Nederland's Patriciaat
Encyclopedia
Nederland's Patriciaat, informally known as Het Blauwe Boekje (the blue book), is a book series published annually since 1910, containing the genealogies of important Dutch
patrician non-noble families. It is issued by the Centraal Bureau voor Genealogie
(CBG) in The Hague
. The Publication Commission of the CBG determines which families are included. A family must have played an important role in the Dutch society during 150 years.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
patrician non-noble families. It is issued by the Centraal Bureau voor Genealogie
Centraal Bureau voor Genealogie
The Centraal Bureau voor Genealogie is the Dutch research centre for genealogical studies. It is a non-profit foundation that has been founded on May 15, 1945, with the aim of bringing together a number of archive collections and making research of genealogy and related studies easier...
(CBG) in The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
. The Publication Commission of the CBG determines which families are included. A family must have played an important role in the Dutch society during 150 years.