He was the son of
Jean-Baptiste de Brouchoven, 1st Count of Bergeyck, and
Helena Fourment, Countess of Bergeyck. His younger brother
Hyacinthe-Marie de Brouchoven was president of the Great Council. Jean married Livina Marie de Beer-Meulebeke, and became the father of
Nicholas de Brouchoven, 3rd Count of Bergeyck.
Career He was in service of the Spanish Crown as Superintendent of Finances and Minister of War. He was a member of the Royal Council and of the
Supreme Council of Flanders in Madrid, and special envoy of
Philip V of Spain to the
Congress of Utrecht, but without participating in the final negotiations. After his death he was buried in Leefdaal. ==References==