Vilain XIIII. After leaving the Australian Public Service, Volker stayed in the workforce and took on various senior roles in both government and non-government organisations, including as Chairman at the Government Relations Group in the national law firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Chair of the ACT Government's Skills Commission, and Chairman of the Defence Housing Australia Board of Directors. Awards. In January 1991, Volker was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for public service. Derek Volker Derek Volker, (born 1939) is a retired senior Australian public servant. Life and career. Born in 1939, Volker was educated at Toowoomba State 	Derek Volker
11303602	Vilain XIIII Vilain XIIII Vilain and Vilain XIIII (pronounced Vilain-Quatorze" , sometimes written with the more standard Roman numerals Vilain XIV) is a Belgian noble family. Their coat of arms is basically "Sable, a chief argent" (), a colour scheme that is present from the earliest Vilains in the 15th century, and is also seen in the Vilain XIIII arms, which have the "XIIII" added to it. They were descendants of the important medieval family of Vilain in Ghent; the name "Vilain XIIII" probably comes from the coat of arms of Philippe de Liedekercke, chamberlain of emperor Charles V, who had 16 quarters  in his coat, the fourteenth (bottom row, second from the left) of which was the coat of Vilain. The three main branches of the family were the Princes of Issenghien (the De Gand, dite Vilain branch), the Counts of Aalst (the Vilain XIIII branch), and the Counts of Guines (originally also De Gand dite Vilain, later Vander Steene). One branch lived at the Chateau of Leut (or Leuth) from 1822 until 1922, when the last of 7 daughters of Viscomte Charles Vilain XIIII died. The oldest mentions of "Villain XIIII" date back to the 16th century, but its origin is  unknown. Politically, they were usually part of either the Catholic parties, or the Liberal parties. The first known generations were politicians (often bailiff or mayor) in Geraardsbergen and Aalst; the family also owned the county of Wetteren until 1796, and the city coat of arms still bears the XIIII of the family. Origin of name. The family name is pronounced "vilain quatorze", and written 'XIIII' and not, in the conventional style, 'XIV'. There are various theories as to why this is (according to Frans van Kalken). The intention was probably to distinguish two branches of the family – according to Piet  Lenders, between a younger and an older branch of the Vilains. Van Kalken says that the 'XIIII' goes back to a certain Josse Vilain, a bastard son of Philippe Vilain, when his natural father gave him 14 acres of land. The suffix thus distinguished the illegitimate from the legitimate branch of the family. Origins of family. Old sources claim an origin for the family going back to the time of Emperor Otto I. Whether there is any basis for this or whether this is a mystification is unclear. The origin and tree given there are as follows (always from father  to son): From here on the tree seems to be confirmed by written sources. Branch of Hugues II, son of Hugues (from the same non-trustworthy old sources): De Gand, dite Vilain. Without the XIIII, there was a family "Vilain de Gand": Perhaps the earliest (no date, later than 1424) of these we find is Jean Vilain, lord of Sint-Jans-Steene, who married Marguerite de Grave dite de Liedekerke; their son Adrien Vilain was Lord of Sint-Jans-Steene and Baron of Assenede and married Jossine van Praet. Other sources already give this branch the "De Gand, dite Vilain  name, naming Adrien as Lord of St-Jans-Steene, Rassenghien, Liedekercke, Leeuwe (or Leeuw), Lombeke; he was a Counsellor and Chamberlain of Duke Jean I of Bourgogne. He died in 1449. Martin de Gand-Vilain is his son. Other sources list Jean de Gand dit Vilain, died 8 July 1449, Lord of Huisse/Huise/Huyse, Pamel, Leeberghe (Ledeberg), Borcht (Burcht) and Zwijndrecht, married to Goenele Raes; father of Jean de Gand dit Vilain (married Marguerite Gruuthuse) and Christophe de Gand dit Vilain (married Jeanne de Lannoy) The family Vanden Steen kept the quarter of Gand-Vilain in their weapon, but 	Vilain XIIII
11303608	dropped the name. Older or unclear ones. In 1466, we find in Ghent the death of a Joosyne Vilain, wife of Jacobs van Raveschoot, already with the armories of Vilain (and Raveschoot). The Van Raveschoots were a family of the Borluuts, so amongst the high nobility of Ghent. An older branch (or older name of the same family?) is Vilain de Liedekercke (or Liedekerke; see the origin of the Vilain XIIII name above); around 1570, we find Jacqueline Vilain de Liedekercke, married to Philippe van Royen, knight, Lord of Gyseghem (Gijzegem); their daughter Marie van Royen (died 1595) married Philippe 	Vilain XIIII
11303609	Triest, lord of Auweghem, mayor of Ghent (premier echevin" of the Keure of Ghent), member of the very important Triest family of Ghent. Vilain van der Moere. This seems to be a very old branch of the Vilain family; including Vilain dit Braem. A less well-known branch of the family, with members: Titles. Lord of Sint-Jans-Steene. This is supposedly the first title of the Vilain family, with origins lost in time (or alternatively given to the family at the time of Zegher I, Castellan of Ghent). Omitting the earlier, less certain bearers of the title, we have ; Lord of Welle. In 1414, a Daniel Vilain was owner of seignory Welle in the Land of Beveren. The title is kept in the Vanden Steen family for many generations afterwards, and adds many other titles as well By 1369, this was no longer in the hands of the Vilain family Lord of Kruibeke. But: Lord of Doel. At one time, the Vilain family was Lords of Doel Vilain XIIII Vilain and Vilain XIIII (pronounced "Vilain-Quatorze" , sometimes written with the more standard Roman numerals Vilain XIV) is a Belgian noble family. Their coat of arms is basically "Sable, a