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Jonkheer (female equivalent: Jonkvrouw) is a Dutch predicate of nobility. Its best-known use among English-speaking people is as the root of the name of the city of Yonkers, New York. Yonkers is the fourth largest city in the U.S. state of New York (behind New York City, Buffalo, and Rochester) and the largest city in Westchester County, with a population of 196,086 (according to the 2000 census). ...
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The Dutch nobility consists for the greater part of untitled families. The predicate jonkheer, or its female equivalent jonkvrouw, is thus used to show that one does belong to the nobility, but does not possess a title. The abbreviation jhr., or jkvr. for women, is placed in front of the name (preceding academic, but not state titles).
Jonkheer as a predicate is roughly translated "young lord" or "esquire", nowadays however one possessing the predicate would be more correctly styled "Sir X". A lord is a male who has power and authority. ...
Esquire (abbreviated Esq. ...
Sir is a British honorary title representing knighthood or baronetcy. ...
The coronet of rank for untitled nobility in the Netherlands is the same as that of a hereditary knight: a plain circlet of gold with eight pearls, five of which are seen in a representation, all on golden points. Coin showing a coronet A coronet is a small crown consisting of ornaments fixed on a metal ring. ...
The silver Anglia knight, commissioned as a trophy in 1850, intended to represent the Black Prince. ...
Title Although jonkheer is not an official Dutch title, as stated above, some families nevertheless use it as such, most notably the Royal Family with the title Jonkheer van Amsberg. The Netherlands have been an independent monarchy since 1815, and have been governed by members of the House of Orange-Nassau since. ...
Queen Beatrix with her husband, the late Claus von Amsberg. ...
Often however these titles are not acceded by the modern monarchy, either because the family is registered as untitled nobility and may thus only use the predicate, or because the family has never requested to be registered but possesses a grant of nobility which predates the founding of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1815; the latter are often Habsburg in origin. These families use this title by means of courtesy and are often styled Jonker X or Junker X instead of Jonkheer and do not use the abbreviation, but instead use the form "Name, Jonker X" This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...
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Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy; also used as the flag of the Austrian Empire until the Ausgleich of 1867. ...
A courtesy title is a form of address in the British peerage system used for wives, children, and other close relatives of a peer. ...
A person carrying the title Jonkheer could also be styled "Sir X" when addressed in English, however "Lord X" may be more appropriate, especially if the title predates 1815. Sir is a British honorary title representing knighthood or baronetcy. ...
A lord is a male who has power and authority. ...
The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
Acceded titles use the same coronet of rank as hereditary knights, described above. Non-acceded titles can not officially use a coronet of rank and thus use the coronet that they have been historically awarded, if any at all. Coin showing a coronet A coronet is a small crown consisting of ornaments fixed on a metal ring. ...
Nickname Jonkheer's most well-known use among English-speaking people is as the root of the name of the city of Yonkers, New York. The word was likely a nickname, as opposed to an honorific, associated with Adriaen van der Donck; a young Dutch landowner in the New Netherlands. While his business ventures largely proved less than successful, the city of Yonkers takes its name from his legacy. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...
Yonkers, just north of New York City in Westchester County, is the fourth largest city in the U.S. state of New York, with a population of 196,086 (according to the 2000 census). ...
Official language(s) English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area Ranked 27th - Total 54,520 sq mi (141,205 km²) - Width 285 miles (455 km) - Length 330 miles (530 km) - % water 13. ...
Portrait of Adriaen van der Donck Adriaen Cornelissen van der Donck (ca. ...
New Netherland (Dutch Nieuw-Nederland, Latin: Nova Belgica) was the territory claimed by the Netherlands on the eastern coast of North America in the 17th century. ...
The word, in reference to van der Donck, is variously spelled among modern scholars. In Thomas F. O’Donnell’s introduction to a translation of van der Donck’s A Description of the New Netherlands, it is suggested that van der Donck was known as “The Joncker,” a corruption of the proper Dutch “jonkheer”. Russell Shorto’s The Island at the Center of the World (ISBN 1-4000-7867-9) has “jonker”, while Edward Hagaman Hall’s book on Philipse Manor Hall uses “youncker”. Russell Shorto is the author of a book on the Dutch origins of New York City: The Island at the Center of the World. ...
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site. ...
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