de Vos van Steenwijk | |
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noble family | |
Country | Netherlands |
Founded | 14th century |
Founder | Coenraad van den Goere |
Titles | baron |
De Vos van Steenwijk is an old Dutch noble family from the Dutch province of Overijssel.
The family was already noble from earliest times ("Uradel"). The first documented ancestor is Coenraad van den Goere who is mentioned in 1318. His son Johan is the first member to carry the De Vos van Steenwijk surname. According to family tradition he was give the name De Vos (the Fox) because of his red hair.
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