Van Meeuwen

Van Meeuwen is the name of a Dutch noble family. Many members were bankers, politician, civil servants, lawyers, chief executive officers and diplomats. Some were officers of the Dutch army, members of the House of Representatives and Senate of the Netherlands. They have played a role in the Dutch history since the early 18th century, mainly around the cities 's-Hertogenbosch, The Hague and Amsterdam. Since 1834 the family belongs to the lower Dutch nobility, with the honorific of jonkheer or jonkvrouw.

History

The first recorded members of the family lived in the 17th century at Megen. The family were also part of the political elite of 's-Hertogenbosch and Den Haag.

Notable members

• Jonkheer Petrus Andreas van Meeuwen (1772-1848)
• Jonkheer Eduardus Johannes Petrus van Meeuwen (1802-1873)
• Jonkheer Pieter Maria Frans van Meeuwen (1837-1913)
• Jonkheer Lodewijk Cornelis Josephus Andreas van Meeuwen (1844-1918)
• Jonkheer Pieter Leon van Meeuwen (1870-1921)
• Jonkheer Eduard Anton Eugène van Meeuwen (1876-1946)
• Jonkheer Frederick Berend Floris Evert Carel van Meeuwen (1877-1939)
• Jonkheer Roderick Frederick Pieter Cornelis van Meeuwen (1887-1964)
• Jonkheer Pieter Godfried Maria van Meeuwen (1899-1982)

Coat of arms

Coat of arms of the family: Three silver gulls in black, red lacquered and planted in a silver shield and on the head three red roses. Crown (the shield): A smooth silver band of five pearls and a pearl necklace, which two windings each of four pearls is see. Shield holders: Two black eagles with backward-looking wings lifted downward, both with a red tongue. Arms placed on a green arabesque.

References

• Nederland's adelsboek 1999
• Kok, G.Chr., Van Raad van Brabant naar Gerechtshof 's Hertogenbosch. Zes eeuwen rechtspraakgeschiedenis. Uitgeverij Verloren BV (2008)
• Rietstap, J.B., Wapenboek van den Nederlandschen Adel, plate 54.
• Wieland, J.H.M., & Ramakers, E.P.M., Gouverneurs in de beide Limburgen 1815-1989