Franoise de Bette was born in Lede and had a cousin named Guillaume de Bette and later she tried reforming the monastery.
She was born in Lede, in the county of Flanders, the daughter of Adrian Bette, knight, and Agnes de Merode de Rummen. Her cousin, Guillaume de Bette, 1st Marquess of Lede, was a knight of the Order of Santiago with links to the Habsburg court. She also attempted to reform the monastery, which had acquired a reputation for loose discipline. 
