CHAPTER II. Beethoven’s Ancestors in Belgium--Louis

van Beethoven, His Grandfather--He Leaves His Paternal Home--Tenor Singer at Louvain--His Removal to Bonn--Marriage--Activities as Bass Singer and Chapelmaster in the Electoral Chapel--Birth and Education of Johann van Beethoven, Father of the Composer--Domestic Afflictions--His Marriage--Appearance and Character of the Composer’s Mother 42