With the constitutional reform of 1848 , the privileges of the dutch noble were abolished and the nobles lost their constitutional roles. The only privileges that the former Dutch nobility were alllowed to keep were the legal use of titles and the grant of coats of arms by royal decree. The former noble lost their status of being a noble, they became civilians with a noble title.
20-685: The Verschuer family (originally van der Schuer ) is a Dutch noble family originally from Appelrebroeck near Barneveld in Gelderland . The family has branches in The Netherlands and Germany. The family name is spelled van Verschuer in Dutch and von Verschuer in German. The family can be traced back to Gaert Clasz (born 1490), who married Margriet van der Schuer, the widow of Brant van der Schuer. Gaert died after 1549, and his sons adopted
40-515: A Swedish general and who has descendants who belonged to the Hessian nobility , and Philip Willem van Verschuer (Philipp Wilhelm von Verschuer), who became a Dutch brigadier and who has numerous prominent descendants in The Netherlands. The Hessian family branch were recognised as barons of the Electorate of Hesse in 1839. Bernard van Verschuer, a Dutch colonel and a member of the Dutch branch,
60-552: A Royal Decree of 25 January 2002 (Government Gazette 41), due to the fact of her marriage to the Prince of Orange . In 2016, a survey was conducted among nobles in which at least a quarter stated that they support the resumption of (non-royal) ennoblements, while approximately a third opposed them and the rest had no or a weak opinion. Members of the Nederlandse Adelsvereniging, the organization which represents
80-482: A new title of nobility is created. There are seven titles of nobility. In order of precedence, these are Prince , Duke , Marquis , Count , Viscount , Baron and Knight . People in the nobility who have not been granted a title carry the predicate Jonkheer or Jonkvrouw . The Nederland's Patriciaat is a registry of non-noble armigerous families which have held influential roles in Dutch society for at least 150 years or six generations. Many families date from
100-458: A register of the nobility, the filiatieregister . In the constitutional amendment of 1848, the feudal society was abolished, and the constitutional role of the nobility again came to an end. The only legal privilege the nobility retained was the right to hold a predicate or a title. In 1994, the constitutional article was replaced by a separate Nobility Act which codified the existing practice. According to this law, nobility can still be granted in
120-718: The Batavian Revolution , the positions and thus the nobility were abolished. With the establishment of the Sovereign Principality of the United Netherlands in 1813, the rights of the nobility were restored, and the peerage regained official status. The Constitution established that nobility would be granted by the King, and the ways in which this could happen were clarified by Sovereign Decree no. 60, signed on 13 February 1815. Initially this
140-665: The Kingdom of the Netherlands which also maintains the official nobility register. During the period between 1581 and 1795, when the Netherlands was a republic ( Republic of the Seven United Netherlands ), the native nobility kept their constitutional significance. In each province, the nobility was organised in knighthoods, which maintained representation in the States-Provincial . In 1795, after
160-630: The Senate and the House of Representatives of the States General consisted of the knighthoods, amongst others. In 1814, William I established the High Council of Nobility [ nl ] which, as his advisory body, would help him re-establish a strong nobility. From then on, new members of the knighthoods would also be recruited from regent families. The Council started maintaining
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200-609: The Dutch nobility in CILANE , are more likely to support ennoblements, and are more likely to uphold traditional noble values and marry endogamously. In 2020, nobility expert and director of the foundation Stichting Adel in Nederland John Töpfer also spoke out in favor of a new ennoblements in a radio interview. The continuing practice of hereditary ennoblements in Belgium is often cited by proponents of new nobility in
220-526: The Netherlands. Someone belongs to the Dutch nobility when either they have been granted nobility by Royal Decree, or when their father belonged to the nobility. Nobility is inherited exclusively through male lineage, which means that while daughters belong to the nobility as well, they are unable to pass it to their children. Someone can be granted nobility through acknowledgement of indigenous titles of nobility existing before 1795, through incorporation of foreign titles of nobility, or through elevation, in which
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#1732772409135240-516: The family name van der Schuer. In the late 17th century Otto Christoph van Verschuer (1650–1712) was the sole living male member of the family, and the current family is descended from him. He was a Dutch colonel and later a general in the service of Hesse-Kassel , and received the title of baron from the Holy Roman Emperor in 1696. Otto Christoph van Verschuer was the father of Wolff Dietrich van (von) Verschuer (1676–1737), who became
260-702: The first non-noble to marry into the Dutch royal family, Mr. Pieter van Vollenhoven , is indeed a Dutch Patrician. Thus, it can be said that the Nobility and the Patriciate are two groups from which the aristocracy of the Netherlands is formed, and the relationship between them is somewhat reminiscent of that between the Peerage and the Gentry in Great Britain. Hoge Raad van Adel From Misplaced Pages,
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300-516: The nobility were entitled to certain privileges, in particular to take a seat in the "Ridderschap", a former executive and legislative assembly at the regional or provincial level, and herewith the power to select members for the States-Provincial . . The nobility are currently regulated by the Nobility Act, passed into law on 1 August 1994, and is overseen by the High Council of Nobility [ nl ] , an official state institution of
320-402: The nobility, and the oldest families are even given the same status as Barons and Counts. Many Patrician families are non-noble branches of noble families, or descend from persons who were offered ennoblement but declined it. Just like nobility, membership in the Patriciate is hereditary in the legitimate male line. Intermarriage between nobles and members of Nederland's Patriciaat is common, and
340-504: The republican era and are descendants of magistrates and merchants, but as membership in the Patriciate is, unlike nobility, not a legal distinction, and cannot be "closed" by law, new families are admitted every year. Thus, incorporation into Nederland's Patriciaat can be considered a substitution for ennoblement, a distinction families are accorded if they maintain a high level of merit and success for several generations. The Patriciate, or at least its older families, are considered equal to
360-462: The three aforementioned ways, although the possibilities are significantly reduced. Elevation, which had not taken place since 1939 and was practically abolished by the council of ministers in 1953, has been reduced to the Royal House. Government policy has since focused on rewarding personal merit through royal decorations. The last elevation into the Dutch nobility concerns Princess Máxima , in
380-415: Was by appointment into the re-established knighthoods, but after several years exclusively through acknowledgement, incorporation or elevation. These terms refer to the acknowledgement of indigenous titles of nobility existing before 1795, the incorporation of originally foreign titles of nobility, and elevation where an entirely new title is created. The electoral colleges for the (indirect) elections of
400-489: Was recognised as noble in The Netherlands in 1816 and granted the Dutch baronial title in 1820. Dutch nobility The Dutch nobility was a small elite social class consisting of individuals or families recognized as noble , and with or without a title of nobility in the Kingdom of the Netherlands . The existence of nobility was established in the Constitution of the Netherlands of 1814. Those who belong to
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