Duivenvoorde Castle

Duivenvoorde Castle is a citadel in the metropolis of Voorschoten, South Holland, in the Netherlands. It become first referred to in 1226, making it one of the oldest castles in South Holland. The fortress is excellent in that it has in no way been offered, which may be said of very few Dutch castles. It has surpassed by way of inheritance via numerous noble houses, sometimes via the matrilineal line. For the primary five centuries of its history, the citadel turned into owned with the aid of one own family, the van Duivenvoordes, who gave their name.

at that time, van Duvenvoirde - to it. Although for this reason named, the van Duvenvoirdes properly fashioned a part of the House of Wassenaer, an historic noble own family which has performed an crucial role in Dutch records. Towards the quit of the seventeenth century an proprietor of Duivenvoorde Castle, Johan van Duvenvoirde, readopted the name of van Wassenaer. Therefore, even though the equal own family remained inside the House, this turned into under a specific name.