Van Boetzelaer
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Kalkar
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Germany
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The family history in the Duchy of Cleves
Duchy of Cleves
The Duchy of Cleves was a State of the Holy Roman Empire. It was situated in the northern Rhineland on both sides of the Lower Rhine, around its capital Cleves and the town of Wesel, bordering the lands of the Prince-Bishopric of Münster in the east and the Duchy of Brabant in the west...
can be traced back to the 13th century, when the van Boetzelaers belonged to the local nobility. A castle Boetzelaer is still in existence.
Based on the similarity of their coat of arms, it is likely that the van Boetzelaer family are related to the Wesphalian von Galen
Von Galen
The Von Galen family is an old, noble, Westphalian family, historically Roman Catholic, from the County of Mark.The earliest von Galens appeared in the twelfth century. Some branches of the family spread to East Prussia through the crusades and military expeditions of the Teutonic Order during the...
family. In the sixteenth century, the family settled in The Netherlands. Nowadays, the family belongs to the Dutch nobility. Members carry the title of baron
Baron
Baron is a title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Old High German and Latin baro meaning " man, warrior"; it merged with cognate Old English beorn meaning "nobleman"...
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Famous scions
- Pim van Boetzelaer van OosterhoutPim van Boetzelaer van OosterhoutCarel Godfried Willem Hendrik , baron van Boetzelaer van Oosterhout was a Dutch diplomat and politician.Van Boetzelaer van Oosterhout's father was mayor of Leusden...
(1892-1986), was a Dutch minister of foreign affairs.
Literature
- Polak-de Booy, E.P., Inventaris archieven van Boetzelaer, Utrecht, 1965
- des Tombe J.W., bewerkt door C.W.L. baron van Boetzelaer, Het geslacht van den Boetzelaer. De historische ontwikkeling van de rechtspositie en de staatkundige invloed van een belangrijk riddermatig geslacht, Assen, 1969
- Kruimel, H.L., Inventaris van de genealogische bescheiden nagelaten door C.W.L. Baron van Boetzelaer, 's-Gravenhage, 1978
- Polak-de Booy, E.P., Inventaris van de archieven van de familie van Boetzelaer 1316-1952, Inventarisreeks van het Rijksarchief Utrecht, 32, Rijksarchief Utrecht, Utrecht, 1982