Reynst family
The Reijnst family was a family of soldiers and politicians in the Dutch Republic. Their surname was also spelled Reynst or Rijnst. J.C. Reijnst (1798-1871) was given noble status and the rank of jonkheer or jonkvrouw in 1840 - the noble line died out in 1972.
Family tree
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Gallery
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Governor-general Gerard Reynst -
Regent Lambert Reynst, painted by Pieter van Anraedt -
Vice admiral Pieter Hendrik Reijnst -
Herengracht 500 -
![Gerard Reynst, Cornelis Jan Witsen, Roelof Bicker, and Simon van Hoorn.[1]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Bartholomeus_van_der_Helst_-_Four_aldermen_of_the_Kloveniersdoelen_in_Amsterdam_eating_oysters.jpg/120px-Bartholomeus_van_der_Helst_-_Four_aldermen_of_the_Kloveniersdoelen_in_Amsterdam_eating_oysters.jpg)
![Gerard Reynst, Cornelis Jan Witsen, Roelof Bicker, and Simon van Hoorn.[1]](/wiki/File:Bartholomeus_van_der_Helst_-_Four_aldermen_of_the_Kloveniersdoelen_in_Amsterdam_eating_oysters.jpg)
References
- ^ (in Dutch) J. van Gent, in: N. Middelkoop, De oude meesters van de stad Amsterdam. Schilderijen tot 1800, Bussum/Amsterdam, 2008, p. 112
Sources
- (in Dutch) Nederland's Adelsboek 91 (2004-2005), pp. 286–294.
- (in Dutch) Joh. E. Elias, De vroedschap van Amsterdam, 1903–1905.