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van" target="_blank">Van Zuylen van" target="_blank">van Nievelt (Dutch pronunciation: [vɑn ˈzœylə(ɱ) vɑ ˈnivɛlt]) is an old noble Dutch family originating from Utrecht.




History






= Utrecht

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The family was already noble from earliest times ("Uradel"). The first known ancestor is the knight Steven van" target="_blank">van Zulen, who early in the 13th century settled in Utrecht. His descendants married into leading families and built the castle called Zuylen. They later joined Nievelt to their family name, being the name of an estate and castle Nijeveld ("new field") they had acquired. Their main fortune was a result of their activities in impoldering morasses.
From the 19th century to the present, the name of the family was written as van" target="_blank">Van Zuylen van" target="_blank">van Nievelt. Members received recognition of nobility in 1814 and the title of baron was confirmed in 1822. Several members of the family lived in Barneveld where they built a castle named Schaffelaar. The Dutch branch of the family became extinct in 1947.
A family van" target="_blank">Van Zuylen van" target="_blank">van Nijevelt, originating from Rotterdam, must not be confused with this family.




= Belgium

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In the 17th century, Pieter-Frederic van" target="_blank">van Zuylen (1604–1691) was the first of the family to settle in the catholic southern parts of the Netherlands, nowadays Belgium.. He was an officer in the Spanish army and married Olympio Sindico and Gertrude van" target="_blank">van Voorst.
This Belgian branch continues under the name van" target="_blank">van Zuylen van" target="_blank">van Nyevelt and has many members, until today.




Genealogy






= Early generations

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The existing genealogy must, certainly for the first generations, be approached with circumspection, being somewhat problematic regarding the chronology of the succeeding generations:

Steven van" target="_blank">van Zuylen (around 1200), lord of Zuylen-Anholt
Steven van" target="_blank">van Zuylen (around 1230)
Frederic van" target="_blank">van Zuylen van" target="_blank">van Vecht (†Battle of Soesterenge 1282)
Steven van" target="_blank">van Zuylen m. Bertha van" target="_blank">van Dale
Jacob van" target="_blank">van Zuylen van" target="_blank">van Vecht (-1355) m. Christina Uten Ham
Steven van" target="_blank">van Zuylen van" target="_blank">van Nyevelt m. Agnes van" target="_blank">van Heemskerck
Willem van" target="_blank">van Zuylen (-1430) m. Beatrix van" target="_blank">van Amstel van" target="_blank">van Mijnden
Frederic van" target="_blank">van Zuylen (around 1460) m. Diderica van" target="_blank">van Maerssen
Steven van" target="_blank">van Zuylen (1440–1529) m. Heylwig van" target="_blank">van Acquoy
Frederic van" target="_blank">van Zuylen (born 1485) m. Lucia van" target="_blank">van Buchel (-1564)
Steven van" target="_blank">van Zuylen (1530–1596) m. Cornelia van" target="_blank">van Oostrum (-1563)
Willem van" target="_blank">van Zuylen van" target="_blank">van Nyevelt, lord of Snaefburg (†Utrecht 1639) m. Maria van" target="_blank">van de Vijvere (-1623)
Pieter-Frederic van" target="_blank">van Zuylen van" target="_blank">van Nyevelt (Maarssen 1604–1691), married in Brussels with Olympia Sindico (†1634) and a second time in Utrecht with Gertrude van" target="_blank">van Voorst. He was an officer in the Spanish army.




