The family name Van Duijvenbode

The origin of the name

The origin of the family name Van Duijvenbode

On this page the origin of the Dutch family name Van Duijvenbode is explained. You can find the first nine generations of the Van Duijvenbode’s on The first nine generations of the Van Duijvenbode’s.

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Index

v The origin

v Some quotations

v A representation of the family crest

v The deed of October 3rd 1578

o The literal text

o The text in English

v List of literature

v External links

The origin top

The origin of the family name Van Duijvenbode dates from the occupation of the city of Leiden by the Spaniards in 1574. Because of the siege of the city, communication was not possible in the usual manners. Willem Cornelisz. Speelman (ca. 1542—1616), lute player and organist in the local Pieterskerk [Peter’s Church], therefore offered his pigeons to the city council, so that this council could maintain an exchange of letters with the Prince of Orange, who stayed in the city of Delft at that time. If one knows that, as a result of the occupation, the hunger in the city of Leiden was to such an extent that even the dogs, cats and rats were eaten, one realises that the offering of the pigeons was a great sacrifice.

On the 28^th of September 1574 the city received the first letter, sent by Louis de Boisot, leader of the Geuzen [the Dutch word “Geuzen” (plural), meaning Beggars, is the name of the Dutch troops who revolted against the Spaniards]. The next day a second letter was received. Eventually, Leiden was liberated because the Watergeuzen [Water-Beggars] breached the dykes around the city. The Spaniards ran away for the rising water and the city was saved. On Sunday the 3rd of October 1574 the Watergeuzen came with herring and white bread in the city. Without the exchange of letters the people in the city would not have known that the salvation was near, and they would perhaps have surrendered.

So Willem Cornelisz.’ pigeons were of great importance for the relief of the city of Leiden. This was recognised by Jan van Hout, ‘schrijver’ [secretary] of the city of Leiden. This Van Hout signed eventually on the 3rd of October 1578, four years after the relief of the city, on behalf of the council of Leiden the deed by virtue of which Willem Cornelisz. was granted the right to call himself ‘Van Duijvenbode’ [‘Messenger of Pigeons’]. Additionally he was granted the right (as first citizen in the Netherlands) to bear a family crest. This family crest consists of two red (crosswise laying) keys (the same red keys as in the coat of arms of the city of Leiden) with in each of the four quarters a blue pigeon. In the deed of the family crest it is depicted, drawn by the draftsman Hans Liefrinc.

The letters sent by the pigeons are still on display in the museum De Lakenhal in Leiden. The pigeons themselves are stuffed after their decease and have for a long time embellished the Mayor’s Chamber in the town hall of Leiden. Unfortunately, they are decayed in the course of time.

De Lakenhal possesses a little portrait of the first Van Duijvenbode.

Further, the family crest of the Van Duijvenbodes is on display in De Lakenhal. Since July 1998 there is a replica of this shield on its original place in the Pieterskerk [Peter’s Church] in Leiden. The replica was constructed by the Leiden art restorer T. Prins; the foundation ‘Stichting Leiden Culinair’ [Foundation Leiden Culinary] bore the costs of it. The original shield was placed in the Pieterskerk [Peter’s Church] at the funeral of Willem Cornelisz. on the 10^th of November 1616. The shield bears the text Door Godt gheevrocht hebben/ de Gevelsteen op Rapenburg 94 te Leiden met het wapen van Van Duijvenbode duyven die brieven binnen/ Leyden ghebrocht Willem Cor/ nelissen van Duyven boden [‘Led by God the pigeons brought the letters inside Leiden – Willem Cornelissen van Duyven boden’]. Further, the family crest can be admired on the façade of the dwelling house of Willem Cornelisz. at 94, Rapenburg in Leiden (see the photograph). Next to the bestowed family crest appears another crest. Probably this is the original family crest of Willem Cornelisz. Above the coats of arms are the lines Door God gewrocht./ Die vā: Duive boede [‘Led by God the Van Duive boede’], while under the crests is written mdl xxiv/ Doe God tot boden/ duiven schikte/ ontset voor Leydens/ Stad aanblikte [‘1574/ When God as messengers/ sent pigeons/ relief for Leiden’s/ city appeared’]. Under this is written vernieuwd I8I8 [‘Renewed 1818’].

Leiden honours its hero still in the “Duivenbodestraat”, a side street of the “3 Octoberstraat” [‘straat’ means street].

Standbeeld van Van Duijvenbode op het binnenhof van het stadhuis van de gemeente Leiden Further, there is on the inner court of the Leiden town hall a statue of the first Van Duijvenbode (see the photograph). This sculpture was bestowed to the city of Leiden on August 31^th 1948 by Queen Wilhelmina (see History of the town hall of the city of Leiden).

How is it that, despite the Leiden origin, most of the Van Duijvenbode’s live in Katwijk nowadays? This could be explained as follows. The first Van Duijvenbode, Willem Cornelisz., is deceased without leaving children. However, he had a sister, Claartje Cornelisdr. (wedded with Pieter Gabrielsz., schoolmaster), who died young. She had a daughter, Maartje Pietersdr. (wedded with Matthijs Pietersz. Weyns, surgeon), who died young too. This daughter left as a son the in 1594 born Cornelis Matthijsz. So this was a grand-nephew of the first Van Duijvenbode. This grand-nephew has taken the family name of his famous grand-uncle, possibly with his consent; this can be explained from the fact that this grand-uncle had become guardian over the 13-years old boy Cornelis Matthijsz. Weyns, according to a deed of the 24^th of August 1607. This Cornelis Matthijsz. married in 1615 to a woman from Katwijk and thus became the forefather of the Van Duijvenbodes from Katwijk. You can find the first nine generations of the Van Duijvenbode’s on The first nine generations of the Van Duijvenbode’s.

