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Category:Counts / Erfvoogds (Heritage-Bailiffs) of Erkelenz
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Sir David Graaff Hi Matthias, saw you contributed to this article. Good work! As a bearer of the Dutch name of Gr aaff (I'm Arthur), I would be interested to know about your sources and especially the link between the South-African Graaffs and the noble Dutch De Graeff family. My family tree runs to about 1736 and shows no clear relationship to De Graeff, although in those days spelling was very liberal and only since Napoleontic times etc. There is a Graaf f family in Germany, and they owned some train factory. (http://www.graaff-transportsysteme.de/) If you want to, you can mail me at wikipers (at) gmail (dot) com. Best regards AG —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.87.227.28 (talk) 14:46, 2 March 2009 (UTC)

Nice articles!
Good on you for making those articles in the pre 19th century individuals/places etc. We could use a lot more of those. :) Kind regards.Calaka (talk) 08:27, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

jacob de graeff - 1728 Johannes Cornelisz SYLVIUS, predikant, geboren 1563/1564  te Amsterdam, overleden op dinsdag 19 oktober 1638 te Amsterdam, bron: Jaap Bottema. "Het geslacht Sylvius in Stad en Ommeland" tot het begin van de 19e eeuw. In het Groningerland komt men telgen uit dit geslacht tegen met de familienaam Sylvius, Silvius en Zelvius. De spelling moge variëren, doch het zijn allen nazaten van de predikant Johannes Cornelisz. Sylvius, geboren in 1563/1564 te Amsterdam. In Friesland hoedde hij de schapen Christi in Tzummarum en Firdgum (1593-1597), Balk en Harich (1597-1602 en Sloten (1604-1610). Op voorspraak van de Amsterdamse regent Jacob de Graeff, tevens ambachtsheer van Sloten, werd hij in 1610 beroepen naar Amsterdam, waar hij twaalf jaar lang predikant was van de gasthuiskerk. In 1622 werd de Graeff's beschermeling dienaar van het Gods Woord in de Oude Kerk aan de Oudezijds Voorburgwal, waar de De Graeff's hun laatste rustplaats kregen. Hij zou de gemeente dienen tot zijn overlijden op 19 oktober 1638.

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 * 1) Maurin van der Does († 1331), ∞ mit Lijsbeth van Voorne (Tochter von Albrecht van Voorne und Catharina von Limburg)
 * 2) Simon van der Does, ∞ mit Bertha van den Coulster
 * 3) IJsbrand van der Does († 1473), ∞ mit Mechteld van Ruyven († 1471)
 * 4) Willem van der Does († 1505), ∞ mit Machteld van der Does († 1529)
 * 5) Frank van der Does († 1540), ∞ mit Dieuwer van Eversdijk († 1545)
 * 6) Hendrik van der Does († 1497)
 * 7) Simon van der Does (1507-1587), ∞ mit Maria de Wilde und Lijsbeth Semsdr
 * 8) Jacob van der Does, ∞ mit Maria van Soutelande († 1628)
 * 9) Simon van der Does († 1648), ∞ mit Beatrix Anselmo
 * 10) Jacob van der Does († 1673), ∞ mit Johanna van Geesdorp
 * 11) Gideon van der Does
 * 12) Sem van der Does († 1646), ∞ mit Mechteld Vink
 * 13) Jan van der Does (1567-1648), ∞ mit Elisabeth Adriaansdr de Hoogh (+ 1636)
 * 14) Simon Jansz van der Does, ∞ mit Johanna van Muijen
 * 15) Adriaan van der Does (1609-1661), ∞ mit Maria Gool
 * 16) Jan van der Does (1644-1707), ∞ mit Elisabeth van der Dussen
 * 17) Adriaan van der Does, ∞ mit Catharina de Grande
 * 18) Bruno van der Does, ∞ mit Helena Marie le Candelle
 * 19) Jan van der Does (1694-1794), ∞ mit Cornelia van der Heim
 * 20) Johan Hendrik van der Does (1727-1781), ∞ mit Jacoba Prins
 * 21) Adriaan van der Does, ∞ mit Johanna Petronella Meijners (1768-1855)
 * 22) Cornelis Jacob van der Does (1798-1853), ∞ mit Francoise Catherine Emilie Elise Alting Siberg
 * 23) Cornelis van der Does (1765-1805), ∞ mit Cornelia Jacoba Gael
 * 24) Hendrik Jansz van der Does (* 1615), ∞ mit Cornelia Reynst (* 1615)
 * 25) Jan Hendricksz van der Does († 1674)http://www.genealogieonline.nl/genealogie-database-deunhouwer/I164356.php
 * 26) Hendrick Hendricksz van der Does (1646-1726)
 * 27) Cornelis van der Does († 1722)

