José Anne de Molina
Joseph Norbert Leon François Marie Ghislain "José" Anne de Molina (born 2 September 1925, died 10 May 2020) was a Belgian magistrate, heraldist, and historian. Family. The Anne de Molina family was first ennobled in 1750, with the ennoblement of the brothers Josephus Adrianus and Carolus Lambertus Anne, both aldermen in the City of Dendermonde. Victor Anne (1819–1891), the latter's grandson, received a recognition of nobility in 1871 and was authorized to add "de Molina" to his last name in 1885. José Anne de Molina is a grandson of Victor Anne and the son of  Raphaël Anne de Molina (1893-1977), president of the Brussels Court of Appeal, and of Germaine, Baroness de Viron (1894–1978). In 1956, he married Marie-Claire de Meeûs (1931-2014), a daughter of Georges, Count de Meeûs d'Argenteuil. They had five children. Biography. Anne de Molina was born in Brussegem. After becoming a Doctor of Law, José Anne de Molina went on to build a career in the judicial system, first as a lawyer and later as a magistrate. He started out as a judge at the tribunal of first instance in Brussels, and went on to be a counsellor , president of the chamber and finally first president at the Brussels Court of Appeal. Furthermore, he was a substitute first president at the Military Tribunal. He was the honorary president of the "Office généalogique et héraldique de Belgique" ("Genealogical and Heraldic Office of Belgium"). In February 1986, he became a member of the Council of Nobility and was its president from October 1986 until November 1989. In 1960, he co-founded the "État présent de la noblesse belge". He was a Commander in the Order of the Holy Sepulchre.