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, Germany, but is already found in the County of Holland in the 13th century. The family was already noble from earliest times (" Uradel"). In the early modern period, the family played a role in the city councils of

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and

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. Members of the family are jonkheer.

Coat of arms

The Van Foreest coat of arms is depicted in the medieval Gelre Armorial (folio 85v).Gelre Armorial folio 85v

Notable members

Arnold van Foreest Arnold Engelinus van Foreest (29 June 1863 – 24 June 1954) was a Dutch chess master. The younger brother of Dirk van Foreest, he thrice won Dutch Championship. He is the great-great grandfather of the siblings Jorden van Foreest, the 2016 D ...

(1863–1954), chess player * Dirk van Foreest (1862–1956), chess player * Jorden van Foreest (born 1999), chess player * Lucas van Foreest (born 2001), chess player *

Pieter van Foreest Pieter van Foreest, also called Petrus Forestus (Alkmaar, 1521 – Alkmaar, 1597), was one of the most prominent physicians of the Dutch Republic. He was known as the "Dutch Hippocrates". Life Petrus Forestus was the son of Jorden van Foreest ...

(1521–1597), physician

Gallery

Restant van kasteel - Beverwijk - 20034667 - RCE.jpg, Castle Ter Wijc in Beverwijk Hoofdgebouw Huis Nijenburg, Heiloo.JPG, Nijenburg estate in Heiloo

Literature

H.A. van Foreest: ''Het oude geslacht Van Foreest'', (Assen, 1950, - in Dutch).

References

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