Van Watervliet family
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The Van Watervliet family is a Dutch noble family of businessmen and landowners who rose to prominence during the early Renaissance in the County of Zeeland of the Seventeen Provinces of the Holy Roman Empire, and later in the Netherlands and British colonies of North America.
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Country | County of Zeeland Habsburg Netherlands Dutch Republic United Kingdom United States Canada |
Place of origin | Goes, County of Zeeland |
Founded | C. 1560 |
Founder | Gillis Cornelissen Brouwer |
Historic seat | Heinkenszand, then Ellewoutsdijk |
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Estate(s) | Ridderhofstede ten Watervliet Slot te Ellewoutsdijk Slot te 's-Heer Hendrikskinderen |
Cadet branches | Van Everinghe |
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