Van Meeuwen
Van Meeuwen is 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 of 's-Hertogenbosch, The Hague and Amsterdam. The family has belonged to the lower Dutch nobility, with the honorific of jonkheer or jonkvrouw, since 1834.
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
- Jhr. Petrus Andreas van Meeuwen (1772-1848)
- Jhr. Eduardus Johannes Petrus van Meeuwen (1802-1873)
- Jhr. Pieter Maria Frans van Meeuwen (1837-1913)
- Jhr. Lodewijk Cornelis Josephus Andreas van Meeuwen (1844-1918)
- Jhr. Pieter Leon van Meeuwen (1870-1921)
- Jhr. Eduard Anton Eugène van Meeuwen (1876-1946)
- Jhr. 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 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