The Académie Belgo-Espagnole d'Histoire (Academia Belgo Española de Historia) is a cultural society founded in Brussels in 1953. The Academy was formed by the noted historian and academic scholar Fortune Koller. Koller is known for his work in the fields of heraldry, genealogy and chivalric & dynastic orders. The purpose of the Academy is to research and publish works on various historical periods of Hispanic culture. The society has also held numerous historical exhibitions.
The society is composed of renowned Belgium and Spanish historians as well as other internationally known scholars. Since its founding, the Academy has held its meetings at the headquarters of the Archives Generales du Royaume de Belgique, and occasionally at the residence of the President.
Membership requires the nomination of three academicians and consent of the nomination board. There are three classes of membership. Membership is limited in all three categories.
Señores Academicos de Honor (10 members)
Señores Academicos de Numero (60 members)
Señores Academicos Correspondientes (39 members)
Manuel Fraga Iribarne
Francisco de Borbón y Escasany, Duque de Sevilla, Grande de Espana
Joaquim Veríssimo Serrão
Jesús Posada Moreno
Armand de Decker
Juan Van Halen y Acedo, Barón de Perwez
Roberto Soravilla y Fernandez
Jesús Sancho Rof
Carlos Murciano González-Arias de Reyna
Manuel Rodríguez de Maribona y Dávila, Conde de Alba (Two Sicilies)
Bernardo de Ungría y Goiburu, Marques de Montefalcón
Enrique Fernandez-Miranda y Lozana, Duque de Fernandez-Miranda, Grande de Espana
Alfonso de Ceballos-Escalera y Gila, Marqués de la Floresta
Gonzalo Martínez Diez
Odón Betanzos Palacios
Medardo Fraile
António de Sousa Lara, Conde de Guedes
Peter Spufford
María José Martínez de la Fuente
José María de Montells y Galán
Fortune Koller (1953-1979)
Robert Wellens (1979)
Pierre Houart (1979-1991)
Excmo. Senor Don Manuel Fraga Iribarne (1991)
Excmo. Senor Don Luis Cervera Vera (1991-1999)
Excmo. Senor Alfonso de Ceballos-Escalera y Gila, Marques de la Floresta (2001- )
During the years of the presidency of its founder, general sessions were held and 175 publications were printed on diverse historical topics. Some publications include:
Les archives de Simancas
Les Belges admis dans les divers Ordres étranger
Les Archers du Roy d' Espagne
Le Belges envoyes au Yucatán
La "domination espagnole"
Siècles d' or et de lumiere
Les Espagnols dans les Conseils collatéraux entre 1579 et 1609
Les sépultures des Princes des Pays d' En-Bas
Het Gulden Vlies en zijn deelname in de kollaterale raden van 1579 tot 1609
Les officiers de la Toison d' Or
La politique europeenne de Philippe Ier le Beau
