had received the title of count from Maria Theresa.

His brother Constant d'Hane the Steenhuyse became Belgian Minister of War in the crucial period of the defending the young kingdom.

In February 1831 he was the commander of a municipal volunteer corps would support the organized effort of alderman to overthrow Colonel Ernest Grégoire.

[4] So fierce was d'Hane that he gave a big blow during a concert at the Kouter to a political opponent, French Vergauwen, and he was fined by the Criminal Court.

[5] In 1843 d'Hane became the first president of the liberal électorale Société de la Flandre orientale.