Cammingha
Encyclopedia
Van Cammingha is an old Dutch
noble family from the Dutch province of Friesland
. Different scions of the family lives on the family estate Wiarda in Goutum near the city of Leeuwarden. The family have played an important role in the Dutch history since the early 17th century. Since 1814 the family belongs to the Dutch nobility with the title of jonkheer and jonkvrouw.
Netherlands
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noble family from the Dutch province of Friesland
Friesland
Friesland is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the ancient region of Frisia.Until the end of 1996, the province bore Friesland as its official name. In 1997 this Dutch name lost its official status to the Frisian Fryslân...
. Different scions of the family lives on the family estate Wiarda in Goutum near the city of Leeuwarden. The family have played an important role in the Dutch history since the early 17th century. Since 1814 the family belongs to the Dutch nobility with the title of jonkheer and jonkvrouw.
Sources and references
- Bultsma, P., G.A. Brongers, and A.B. Dull tot Backenhagen. Noord-Nederlandse Heraldiek, Familiewapens Drenthe-Friesland-Groningen. Hoogezand: Uitgeverij Stubeg, 1987.
Litarature
- Genealogie Kwartaalblad CBG 2002-01 Y. Kuiper en J. Frieswijk (red.). Twee eeuwen Friese adel 1814-2000. Van landadel naar his- torisch instituut. Heerenveen: Uitgeverij Van Mazijk, 2000. 183 blz., ill. (TPFr-SGKuip). ISBN 9072572386.