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de Vos van Steenwijk
noble family
Coat of Arms
Country Netherlands
Founded14th century
FounderCoenraad van den Goere
Titlesbaron

De Vos van Steenwijk is an old Dutch noble family from the Dutch province of Overijssel.

History

The family was already noble from earliest times ("Uradel"). The first documented ancestor is Coenraad van den Goere who is mentioned in 1318. His son Johan is the first member to carry the De Vos van Steenwijk surname. According to family tradition he was give the name De Vos (the Fox) because of his red hair.

Notable Members

  • Havixhorst estate, property of the family in the 17th century.
    Havixhorst estate, property of the family in the 17th century.
  • Coat of arms (1814)
    Coat of arms (1814)

Literature

  • A.N. de Vos van Steenwijk, Het geslacht de Vos van Steenwijk in het licht van de geschiedenis van de Drentse Adel, uitg. Van Gorcum, Assen, 1976 ISBN 90-232-1273-8
  • J.A. de Vos van Steenwijk, Het wapen van De Vos van Steenwijk en eenige mededeelingen betreffende enkele personen, behoord hebbende tot de eerste generatieën van dit geslacht, Voorstonden, 1908
  • Nederland's Adelsboek 97 (2012), p. 1-66.
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