Die Grafen von Eschenloch (auch Eschenlohe) waren ein dynastisches Geschlecht, welches den Meinhardinern entstammte.

Stammherr ist Heinrich, Graf von Eschenloch († 1349), welcher ein außerehelicher Sohn des Meinhard II., Graf von Görz und Tirol sowie Herzog von Kärnten, war. Die Grafen benannten sich nach den ausgestorbenen Grafen Eschenlohe, welche ihren Namen von der nördlich von Garmisch gelegenen Burg Eschenlohe ableiteten. Dieser Heinrich war mit Anna von Reichenberg verheiratet.

Die Weidenburg ist eine aus dem Mittelalter stammende, nun verfallenen Burganlage in der Kärnter Gemeinde Kötschach-Mauthen.

Ein vermutlich um 1200 errichteter Ministerialensitz am unteren Berghang südlich von Würmlach, auf einem nach Süden und Osten steil abfallenden Felssporn gelegen. Urkundlich 1225 als castro Weideberch im Besitz von Ulrich und Hugo Reifenberg. Auch diese Burg fiel 1460 durch den Frieden von Pusarnitz an Kaiser Friedrich III., der sie 1461 an die Brüder Hornberger als Lehen vergibt. Danach scheint Hans von Graben als Besitzer auf, und 1545 wird Georg Khevenhüller durch Kauf neuer Eigentümer. Im 17. Jahrhundert war die Familie Fromiller Eigentümer, ab dem 18. Jahrhundert setzte der Verfall ein. – Die Burganlage besaß einen rechteckigen, viergeschossigen Palas (um 1200) und einen an der Südwestecke angebauten quadratischen Bergfried. Die Mauern sind zum Teil bis zu 10 Meter Höhe noch erhalten.

Zu bearbeitende Themen - Fundus

Gerrit de Graeff (I.) van Zuid-Polsbroek
Hello Gräff Matthias,


 * http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gerrit_de_Graeff_%28I.%29_van_Zuid-Polsbroek&diff=288228346&oldid=284787036
 * Ordinals

Should it be 21st instead of 21.th?--Diwas (talk) 17:30, 1 September 2011 (UTC)


 * hello Diwas!

I think 21st ist wright. Thank you- greetings --Gräff Matthias (talk) 17:http://yorkyingers.com/updegraff_family.htm33, 1 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Thank you! --Diwas (talk) 18:30, 1 September 2011 (UTC)

http://yorkyingers.com/updegraff_family.htm http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~uptegrove/search.htm http://www.unionsverlag.com/info/person.asp?pers_id=191

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Cornelis Andriesz de Graeff (1650-1678)
Hallo Donald1972, In 2010 you wrote a lemma "Cornelis HrR Ridder de Graeff" here (en-wp). I changed the title to "Cornelis Andriesz de Graeff". Furthermore i made some (in my opinion essential) additions and changes. I hope you can agree with my corrections. Yours, Paul Berendsen --Paulbe (talk) 20:34, 31 December 2018 (UTC)

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 * Hello Bbb, I know that's it not right to have some more accounts on Wikipedia. The accounts get more over the years, mostly I used Donald1972 for uploading images and Brederode as a writing one. The third Artium72 is useless. If you like to unblock only one of my 3 here, I will vote for my old Donald1972 (since 2008). I've sent you a message via Wikipedia too, and would appreciate to hear from you. Thank you in advance --Donald1972 (talk) 11:00, 18 August 2019 (UTC)

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 * thank you! I have changed it. --Donald1972 (talk) 09:00, 18 March 2021 (UTC)

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 * Okay, thank you for inform me. --Donald1972 (talk) 20:55, 23 March 2021 (UTC)

