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Coat of Arms
House of Lens
Lords and Castellans of Lens
House of Lens
Alternative arms as Baillifs of Hainaut

Cadet Branches
House of Hulluch
Lords of Hulluch
House of Lens-Choques
Lords of Choques
House of Lens-Beuvry
Lords of Beuvry
House of Lens-Reninghelst
Lords of Reninghelst
House of Lens-Rebecques
Lords of Rebecques
House of Lens-Brebières
Lords of Camblain, Louez and Brebières
House of Lens-Annequin
Lords of Annequin

Personal Arms
Eustache de Lens
Castellan of Lens
Seal, 1206
Jean III de Lens
Castellan of Lens
Counter seal, 1272
Jean III de Lens
Castellan of Lens
Counter seal, 1275
Jean III de Lens
Castellan of Lens
Seal, 1287
Jean IV de Lens
Son of Jean III
Seal, c. 1300
Baudoin de Lens
Lord of Anvin
Illegitimate son of Jean III
Seal, 1310
Gossuin de Louez
Lord of Louez
Baillif of Furnes
Seal, 1315

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 Wijnbergen 797 Eustache de Lens.svg|House of Lens<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lords and Castellans of Lens</span><!-- Main branch extinct c. 1310 -->
-Gauthier de Lens 1245.svg|House of Lens<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lords of Lens<br>Alternative arms in the 13th c.</span><!-- Main branch extinct in the 13th c. used both types (the regular quarterly) & 3 lions cr., possibly as Baillifs - Seals of Gauthier 1245 (son of Elisabeth de Barbençon = derived with inverted tinctures), Eustache 1267 & Jean 1290 -->
+Gauthier de Lens 1245.svg|House of Lens<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Alternative arms as Baillifs of Hainaut</span><!-- Gauthier 1245 (son of Elisabeth de Barbençon = derived with inverted tinctures), Eustache 1267 & Jean 1290 -->
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 <gallery caption="Cadet Branches" align=center style= "color: #292929;font-size:1.2em;font-weight: normal;text-align:center;font-style: normal;">
 Wijnbergen 800 Jean de Hulluch.svg|House of Hulluch<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lords of Hulluch</span><!-- Separated 11th c. - Not to be confused with the other unrelated Hulluch family (with cross engrailed = english substitution) -->
-Lens-Brebieres.svg|House of Lens-Brebières<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lords of Camblain, Louez, Annequin and Brebières<br>Issued from Eustache,<br>son of Baudoin de Béthune,<br>Count of Aumâle<br>Matrilineal branch</span><!-- Labels & bends - Seal of Baudoin lord of Brebières 1266 -->
+Eustache de Lens 1223.svg|House of Lens-Choques<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lords of Choques</span>
-Lens-Annequin.svg|House of Lens-Annequin<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lords of Louez and Annequin<br>Cadets of Brebières</span><!-- Baudoin II Governor of Flanders is from that branch -->
+Nicolas de Lens 1224.svg|House of Lens-Beuvry<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lords of Beuvry</span>
+Gerard de Lens 1223.svg|House of Lens-Reninghelst<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lords of Reninghelst</span>
+Jean de Lens 1259.svg|House of Lens-Rebecques<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lords of Rebecques</span><!-- Also known as La Couture -->
+Lens-Brebieres.svg|House of Lens-Brebières<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lords of Camblain, Louez and Brebières</span>
+Lens-Annequin.svg|House of Lens-Annequin<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lords of Annequin</span><!-- Baudoin II Governor of Flanders is from that branch -->
 </gallery >
 <gallery caption="Personal Arms" align=center style= "color: #292929;font-size:1.2em;font-weight: normal;text-align:center;font-style: normal;">
-Eustache de Lens 1223.svg|Eustache de Lens<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Son of Jean, Lord of Camblain<br>''Seal, 1223''</span>
+Eustache de Lens 1206.svg|Eustache de Lens<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Castellan of Lens<br>''Seal, 1206''</span><!-- Early type with eagle before 1210 -->
-Gerard de Lens 1223.svg|Gérard de Lens<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Son of Jean, Lord of Camblain<br>''Seal, 1223''</span>
+Jean de Lens 1272.svg|Jean III de Lens<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Castellan of Lens<br>''Counter seal, 1272''</span><!-- Qtly seal & eagle counter seal -->
-Jean de Lens 1275.svg|Jean III de Lens<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Castellan of Lens<br>''Seal, 1275''</span><!-- Jean III + c 1310 last of main line - Used all three types : quarterly (1275), eagle (1275) & lions (1290) -->
+Jean de Lens 1275.svg|Jean III de Lens<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Castellan of Lens<br>''Counter seal, 1275''</span><!-- Jean III used all types with notably quarterly on the main seals & eagles on counter seals -->
-Baudoin de Lens 1310.svg|Baudoin de Lens<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">''Seal, 1310''</span>
+Jean de Lens 1287.svg|Jean III de Lens<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Castellan of Lens<br>''Seal, 1287''</span>
+Jean de Lens 1300.svg|Jean IV de Lens<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Son of Jean III<br>''Seal, c. 1300''</span><!-- As heir of Jean III -->
+Baudoin de Lens 1310.svg|Baudoin de Lens<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Anvin<br>Illegitimate son of Jean III<br>''Seal, 1310''</span>
+Gossuin de Louez 1315.svg|Gossuin de Louez<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Lord of Louez<br>Baillif of Furnes<br>''Seal, 1315''</span>
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