Op den Graeff family
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Op den Graeff is a German and American family of Dutch origin. They were one of the first families of the Mennonite faith in Krefeld at the beginning of the 17th century. Various family members belong
Part of the Op den Graeff stained window of Krefeld, showing their coat of arms (left with the swan)
Possible, but not proven, coat of arms Op den Graeff as descendants of Herman op den Graeff. Heraldic representation by Matthias Laurenz Gräff based on a stained glass window in Krefeld, 1630, which may depict the “Lohengrin swan” of the Kleve coat of arms in one window.
Herman op den Graeff
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Herman op den Graeff, also Hermann, was a Mennonite community leader from Krefeld.
Op den Graeff family
…the leading families of the Quaker religious movement and produced a long line of ministers and elders. The earliest historically proven Op den Graeff, Herman op den Graeff (1585–1642), lived in Aldekerk (Kleve), near the border to the modern Netherlands. Some believe that Duke John William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg had…
"Herman op den Graeff", detail from the allegorical-historical painting "Ahnenfolge" by Matthias Laurenz Gräff
Upper part
detail: Coat of arms