= Notable members of the family van" target="_blank">Van Zuylen van" target="_blank">van Nievelt

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Hendrik van" target="_blank">van Zuylen van" target="_blank">van Nijevelt (c. 1440 – 1483), general.
Willem van" target="_blank">van Zuylen van" target="_blank">van Nijevelt (died 1543), Dutch writer.
Genealogy of the last name bearers:

Jasper Hendrik van" target="_blank">van Zuylen van" target="_blank">van Nievelt (1751–1828), lord of Glindhorst, den Brieller and Schaffelaar, mayor of Barneveld, MP for Gelderland.
Gerrit Willem van" target="_blank">van Zuylen van" target="_blank">van Nievelt, lord van" target="_blank">van Dorth 1787- (1756–1813).
Coenraad Jan van" target="_blank">van Zuylen van" target="_blank">van Nievelt, lord of Glinthorst and den Brieller (1779–1837).
Gerrit Willem baron van" target="_blank">van Zuylen van" target="_blank">van Nievelt (1807–1881), member of the provincial government of Gelderland, mayor of Barneveld 1837 to 1841.
Louise Marie Clemence baroness van" target="_blank">van Zuylen van" target="_blank">van Nievelt (1858–1947), last of her name, married with mr. Alexander Adriaan baron van" target="_blank">van Nagell (1859–1921), brother of A.W.J.J. baron van" target="_blank">van Nagell (1851–1936)
Jasper Hendrik van" target="_blank">van Zuylen van" target="_blank">van Nievelt (1808–1877), lord of Schaffelaar, member of the provincial government of Gelderland.
Johanna Magdalena Cornelia van" target="_blank">van Zuylen van" target="_blank">van Nievelt, (1856–1934), married with Anne Willem Jacob Joost baron van" target="_blank">van Nagell (1851–1936), mayor of Barneveld
Theodoor Willem van" target="_blank">van Zuylen van" target="_blank">van Nievelt (1813–1881), political personality




= van" target="_blank">Van Zuylen van" target="_blank">van Nyevelt in Belgium

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Pieter-Andries van" target="_blank">van Zuylen (Oudenaarde 1649 - Bruges 1708), a son out of the first marriage of Pieter-Frederic, became the ancestor of the catholic van" target="_blank">van Zuylens. He was first an officer in the Spanish army and then in the service of prince Eugène de Tour et Taxis. He was appointed by him as postmaster general for Bruges and its surrounding province. He married Caroline Le Febure (1658–1723).
Their son, Jacques-Rodolphe van" target="_blank">van Zuylen van" target="_blank">van Nyevelt (Bruges 1691–1752) was also general postmaster. He married Marie-Anne van" target="_blank">van Steelant (1693–1722) and they had seven children. Amongst them:
Jacques-Antoine van" target="_blank">van Zuylen van" target="_blank">van Nyevelt de Gaesebeke (Bruges 1719–1779) married with Claire de la Coste (1724–1804). His descendants omitted to ask for confirmation of their noble status, after 1814.
Jean-Bernard van" target="_blank">van Zuylen van" target="_blank">van Nyevelt (1721–1791), general postmaster, married with Isabelle du Bois (1730–1804). They are the ancestors of all van" target="_blank">van Zuylen van" target="_blank">van Nyevelts in the Southern Netherlands, later Belgium.




= Confirmation of nobility

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Under the United of Kingdom of the Netherlands several children of Jean-Bernard asked for confirmation of their noble status and of their title of baron. This was granted as follows:

1816: Jean-Jacques van" target="_blank">van Zuylen van" target="_blank">van Nyevelt van" target="_blank">van de Haar (he had inherited the estate of de Haar, from a childless member of the Dutch van" target="_blank">van Zuylens).
1827: Jean-Baptiste van" target="_blank">van Zuylen van" target="_blank">van Nyevelt (1755–1837)
1827: Marie-Dominique van" target="_blank">van Zuylen van" target="_blank">van Nyevelt (1769–1846)
1828: the sons of Joseph van" target="_blank">van Zuylen van" target="_blank">van Nyevelt (1761–1824): Jean-Joseph (1802–1883), Guy (1809–1852), the godfather of Guido Gezelle and Frederic (1814–1881).
1855: the sons of André-Patrice van" target="_blank">van Zuylen van" target="_blank">van Nyevelt (1772–1849): Jean-Jacques (1801–1875) and André (1805–1882).
Of the eight sons of Jean-Bernard van" target="_blank">van Zuylen, only Jean-Jacques (who had thirteen children) has male descendants up to this day. The eldest branch inherited the De Haar estate near Utrecht. They are the branch known as van" target="_blank">van Zuylen van" target="_blank">van Nijevelt van" target="_blank">van de Haar. The last male heir died in 2011.
One of the sons of Jean-Bernard, François van" target="_blank">van Zuylen van" target="_blank">van Nyevelt (1764–1835) was accepted within the Bavarian nobility and married Countess Octavia von Jenison-Walworth (a daughter of Count Francis Jenison). This branch became extinct for the males in 1906 with the death of François-Ghislain van" target="_blank">van Zuylen van" target="_blank">van Nyevelt (1836–1906) and in 1953 the last female member of the family died, Linda van" target="_blank">van Zuylen van" target="_blank">van Nyevelt (1874–1953).




