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    The Van Wassenaer family is the name of an old Dutch noble family. It was first mentioned in the County of Holland on 3 November 1200. They are one of...
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    "van" between "Wassenaer" and "Obdam" or use the modern spelling "Wassenaar". Jacob was born in 1610, the eldest son of Lieutenant-Admiral Jacob van Wassenaer...
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    Unico Wilhelm, Count van Wassenaer Obdam (30 October 1692 – 9 November 1766) was a Dutch nobleman who was a diplomat as well as a composer. He reorganized...
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    III van Wassenaer (?- c. 1345) was an oldest son of the main branch of the Dutch noble family Van Wassenaer. Philips' father Dirk II van Wassenaer (? -...
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    to the main branch of the Van Wassenaer family. He was the son of Philips III van Wassenaer (1307- c. 1345) and Elisabeth van der Dussen. From his three...
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    In 1877, the estate was inherited by Rodolphe Frédéric baron van Heeckeren van Wassenaer. His main residence was the castle in Twickel. The house at Dieren...
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    Jacob van Wassenaer Duivenvoorde, lord of Obdam (1574, Haarlem - 31 August 1623, Heusden), was a famous Dutch naval commander, Lieutenant-Admiral of the...
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    personnel captured or killed; Van Wassenaer was among the dead. On his return to the republic, De Ruyter learned Van Wassenaer had been killed at Lowestoft...
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    archive of Van Wassenaer in Twickel has provided evidence that the two men had a close relationship: Van Wassenaer bought paintings directly from van Mieris...
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  • Stolberg-Stolberg Van Wassenaer Wolff Metternich Van Zuylen van Nijevelt De Preud'homme d'Hailly de Nieuport [nl] (Viscount of Nieuport) Du Bus Roest van Alkemade...
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