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History
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Jan Jansz van Meeuwen, the first recorded member of the family lived in the 17th century at Megen , was a coppersmith and pan repairman. Later, the family moved to Oss , and subsequently also became part of the political elite of 's-Hertogenbosch and The Hague . 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 . The family has belonged to the lower Dutch nobility , with the honorific of jonkheer , since 1834. Since the 19th century, the family have owned the 80 hectare estate of Eikenburg which is located to the south of Rosmalen , North Brabant .
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Coat of arms
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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.
See also
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References
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Nederland's Adelsboek 88 (1999), p. 224-243.
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
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Van_Meeuwen&oldid=1183478864 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● D u t c h n o b l e f a m i l i e s ● S u r n a m e s ● O s s ● ' s - H e r t o g e n b o s c h ● H i s t o r y o f T h e H a g u e
● T h i s p a g e w a s l a s t e d i t e d o n 4 N o v e m b e r 2 0 2 3 , a t 1 5 : 4 4 ( U T C ) . ● T e x t i s a v a i l a b l e u n d e r t h e C r e a t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - S h a r e A l i k e L i c e n s e 4 . 0 ;
a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
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