Pieter Hendrik van Zuylen van Nyevelt (bef. 1782 - 1825)

Born before 7 Jul 1782 in Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland

Ancestors

Husband of Susanna Martha van Zuijlen van Nijevelt — married 6 Mar 1817 in Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland

Died 25 Jan 1825 after age 42 in Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland

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Biography

Pieter Hendrik van Zuylen van Nyevelt is Notable.

Pieter Hendrik van Zuylen van Nyevelt was a Dutch count and baron who served as a general in the French and Dutch armies during the Napoleonic era and later. He was present at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 as chief of staff of the 2nd Dutch Division.

Family

Pieter Hendrik's son, Julius van Zuylen van Nyevelt (1819–1894), born in Luxembourg, inherited his titles of count and baron. He served as prime minister of the Netherlands from 1866 to 1868.

Birth

Pieter Hendrik was baptized on 7 July 1782 in Alkmaar, son of Philip Julius van Zuijlen van Nijevelt and Clara Helena van Son. ^{[1] [2]}

Marriage

He married Susanna Martha van Zuijlen van Nijevelt on 6 March 1817 in Dordrecht. ^{[3] [4]} They moved to Luxembourg where he served as Dutch military commander. In Luxembourg, Pieter Hendrik frequently came into conflict with the Prussian military, who garrisoned the fortress of Luxembourg.

Death

He left Luxembourg in 1824 for Utrecht, where he lived in a house on Plompetorengracht canal. There he died in 1825 at age 42, a year before the death of his father. ^[5]

Military Career

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During the Napoleonic era, he served in the Dutch brigade on the French side in the Peninsular War from 1808 to 1810; at the Battle of Ocaña (1809), he was a captain. Van Zuylen van Nyevelt also served in the French armed forces in Germany and Russia. At the age of 30, he was promoted to the rank of adjutant general.

Following the restoration of the House of Orange-Nassau in the Netherlands in 1813, he joined the Dutch armed forces with the rank of colonel (as the rank of adjutant general did not exist in the Dutch army). In the Battle of Quatre Bras and the Battle of Waterloo (1815), Pieter Hendrik served on the allied side as COS of the 2nd Dutch Division under the command of GOC Lt-Gen. Baron Henri-George de Perponcher Sedlnitzky. In recognition of his service at Waterloo, he received the Military William Order and was promoted to the rank of general.

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism - Image of extract of registration: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS1Z-RQJ2-W?i=83&cat=46174
2. ↑ Baptism - Image of registration: "Netherlands, Noord-Holland Province, Church Records, 1523-1948," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9QV-RZJ2?cc=2037985&wc=SM9Q-ZNR%3A1293193204%2C382023201%2C383243401 : 21 August 2014), Nederlands Hervormde > Alkmaar > Dopen 1754-1811 > image 334 of 581; Nederlands Rijksarchiefdienst, Den Haag (Netherlands National Archives, The Hague).
3. ↑ Marriage - Burgerlijke Stand Huwelijk 1817, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland. Akte 13 (1817-03-06), Regionaal Archief Dordrecht accessed via WieWasWie Permalink
4. ↑ Marriage - Image of certificate: "Netherlands, Zuid-Holland Province, Civil Registration, 1679-1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6GV9-K1T?cc=1576401&wc=9PGF-168%3A108149601%2C114544601 : 8 July 2014), Dordrecht > Huwelijken 1814-1818 > image 376 of 604; Nationaal Archief, Den Haag (National Archives, The Hague).
5. ↑ Burgerlijke Stand Overlijden 1825, Utrecht, Utrecht, Nederland. Akte 86 (1825-01-27), Het Utrechts Archief accessed via OpenArch Permalink
6. ↑ Stamboek 0, None, Zuid-Holland, Nederland. Akte 57/2 Nationaal Archief accessed via OpenArch Permalink
7. ↑ Stamboek 0, None, Zuid-Holland, Nederland. Akte 2 Nationaal Archief accessed via OpenArch Permalink
8. ↑ Stamboek 0, None, Zuid-Holland, Nederland. Akte 57 Nationaal Archief accessed via OpenArch Permalink
9. ↑ Stamboek 0, None, Zuid-Holland, Nederland. Akte 348/161/14/8/klapper/1/26/73/5 Nationaal Archief accessed via OpenArch Permalink
10. ↑ Stamboek 0, None, Zuid-Holland, Nederland. Akte no.2777/130 Nationaal Archief accessed via OpenArch Permalink
11. ↑ other:Stamboek 0, Vincennes/Parijs, Nederland. Akte Nederlandse militairen in het leger van Napoleon Nederlands Instituut voor Militaire Historie accessed via OpenArch Permalink
12. ↑ other:Stamboek 0, Vincennes/Parijs, Nederland. Akte Nederlandse militairen in het leger van Napoleon Nederlands Instituut voor Militaire Historie accessed via OpenArch Permalink

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieter_Hendrik_van_Zuylen_van_Nijevelt
• https://www.openarch.nl/nim:92f4f57b-ed8d-7103-46f1-e411bc1ac2b0
• Doopaantekening Pieter Hendrik van Zuylen van Nijevelt, Alkmaar 07-07-1782. Nederlands Hervormde > Alkmaar > Dopen 1754-1811. "Netherlands, Noord-Holland Province, Church Records, 1523-1948," images, FamilySearch > image 334 of 581; Nederlands Rijksarchiefdienst, Den Haag (Netherlands National Archives, The Hague).
• Huwelijk Pieter Hendrix van Zuijlen van Nijevelt en Susanna Martha van Zuijlen van Nijevelt, Dordrecht 06-03-1817. Burgerlijke Stand Huwelijk 1817, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland. Akte 13 (1817-03-06), Regionaal Archief Dordrecht accessed via WieWasWie.nl
• "Netherlands, Zuid-Holland Province, Civil Registration, 1679-1942," database with images, FamilySearch Huwelijk Pieter Hendrix van Zuijlen van Nijevelt en Susanna Martha van Zuijlen van Nijevelt, Dordrecht 06-03-1817. Dordrecht > Huwelijken 1814-1818 > image 376 of 604; Nationaal Archief, Den Haag (National Archives, The Hague).
• Overlijden Pieter Hendrik van Zuijlen van Nijevelt, Utrecht 25-01-1825. Archieven.nl 481 Burgerlijke Stand van de gemeenten in de provincie Utrecht 1811-1902. Inventarisnummer: 437-01. Aktenummer: 86.