Van der Elst
van der Elst or Van Der Elst is a Dutch toponymic surname meaning "from the alder (woods)". The forms Elst and Van Elst may also refer to an origin in the city of Elst, Gelderland, the town Elst, Utrecht, or other villages by that name.[1] Certain branches[2] belong to the Belgian nobility as well to important Dutch patrician non-noble families (Nederlands Patriciaat). The name may refer to:
- Barbe (Barbara) van der Elst, Marchioness of Antwerp ( - 1581), married in 1543 to Jean d'Arschot-Schoonhoven, Marquess of Antwerp.
- Bartel van der Elst (or "Van der Helst"; 1613–1670), Dutch portrait painter
- Bartholomeus van der Elst van Bleskensgraaf, Seigneur of Bleskensgraaf (1789 - 1861), Alderman of Dordrecht[3]
- Cédric Van der Elst (b. 1980), Belgian football midfielder
- François Van Der Elst (1954–2017), Belgian football winger, brother of Leo
- Franky Van Der Elst (b. 1961), Belgian football midfielder and manager
- Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst (b. 1959), German Roman Catholic bishop
- Ingrid van der Elst (b. 1955), Dutch cricketer and field hockey player
- Jan van der Elst. Alderman of Antwerp 1404-07, 1411 and 1413; Dean of the guild of Antwerp in 1408. Son of knight Gerard van der Elst, Ducal receiver of Brussels 1412-18 and commissioned by the States as receiver-general of Brabant 1415-16.[4]
- Jehan van der Elst, knight, Seigneur of Breeschaet (1462 - 1522), married to Barbara de Mechelen[5]
- Joseph Baron van der Elst (1896–1971), Belgian diplomat, art collector and writer
- Karl Frans van der Elst van Bleskensgraaf (1938 - 2000),[6] Captain of KLM Flight KL 867, which encountered volcanic ash over Alaska in 1989.[7]
- Leo Van Der Elst (b. 1962), Belgian football midfielder, brother of François
- Léon Baron van der Elst (1865–1933), Advisor to King Albert 1 and diplomat
- Lodewijk van der Elst (or "Van der Helst"; 1642–aft.1684), Dutch portrait painter, son of Bartel
- Ottho Johannes van der Elst van Bleskensgraaf (1858–1913),[8] Seigneur of Bleskensgraaf
- Reinier van der Elst, Marquess of Rijen. Alderman of Antwerp in 1385-1417. Steward of Antwerp from 1396,-1399. Schout of Mechelen 1400-05, Schout of Antwerp 1407-1408.[9]
- Thomas van der Elst, knight, Seigneur of Breeschaet (1500 - 1528), married to Marie de Scheijff.[10]
- Violet Van der Elst (1882–1966), English businesswoman who campaigned against capital punishment and owner of Harlaxton Manor.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Elst, van den / der at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands
- ^ Coomans de Brachène, Oscar (2004). État présent de la noblesse belge. Brussels: Librarie Albert DeWit.
- ^ van den Heuvel, J.C. (2022-03-15). 'Wonderjaar 1848': Een tijd van eenheid of verdeeldheid? Over kiezersorganisatie en kandidaatstelling rondom de grondwetsherziening van 1848 in Dordrecht (1840-1851) (in Dutch) (1 ed.). Nijmegen: Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen (published 2022). p. 48.
- ^ Damen, M. (2016). Prelaten, edelen en steden: De samenstelling van de Staten van Brabant in de vijftiende eeuw. Handelingen van de Koninklijke Commissie voor Geschiedenis [Prelates, Nobles and Cities: The Composition of the States of Brabant in the Fifteenth Century. Proceedings of the Royal Historical Commission.]. University of Amsterdam.
- ^ CBG, GHS 02E25, Christophorus Butques. Genealogie van den illustren huise van Hauterive gesegt Leefdaal, 1750 Antwerpen; blz. 102
- ^ de, Jong (2018). Van macht naar folklore. Heerlijkheden in Zuid-Holland na de Franse Tijd [From power to folklore. Lordships in South Holland after the French period] (1 ed.). Woudrichem: Picture Publishers. ISBN 978-94-92576-15-6.
- ^ Sóbester, Dr. András (2011). Stratospheric Flight (1 ed.). New York, NY: Springer, New York, NY. pp. 159–166. ISBN 978-1-4419-9457-8.
- ^ de Jong, Peter (2018). Van macht naar folklore. Heerlijkheden in Zuid-Holland na de Franse Tijd [From power to folklore. Lordships in South Holland after the French period] (1 ed.). Woudrichem: Pictures Publishers. ISBN 978-94-92576-15-6.
- ^ Damen, M. (2016). Prelaten, Edelen & Steden: De Samenstelling van der Staten van Brabant in de 15e Eeuw. Handelingen van de Koninklijke Commissie voor Geschiedenis [Prelates, Nobles and Cities: The Composition of the States of Brabant in the Fifteenth Century. Proceedings of the Royal Historical Commission]. University of Amsterdam.
- ^ CBG, GHS 02E25, Christophorus Butques. Genealogie van den illustren huise van Hauterive gesegt Leefdaal, 1750 Antwerpen; blz. 102
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