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Van Meeuwen is a Dutch family with branches beloninging to the Dutch nobility. 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. Petrus Andreas van Meeuwen was in 1834 in the Dutch nobility elevated and got the noble honorific of jonkheer and 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

Coat of arms

Coat of arms of the family: Three silver gulls in black, red lacquered and planted in a silver shield with three red roses on their heads. Crown (the shield): A smooth silver band of five pearls and a pearl necklace, with two windings of four pearls each. Shield held by two red-tongued black eagles with backward-looking wings lifted downward. 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
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