Lodewijk Frans Verreycken (in French language sources referred to as Louis-François Verreycken)Lodewijk Frans Verreycken, heer van Hamme en Impden at geni (1588–1654) was audiencier of the Privy Council of the Habsburg Netherlands and first secretary of the Council of State of the Habsburg Netherlands. He succeeded his father, Lodewijk Verreycken, in 1620 and served under five successive governor-generals of the Habsburg Netherlands.J. Lefèvre, "Verreycken (Louis-François)", Biographie Nationale de Belgique, vol. 32 (Brussels, 1964), 718–720.
In 1643 he became the 1st Baron of Bonlez.Le theatre de la noblesse du Brabant representant les erections des terres, seigneuries, & noms des personnes, & des familles titrées, les creations des chevaleries, & octroys des Marques d'Honneur & de Noblesse (Liège, 1705), p. 28. On Google Books.
His granddaughter Anne-Louise Verreycken married Philippe-Louis de Hénin, 7th Count of Bossu and they became the parents of Cardinal Thomas d'Alsace
He died on 6 May 1654 and was succeeded in office by his son, Charles.
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