Van Hogendorp is a patrician family that belongs to the Dutch nobility, some with the title of 'graaf', count, others with the title of baron, others with the honorific of nobility jonkheer. The origins of the family date back to the 16th century, possibly to the region around Rotterdam. During the 17th and 18th century the family played a role in the government of Rotterdam.
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