Van Heeckeren
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Netherlands
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noble
Nobility
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family from the Dutch provinces Overijssel
Overijssel
Overijssel is a province of the Netherlands in the central eastern part of the country. The region has a NUTS classification of NL21. The province's name means "Lands across river IJssel". The capital city of Overijssel is Zwolle and the largest city is Enschede...
and Gelderland
Gelderland
Gelderland is the largest province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country. The capital city is Arnhem. The two other major cities, Nijmegen and Apeldoorn have more inhabitants. Other major regional centers in Gelderland are Ede, Doetinchem, Zutphen, Tiel, Wijchen,...
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History
The oldest known ancestor is Jakob van Heker who died in 1440. The family is split into many branches (van Brandsenburg, van Kell, van Molecaten). The Heeckerens have the same coat of arms as the RechterenVan Rechteren
The counts van Rechteren belong to the Dutch and German nobility. The German branch von Rechteren-Limpurg-Speckfeld has been mediatised....
family, and are related to the former as well the van Voorst tot Voorst
Van Voorst tot Voorst
Van Voorst tot Voorst is an old Dutch noble family from the Dutch province Overijssel.-History:The first documented ancestor is Fredericus van Hekeren van der Ese who was an adviser to Reginald II of Guelders...
family. 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 members
- Georges-Charles de Heeckeren d'Anthès, (through adoption);
- Jacob van Heeckeren tot EnghuizenJacob van Heeckeren tot EnghuizenJacob Derk Burchard Anne baron van Heeckeren tot Enghuizen, also known as Van Heeckeren van Beverweerd was a Dutch diplomat...
; - Jacob Derk Carel van HeeckerenJacob Derk Carel van HeeckerenBaron Jacob Derk Carel van Heeckeren van Kell was a member of the Dutch noble family van Heeckeren. Van Heeckeren studied law at Leiden University. Before 1752 he was working for prince William IV and later became advisor to prince William V...
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Literature
- Dr. D.P.M. Graswinckel en Mr. H. Hardenberg, 'Het Archief van het Kasteel Rechteren' (Zaltbommel, 1941).
- A.F.H. van Heeckeren,'Genealogie van de geslachten Van Voorst, Van Heeckeren, Van Rechteren' in: Heraldieke Bibliotheek (1876).
- Prof. Dr. J.G.N. Renaud et al., 'Het kasteel Voorst- Macht en val van een Overijsselse burcht' (Zwolle, 1983).