The house was founded by Jan Cordeken,[1] Lord of Glymes, illegitimate son of John II, Duke of Brabant.

The younger branch of the Lords, Counts and Princes of Grimbergen called themselves in French de Berghes.

Other notable possessions are: Florennes, Glimes, Grimberghen, Zevenkercke, Bierbais, Opprebais, Walhain, la Falize, ...

The descendants of Antoine of Glymes, Lord of Limettes and his 3rd wife Anne of Hosden, Lady of La Falize are named Glymes-Brabant.

[5] Their descendants moved to Spain, and made a successful career at the Spanish court; amongst them Honoré-Ignace de Glymes-Brabant who was in 1765 Viceroy of Navarra.