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 * Hello, these sources belong to the von Graben family page (and they are there), but not to the family tree, because they havent the sources of that family tree. --Donald1972 (talk) 20:03, 29 May 2021 (UTC)

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I have noticed you are banned from editing Matthias Laurenz Gräff, and on a sock account you have uploaded his paintings as your "own work". This strongly suggests you are him, in which case you should not be shoehorning his paintings on any page you see necessary. Please read WP:PROMOTION and WP:SELFCITE. I have seen that on another of your accounts, you were warned by User:Beyond My Ken for inserting the painting of Norbert Gofer. I removed the painting of Sebastian Kurz for the same reason. This is an encyclopedia, not your Facebook wall to attack politicians. What would people think if pages like Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin were just crude cartoons? It is really not good that you have been warned before and banned, then you come back to reinstate the paintings removed in your absence, for no other reason than you want them to be there. Consider this a warning as I will consider finding an admin if you keep inserting your own biased cartoons back onto serious pages. Unknown Temptation (talk) 01:36, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Also if - per your own Wikipedia article - you made a painting calling Kurz a "great dictator, opportunist, putschist", you should not be within one million miles of his Wikipedia article. Ever. Unknown Temptation (talk) 01:46, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
 * On reviewing your recent contributions I have put WP:COI tags on Dialog im Kamptal (your organisation) and Helmuth Gräff (your father). You were the creator and nearly the only contributor on both pages. If you have been on Wikipedia since 2008, you should know not to edit where you have a conflict of interest - especially as you have previously been indefinitely blocked for sockpuppetry on your own biography. Please read WP:NOT and remember I have a good case to bring this up with admins if you promote yourself, your family or your organisations again. Unknown Temptation (talk) 15:23, 19 August 2021 (UTC)

Rainer zu Rain
Hey, I see you created Rainer zu Rain! I noticed some citation tags are showing as just text and have no citations associated. I assume you translated it from the German Wikipedia article? I've tagged that on the talk page, but those citation tags should be inserted with actual citations. Also, I did jump on this article pretty quickly so I don't know if you would've marked it on the talk page, but remember to note translations from other Wikipedias on the talk page with the template. Thanks! Skarmory  (talk •   contribs)  23:14, 28 January 2022 (UTC)


 * I didn't know that until now. But I'll keep that in mind in the future. I thank you. Greetings --Donald1972 (talk) 00:00, 29 January 2022 (UTC)

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 * Solved it --Donald1972 (talk) 21:00, 29 January 2022 (UTC)

Willem van Ruytenburch
Do you have a citation for the material you added about his wife and children? - Dumelow (talk) 06:59, 1 March 2022 (UTC)
 * I ve added some. Greetings --Donald1972 (talk) 22:56, 1 March 2022 (UTC)

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Eggert family
I'm not seeing a case for notability regarding Eggert family, and as you know, translating an article from de-wiki is not a reason for us to retain this material. As you've been on wiki a very long time, I'm curious if you could explain this to me. Chris Troutman ( talk ) 17:12, 4 April 2022 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Pieter Graeff


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Nomination of Wendela Bicker for deletion
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Eggert family moved to draftspace
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Wendela de Graeff
Hi thanks for creating this article. When we translate or borrow from other language wikis it’s a requirement to acknowledge the source. The best way to do this is to include it in your edit summary (e.g. “translated from nl.wiki”) and there’s also a translation template you can add to the talk page. I’ve added it for you. Happy editing Mccapra (talk) 20:37, 12 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much! Ive forget it. --Donald1972 (talk) 21:12, 12 April 2023 (UTC)

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Speedy deletion nomination of Family Association Gräff-Graeff


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Proposed deletion of Op den Graeff family tree


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Proposed deletion of Albert Claesz de Graeff


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Georg Grabner zu Rosenburg und Zagging
Hi thanks for creating this article. When we translate or borrow from other language wikis it’s a requirement to acknowledge the source. The best way to do this is to include it in your edit summary (e.g. “translated from nl.wiki”) and there’s also a translation template you can add to the talk page. I’ve added it for you. Mccapra (talk) 05:36, 15 March 2024 (UTC)


 * Thank you, I ve forgot it, but I will remember it next time. --Donald1972 (talk) 10:52, 15 March 2024 (UTC)

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