Van Eeghen (family)

Van Eeghen is the name of a Dutch patrician family from Kortemark in Belgium.

Van Eeghen
family
Country	Netherlands
Founded	17th century

In the 17th century moved from Flanders to Middelburg and Haarlem. Later some members founded a successful trading company in Amsterdam.

From 1795 until 1818, the family owned Kasteel Beek en Hoff.

Notable members

• Isabella Henriette van Eeghen (1913–1996), Dutch historian
• Esmée van Eeghen (1918–1944), Dutch resistance fighter in World War II
• Hester van Eeghen (1958–2021), Dutch designer
• Mark van Eeghen (born 1952), American football player

Bibliography

• Nederland's Patriciaat, 2e jaargang (1911).
• Nederland's Patriciaat, 10e jaargang.(1919).
• Nederland's Patriciaat, 45e jaargang.(1959).