Antonie Frederik Jan Floris Jacob van Omphal
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Antonie Frederik Jan Floris Jacob Baron van Omphal (2 May 1788 – 8 July 1863) was a Dutch
Family background
Antonie Frederik Jan Floris Jacob van Omphal was born on 2 May 1788 in Tiel in the Dutch Republic. He was a son of Diederik van Omphal, lord of IJzendoorn (1752–1813), and his second wife Wilhelmina Anna Cornelia de Pagniet (1765–1806). His father and grandfather had been officers in the service of the Dutch States Army, the forces of the Staten-Generaal. His ancestor Jacob von Omphal (1500–1557) was ennobled by the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I. Van Omphal himself was made a baron in 1834; he died, unmarried, in 1863, and his line came to an end.
Military career
Van Omphal began his active service during the
After the French defeat of 1814, Van Omphal entered the service of the new
Van Omphal was made a knight in the Military William Order,
He died in The Hague on 8 July 1863, and was buried there at the Eik en Duinen cemetery.
References
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- 1851–1857. A. van der Aa. Biografisch Woordenboek der Nederlanden. Haarlem
- 1863. "Baron van Omphal overleden". Algemeen Handelsblad. (10 July 1863)
- 1863. "Begrafenis van baron van Omphal". Algemeen Handelsblad. (13 July 1863)
- 1940. G.C.E. Köffler. De Militaire Willemsorde 1815-1940. The Hague: Algemene Landsdrukkerij.
- 2001. Nederland's Adelsboek 89 (2000–2001), pp. 238–243.
External links
- Media related to Antonie Frederik Jan Floris Jacob van Omphal at Wikimedia Commons