the Van Rensselaer family

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/the_Van_Rensselaer_family
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:noble_family
gptkbp:activePeriod 17th century
18th century
19th century
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Dutch_West_India_Company
gptkbp:category gptkb:American_colonial_families
Dutch-American families
gptkbp:coatOfArms gptkb:Van_Rensselaer_coat_of_arms
gptkbp:contributedTo founding of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Netherlands
gptkbp:descendedFrom gptkb:Kiliaen_van_Rensselaer
gptkbp:founded 17th century
gptkbp:hasEstate gptkb:Rensselaerswyck
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Van Rensselaer family
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:colonial_New_York
gptkbp:language Dutch
English
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:military
philanthropy
landownership
political influence
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Jeremias_van_Rensselaer
gptkb:Philip_van_Rensselaer
gptkb:Stephen_van_Rensselaer
gptkb:Kiliaen_van_Rensselaer
gptkb:Maria_van_Rensselaer
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Livingston_family
gptkb:Van_Cortlandt_family
gptkb:Schuyler_family
gptkbp:settledIn gptkb:New_Netherland
gptkb:Albany,_New_York
gptkbp:titleHolder gptkb:Patroon_of_Rensselaerswyck
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rensselaer,_New_York
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6