Reynst family

The Reijnst family was a family of soldiers and politicians in the Dutch Republic. Their surname was also spelled Reynst or Rijnst. J.C. Reijnst (1798-1871) was given noble status and the rank of jonkheer or jonkvrouw in 1840 - the noble line died out in 1972.

The Reynst family coat of arms

Gallery

Governor-general Gerard Reynst
Regent Lambert Reynst, painted by Pieter van Anraedt
Vice admiral Pieter Hendrik Reijnst
Herengracht 500
Gerard Reynst, Cornelis Jan Witsen, Roelof Bicker, and Simon van Hoorn.[1]

References

(in Dutch) J. van Gent, in: N. Middelkoop, De oude meesters van de stad Amsterdam. Schilderijen tot 1800, Bussum/Amsterdam, 2008, p. 112

Sources

(in Dutch) Nederland's Adelsboek 91 (2004-2005), pp. 286–294.
(in Dutch) Joh. E. Elias, De vroedschap van Amsterdam, 1903–1905.

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