• secretary of the city of Dordrecht Cornelis Johansz de Witt (1696–1769), vrijheer van Jaarsveld, Burgemeester of Dordrecht, member of the States of Holland...
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    Brouwer Historic seat Heinkenszand, then Ellewoutsdijk Titles Ridder Heer (vrijheer) van Watervliet Heer van Ellewoutsdijk, Everinge, Koudorp, en Driewegen...
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  • Gerrit de Graeff (IV), vrijheer van Zuid-Polsbroek, Purmerland and Ilpendam (26 July 1797, Ilpendam – 27 March 1870) was a Dutch patrician, Amsterdam aristocrat...
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    of Friesland. The monarchy of the Netherlands still maintain the title Vrijheer van Ameland today. In 1871–72, a dike was built between Ameland and the...
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    sheriff and burgomaster of Amsterdam in 1696. He Held the titles knight and Vrijheer of Duinbeek, Westhoven, Sint Aecht und Meerestein. Jacob Boreel was a scion...
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    Linschoten. Cornelis de Witt (1696–1769), Burgomaster of Dordrecht and vrijheer of Jaarsveld. Johan de Witt owned an extensive library, consisting of books...
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    Lodewijk van Nassau (1727–1792) Vrijheer van Bergen Wigbold Adriaan van Nassau (1729–1797) Lord of Odijk, etc. and Vrijheer van Bergen Jan Floris Hendrik...
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    Lodewijk van Nassau (1727–1792) Vrijheer van Bergen Wigbold Adriaan van Nassau (1729–1797) Lord of Odijk, etc. and Vrijheer van Bergen Jan Floris Hendrik...
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    Joachim Rendorp, Vrijheer of Marquette (19 January 1728 in Amsterdam – 21 September 1792 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch politician of the Patriottentijd in...
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    Gerrit de Graeff, vrijheer van Zuid-Polsbroek, Purmerland and Ilpendam (24 February 1766, Amsterdam – 16 December 1814) was a member of the influential...
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    of the family, in which De Graeff and his heirs could be addressed as Vrijheer(en) van Zuid-Polsbroek ever since. Furthermore, in 1678 his grandson Jacob...
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    Dutch landed family the van Vianens, who hold the hereditary title of Vrijheer. His great-grandnephew shared the same name and was also a notable Irish...
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    Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, the current King, still uses the title "Vrijheer of Ameland" as one of his titles. In 1795, the island was confiscated,...
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    (Benelux) Willemstad by Blaeu Willemstad Free Lordship of Ameland Erf- en vrijheer van Ameland in Friesland Bought 1708 - present - Ameland is one of the...
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  • Deutsches Adels-Lexicon: Aa - Boyve. Voigt. p. 529. Pieter. "Joseph Steven Vrijheer Bogdan van Sturmbruck (1769–1827) 'West-Europese adel'". Genealogy Online...
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    subset of hoge heerlijkheiden, because of the sweeping powers held by the vrijheer, and were often found at the edges of a county. They were called 'free'...
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    Karel Maria Joseph Anton Vincent Johan-Nepomuk "Bernhard" Graaf van Pace Vrijheer van Friedensberg (????-1827) » West-Europese adel » Genealogie Online"...
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    the oldest son of Jacob Dircksz de Graeff, burgomaster of Amsterdam and Vrijheer of Zuid-Polsbroek, and his wife Aeltje Boelens Loen, member of the family...
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    Maria Anna widow of Frans 1741-1761 Elisabeth von Frenz 1761-1766 Hugo, vrijheer van Kessel-stad 1766-1798 Johan Willem Hannes During the rule of Johan...
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    Purmerland and Ilpendam. Gerrit de Graeff (IV) van Zuid-Polsbroek (1797-1870), vrijheer van Zuid-Polsbroek, Purmerland and Ilpendam, patrician of Amsterdam Mona...
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    After his father's early death at late 1752, he became his successor as Vrijheer of Zuid-Polsbroek. Joan died unmarried while traveling at Geneva, where...
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    Cranendonck, Eindhoven, Liesveld, Herstal, Warneton, Arlay en Nozeroy, Erf- en Vrijheer van Ameland, Heer van Borculo, Bredevoort, Lichtenvoorde, Het Loo, Geertruidenberg...
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    in 1752 his older brother Joan de Graeff inherited the title Free Lord (Vrijheer) of Zuid-Polsbroek, and after his sudden death in 1754 Gerrit succeeded...
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    Wapenkroon Van Amsterdam, Joost van den Vondel, Lofdicht op Cornelis de Graeff, Vrijheer van Zuidpolsbroeck, 1655, De werken van Vondel, Deel 5, DBNL, De Maatschappij...
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    Graeff's death: Op 10 November is de Edl. Achtb. Heer Mr. Gerrit de Graeff, Vrijheer van Zuid Polsbroek, Heer van Purmerland en Ilpendam, na lange, zeer zware...
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    Amsterdam (between 1722 and 1736). Gerrit de Graeff (I.) van Zuid-Polsbroek, vrijheer van Zuid-Polsbroek, was his cousin by marriage. In 1743 Lestevenon had...
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    herself a full aunt of Cornelis). His brother-in-law Jean Jan Deutz, Vrijheer van Assendelft was married to Maria Boreel, member of an outstanding family...
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    of the family, in which De Graeff and his heirs could be addressed as Vrijheer(en) van Zuid-Polsbroek ever since. De Graeff was also from 1604 Ambachtsheer...
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    (1652–1703) m. 1681 Transisalanus Adolphus Baron van Voorst tot Hagenvoorde, Vrijheer of Jaarsveld, member of the Knighthood of Holland, confidant and steward...
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