= Notable members of the Belgian family van" target="_blank">Van Zuylen van" target="_blank">van Nyevelt

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Jean-Jacques van" target="_blank">van Zuylen van" target="_blank">van Nyevelt van" target="_blank">van de Haar (1752–1846), MP, mayor of Bruges.
Gustave van" target="_blank">van Zuylen van" target="_blank">van Nyevelt van" target="_blank">van de Haar (1818–1890), diplomat, married Julie Visart de Bocarmé (1823–1862) and baroness Leontine van" target="_blank">van Lockhorst (1830–1906)
Étienne van" target="_blank">van Zuylen van" target="_blank">van Nyevelt van" target="_blank">van de Haar (1860–1934), was able to restore thoroughly the De Haar estate, with the financial support of his wife Hélène de Rothschild (1863–1947). He founded the Automobile Club de France.
Egmont van" target="_blank">van Zuylen van" target="_blank">van Nyevelt van" target="_blank">van de Haar (1890–1960), diplomat. He was married with the Egyptian Marguerite Namétalla (1901–1996)
Marie-Hélène van" target="_blank">van Zuylen van" target="_blank">van Nijevelt van" target="_blank">van de Haar (1927–1996), a society personality and maecenas was married with François de Nicolay (1919–1963) and with baron Guy de Rothschild (1909–2007)
Sybil van" target="_blank">van Zuylen van" target="_blank">van Nyevelt van" target="_blank">van de Haar (1929-1939)
Thierry van" target="_blank">van Zuylen van" target="_blank">van Nyevelt van" target="_blank">van de Haar (1932–2011), last lord of the castle De Haar at Haarzuilens and last male descendant of the branch van" target="_blank">van Zuylen van" target="_blank">van Nyevelt van" target="_blank">van de Haar
Hector van" target="_blank">van Zuylen van" target="_blank">van Nyevelt (1833–1915)
Albert van" target="_blank">van Zuylen van" target="_blank">van Nyevelt (1870–1936), historian and keeper of the public records.




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References






Literature


H. Obreen, La maison de Zuylen dans l'histoire des Pays-Bas, (Tongerloo, 1933).
J. Gailliard, Maison de Zuylen, histoire et généographie, (Bruges, 1863).
Nederland's Adelsboek 25 (1927); 46 (1953), p. 547-557 (met stamreeks).
Louis van" target="_blank">van Renynghe de Voxvrie, Descendance de Jean-Bernard van" target="_blank">van Zuylen van" target="_blank">van Nyevelt et d'Isabelle du Bois, Brugge, 1964.
Luc Duerloo & Paul Janssens, Wapenboek van" target="_blank">van de Belgische adel, Brussel, 1992
Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels 120 (1999), p. 580-581.
Oscar Coomans de Brachène, Etat Présent de la Noblesse Belge, Annuaire 2002, Brussel, 2002, p. 35-56.

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Hélène van Zuylen
• Hélène van Zuylen
• Van Zuylen van Nievelt
• Étienne van Zuylen van Nyevelt
• Marie-Hélène de Rothschild
• Van Zuylen van Nijevelt
• De Haar Castle
• Russell Page
• Theodoor
• Hendrikus Albertus Lorentz
• Franz von Jenison-Walworth