Onno Reint Alberda van Ekenstein (Dutch pronunciation: [ɔˈnoː rɛint ɑlˈbɛrdaː vɑn ˈeːkə(n)stɛin]; 3 February 1752 – 21 October 1821) was a Dutch nobleman who served in the States General and the Senate. He bore the title of jonkheer.
Onno Reint Alberda van Ekenstein | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 21 September 1815 – 21 October 1821 | |
| Member of the States General | |
| In office 2 May 1814 – 31 August 1815 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Onno Reint Alberda van Ekenstein 3 February 1752 Groningen, Netherlands |
| Died | 21 October 1821 (aged 69) Huize Ekenstein, Tjamsweer |
| Spouse |
Maria Albertina van Berchuys
(m. 1772; died 1819) |
| Children | 4 |
| Occupation |
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Biography edit
Alberda van Ekenstein was born in 1752 in Groningen.[1] His parents were Onno Joost Alberda van Ekenstein and Anna Maria Hora.[2] He married Maria Albertina van Berchuys (1750–1819) on 5 July 1772 in Groningen.[2] The couple had eight children, four of whom survived early childhood: Onno Joost, Anna Maria Catharina, Tathia Adriana Henderica Ommelandica, and Willem.[3][4]
A Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion, Alberda van Ekenstein served on the Provincial Executive of Groningen and Ommelanden and as a delegate to the audit office of the Dutch Republic. Besides, he was on the board of supervisors of the University of Groningen.[3][4] When the States General of the Netherlands were restored on 2 May 1814 after the Netherlands had regained its sovereignty from the First French Empire, Alberda van Ekenstein became a member.[5] On 28 August 1814, he was appointed to the Knighthood of Groningen, an electoral college of noblemen, upon its establishment, and he would later serve as its president.[3][6] The States General were split into the House of Representatives and Senate in September 1815, and Alberda van Ekenstein became a pro-government member of the latter.[5][7] He died on 21 October 1821 in his family estate in Tjamsweer near Appingedam while still a senator.[1][2][7]
References edit
- ^ a b "Onno Reint Alberda van Ekenstein". Biografisch Portaal (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ a b c Vorsterman van Oyen, A.A., ed. (1902). "Geslacht van Berchuys" [Lineage of Berchuys]. Algemeen Nederlandsch Familieblad (in Dutch). Vol. 15. pp. 221–222 – via Delpher.
- ^ a b c Vorsterman van Oyen, A.A.; Van der Muelen, J.C.; Honig, G.J., eds. (1889). Jaarboek van de Nederlandschen Adel [Yearbook of the Dutch nobility] (in Dutch). Vol. 2. The Hague: Genealogisch-Heraldisch Archief. p. 10 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b De Haan Hettema, M.; Van Halmael, A. Jr. (1846). Stamboek van den Frieschen Adel [Genealogical register of the Frisian nobility] (in Dutch). Vol. 2. Leeuwarden: D. Meindersma, Wz. p. 235 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Van Schie, H.A.J. (17 September 2022). "Inventaris van de archieven van de Staten-Generaal, 1814-1815 en van de Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal, 1815-1945" [Inventory of the archives of the States General, 1814–1815 and of the Senate, 1815–1945] (pdf). Nationaal Archief (in Dutch). pp. 13, 16, 34. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ Wittert van Hoogland, E.B.F.F., ed. (1913). De Nederlandsche Adel [The Dutch nobility] (in Dutch). Vol. 1. The Hague: W.P. van Stockum & Zoon. p. 14 – via Delpher.
- ^ a b "Jhr. Mr. O.R. Alberda van Ekenstein (regeringsgezind in de periode 1814-1848)" [Jhr. Mr. O.R. Alberda van Ekenstein (pro-government in the period 1814–1848)]. Senate (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 March 2024.