Quarles van Ufford (also: Quarles or Quarles de Quarles, stemming from Quarles) is the name of a Dutch family of

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descent whose members have belonged to

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since 1815.

History

The lineage started with William Quarles from

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whose son John is first mentioned in 1524. John Quarles was

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of the broadcloth buyers

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in London in 1570. Willem († 1688), a

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born in England, who was employed by the

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, settled in the

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and became warden of the

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of in 1670. He was ancestor to the Dutch Quarles lineages. His grandson Willem Quarles de Quarles (1717–1781), was appointed Baron of the

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on 14 October 1751. Another grandson, Lodewijk (1719–1781), was ancestor to the lineage of ''Quarles van Ufford'', belonging to the untitled

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per 1815. 16 September 1815 Pieter Willem Lodewijk Quarles de Quarles (1758–1826) received confirmation of his title of

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. Alexandre Quarles van Ufford (1956) and his progeny are members of

since 1992. He is a son of the late Dutch

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Bryan Quarles van Ufford (1920–1975) who was married to the late Belgian

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Marie-Emilie van der Linden d'Hooghvorst (1918–1991).

Scions

* Alexander Johan Quarles de Quarles (1845–1914),

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of the

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(1887–1972),

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of Geldrop * Cypriaan Gerard Carel Quarles van Ufford (1891–1985),

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and Queen's Commissioner *

Hendrik Quarles van Ufford Jonkheer Hendrik Quarles van Ufford (Loosduinen, 4 July 1822 - Ketandan, 15 January 1860), father of P. van Heerdt tot Eversberg-Quarles van Ufford, was a Dutch soldier, writer, and planter. In 1842, he became a midshipman in the Dutch Royal Nav ...

(1822–1860),

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* Jacques Jean Quarles van Ufford (1788–1855),

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ad int. * Jan Hendrik Jacob Quarles van Ufford (1855–1917), member of the House of Representatives and of the Council of State of the Netherlands * Johan Willem Quarles van Ufford (1882–1951), Queen's Commissioner * Karel Frederik Quarles van Ufford (1880–1942), president of International Federation for Equestrian Sports * Lili Byvanck-Quarles van Ufford (1907–2002),

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* Louis Albert Quarles van Ufford (born 1916),

* Bryan Edward Quarles van Ufford (1920–1975), Diplomat * Louis Jacques Quarles van Ufford (1891–1971), member of sports organising committee *

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Arnoud Robert Alexander Quarles van Ufford (1920–1979), half-brother of actress

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Ian Edgar Bruce Quarles van Ufford (1924–2010), half-brother of actress

* Maurits Lodewijk Quarles van Ufford (1910–1944),

* Wilhelm Herman Daniël Quarles van Ufford (born 1929),

and

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of the Kabinet der Koningin *

Pieter Quarles van Ufford (father-in-law of

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) *Emilie (Quarles van Ufford) van Cutsem (widow of Hugh van Cutsem), a close friend of the British Royal family.

References

*''{{ill, État présent de la noblesse belge, fr'' 1997, p. 28–29. *''

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'' 90 (2002–2003), p. 162–265. *''État présent de la noblesse belge'' 2011, p. 387–388. Dutch noble families Belgian noble families

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