Van Coevorden is one of the oldest aristocratic families from the
Netherlands.
History
The family was already noble from earliest times ("
Uradel"). The family's history began with Hendrik van
Borculo, who in 1231 married Eufemia, a daughter of the lord of
Coevorden, a municipality in the
Drenthe
Drenthe () is a province of the Netherlands located in the northeastern part of the country. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen to the north, and the German state of Lower Saxony to the east. As of Nov ...
province. Their grandson, Reinolt, started to call himself ''van Coeverden'', after his grandmother. From this time onwards till the 17th century, the family played an important role in the region.
Reinolt's descendants still carry this name and belong to the
Dutch nobility
The Dutch nobility is a small elite social class constisting 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 Constituti ...
. In 1814 three member of the family were given the title
Jonkheer. In 1991, 1992, 1993, and 2009 several members of the family were given the title of baron, near the end of 2018 another family member acquired the title of baron.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms of the family is in gold 3 red eagles (2:1). The family's motto is ''En Dieu mon espérence et mon epée à ma défence.'' (In God my hope and my sword to the defense).
Literature
* Detlev Schwennicke,
Europäische Stammtafeln Band XXVII (2012) Tafel 82.
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Surnames
Dutch noble families
Barons of the Netherlands