Nicolaas Peter Paul Rubens, Lord of Rameyen (1618–1655) was a son of the painter Peter Paul Rubens and his first wife Isabella Brant.
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Family
Albert Rubens married Constantia Helman (1609–1678) in 1640, the daughter of Ferdinand Helman, an alderman of Antwerp and Catherina van der Veken, both of whom are buried in Saint James' Church in Antwerp.
Career
In Nicolaas' youth, his father made multiple painted and drawn portraits of Nicolaas, some of which he used as models for figures in his altarpieces.
In 1643 he bought the Heerlijkheid of Rameyen (or Ramay) with the fortune he inherited from his father. Rameyen Castle in the parish of Gestel was his main residence and he also died there. His secondary residence was Ursele Castle (also called Het Schoonbroekhof) near Ekeren, which he inherited from his father who had acquired it on 29 May 1627.