Prince Adriaan of Brunant

Adrianus "Adriaan" Gerhard Van Damme, Prince of Brunant (7 October, 1473 in Grijzestad - 22 March, 1560 in Grijzestad) was a Brunanter military, son of Leuvis Van Damme, brother of King Leuvis II and uncle to Anders I. He escaped from the 1533 Invasion of Rode Island where is brother died but he returned back to Brunant in 1559 and was killed a year later by Anders I.

Biography
Adrianus Van Damme was born in 1473 in the palace of his father Leuvis Van Damme in Grijzestad. His mother was Caroline Koch and after his father death in 1503, he became first in the line of succession to the throne because his brother Leuvis II became the new King.

As Prince of Brunant, he was married to Juliana Helder, a sister of Josephine Helder who became the wife of his brother Leuvis II. In 1494, he became father of Gerhard, the name of Adriaan's grandfather. More children were born in the family and Juliana died in 1508 and Adriaan married the daughter his cousin Amélie Van Damme. However, she could not give him children so Adrianus probably had some mistresses. With Juliana he had the following children:
 * Gerhard Van Damme (1494-1568)
 * Maria Van Damme (1495-1495)
 * Laurentius Van Damme (1497-1502)
 * Elisabeth Van Damme (1501-1542)
 * Hubertina Van Damme (1501-1501)
 * Eleonora Van Damme (1503-1556)
 * Christianus Van Damme (1505-1518)
 * Hugo Van Damme (1507-1583)

In 1533, he participated in the Invasion of Rose Island where his brother died against the Spanish troops. He escaped, together with some friends, to the countyland and later to France, moving to England. Until the Spanish activity in the Brunant area reduced, he stayed in northern parts of France. In 1559, in December, he came back to Brunant and discoverd most of his children died and he was directly arrested by the new King Anders I because he deserted in the Invasion almost thirty years earlier. On the 22th of March in 1560, he was shot down, together with other prisoners, by Brunanter soldiers. The living ones of his children lose their royal titles.