The Lampsins were an aristocratic family in the

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, who attained notability in the trading and colonial worlds in the 17th century. The most notable members of the family were brothers

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and

Cornelius Lampsins Cornelius Lampsins (or van Lampsin, also Corneille Lampsius), was, along with his brother Adrian, the Baron of Tobago from 1662 to 1664. Cornelius Lampsins was born in 1600 to a very wealthy Dutch merchant family, and he was involved in the earl ...

, who were granted letters of patent by

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and became the Barons of colonial

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in 1662.Riddell (Author), Henri de Bourbon (comte de Chambord.), John. “The Patent of Baron to C Van Lampsins.” The Pedigree of the Duchess of Mantua, Montferrat and Ferrara, Oxford University, 1885, pp. 8–10. The Lampsins family owned a trading house in

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, and Cornelius owned a fleet of over three hundred trading ships, in both the

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and

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. The Lampsins merchant house was the first employer of the famed admiral

Michiel de Ruyter Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter (; 24 March 1607 – 29 April 1676) was a Dutch admiral. Widely celebrated and regarded as one of the most skilled admirals in history, De Ruyter is arguably most famous for his achievements with the Dutch N ...

Famous scions

Adrian Lampsins Adrian Lampsins, sometimes called Adrien Lampsius, (1598-1673) was the Baron of colonial Tobago, alongside his brother, Cornelius Lampsins. Born to Lampsins family, a wealthy merchant family in Vlissingen, in 1654 Adrian and Cornelius led a group ...

(1598–1673), Baron of Tobago *

(1600–1664), Baron of Tobago, Governor of the

Dutch West India Company The Dutch West India Company ( nl, Geoctrooieerde Westindische Compagnie, ''WIC'' or ''GWC''; ; en, Chartered West India Company) was a chartered company of Dutch merchants as well as foreign investors. Among its founders was Willem Usselincx ( ...

Apollonius Lampsins Apollonius ( grc, Απολλώνιος) is a masculine given name which may refer to: People Ancient world Artists * Apollonius of Athens (sculptor) (fl. 1st century BC) * Apollonius of Tralles (fl. 2nd century BC), sculptor * Apollonius ( ...

(1674–1728), Governor of the

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, mayor of

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Jan Cornelis Lampsins Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Numb ...

(1754–1834), Governor of the Dutch West India Company

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