Jorge de Verboom, 1st Marquess of Verboom

[1] A prominent military engineer in the Spanish army, Philip V of Spain granted him the aristocratic title of "Marquess of Verboom" on 9 January 1727.

[2] His father was Cornelius Verboom, a Flemish military engineer in Spanish service who was in charge of the fortification of Free City of Besançon and of Dole, Jura in France.

[3] During the Nine Years' War, Verboom was instrumental in the 1691 campaign by William III of England against the French siege of Mons.

In 1695, he directed the siege of Namur with Dutch States Army engineer Menno van Coehoorn.

He also took part in the siege of Hulst along with Captain General Isidro de la Cueva-Benavides.