Some quotations top

The history of Willem Cornelisz. can be found in lots of books and articles. I refer for this to the List of literature. As an example I give below some quotations:

1. from Beschrijvinge der stad Leyden [‘Description of the city of Leiden’], 1641, by J.J. Orlers, from this p. 522-523 (taken in old Dutch from www.dbnl.nl):

14. Complaint of the Citizens about the great famine to Pieter Adriaensz. vander Werff: Manly answer to this: Some refugees write back to Leiden: The Admiral Boysot writes to the Lord of Noortwijck: The Prince comes into the Army by Boysot, and requests the relief.

[etcetera]

If now the Citizens of Leiden did have any hope of deliverance by the Letters of the mentioned States written the 12th, as well as by the sight and sound of the guns and other perceptible signs, then in long time had received nor sent any Letters because of the very strict Guard that lay around the City, two Messengers have come to the Admiral on the 26th of September out of the City, albeit with great danger and difficulty.

Who especially were sent to give to understand the Citizens’ extreme distress, being very major, then not yet as major as it was made by others: and secondly to see the opportunity of the host, and to enunciate it their Citizens if they might come in again, and if not, to enunciate it them by flying Messengers, that is to say in the Roman manner, which was used very often by those of Haarlem in their siege, namely with old Pigeons, which had flown long time in the field, and were very accustomed. These Pigeons, which were eight, belonged to Ulrick Cornelisz. Willem Cornelisz. and his brother Ian Cornelisz. who have got after that in the Year 1578. in return for these services by public Letter or Instrument being sealed with seal of the City, for them and their descendants, that they may use as Title: Die van Duyvenbode, and have as an Escutcheon or coat of arms, the coat of arms of the City of Leiden (being two red Keys, Burgundian-crosswise over the other in a silver field,) and between each quarter a bleu Pigeon, begin encircled with a Wreath or Crown of Oak-leaves, being the Crown with which the old Romans used to honour their citizens if they had done any service for the City or the Communities, and are styled Corona Civica. This Letter I have seen and read.

2. from Nederlandsche Historien [‘Dutch Histories’], Amsterdam, 1677, 1684 and 1738, by P.C. Hooft:

Even the birds, letter-carriers, were after their death dried, and exhibited on the town hall, with spread wings, and with the shafts, where the paper had been put in, to the legs: as if the city not less to them, than Rome to the geese, who guarded the Capitol with watching, was obliged to. Also the possessors themselves honoured the Magistrate, with the City’s coat of arms, some pigeons joined to it, and the title of Duivenboode [Pigeon-herald].

3. from Biographisch Woordenboek der Nederlanden, bevattende Levensbeschrijvingen van zoodanige personen, die zich op eenigerlei wijze in ons vaderland hebben vermaard gemaakt, Tweede deel [‘Biographical Dictionary of the Netherlands, containing Biographies of such persons, who have made themselves in some way famous’, Second Part], Haarlem 1852, by A.J. van der Aa:

CORNELISZ (Willem), born in Leiden. Thanks to his bright policy and that of his both brothers Jan and Ulrich, one had the policy of the carrier pigeons, during the siege of Leiden in the year 1574. They were also called ‘Speelman’ and possessed eight pigeons, who were used as flying messengers going through the air (the sole element left to the besieged).

It seems however that these pigeons belonged particularly to Willem Cornelisz, since only he received from the government of the city a reward in the year 1578. That reward consisted in the fact, that one honoured him and his offspring by open letter with the name of ‘Duivenbode’, to add this to their own name, and gave him furthermore as a family crest a silver shield, with on it two red, crosswise laying keys, and between each quarter between the keys a blue pigeon, all in a wreath of oak leaves. Besides, one bestowed him with a silver token, on which was depicted the biggest in Leiden minted emergency coin; whilst the reverse side showed a provisions ship coming to the city, with on its helm a pigeon resting with spread out pinions.

One has stuffed the pigeons of Willem Cornelisz and kept them for a long time in the City hall in Leiden as a remembrance.

His family crest, after his death hung in the Pieterskerk [Peter’s Church] in Leiden, is the only one which, in remembrance of his deed, was kept on its place in 1795.

4. from Sleutelfiguren (in: Leids Jaarboekje 1974 (Jaarboekje voor geschiedenis en oudheidkunde van Leiden en omstreken; zes en zestigste deel)) [‘Key figures’ (in: ‘Yearbook of Leiden 1974 (Yearbook for history and archaeology of Leiden and environs; thirty-sixth part)’)], Leiden 1974, p. 197-215) by R.E.O. Ekkart M.Sc., in particular p. 214-215:

Willem Cornelisz. Duivenbode (pict. 12‑13)

Almost all portraits of citizens of Leiden from the second halve of the 16^th century represent magistrates or scholars. An exception on this is the below reproduced portrait of the lute player and organist Willem Cornelisz. Speelman (ca. 1542‑1616), who owed his fame and his family name ‘Duivenbode’ fully to his behaviour during the siege of the city.

As generally known, in September 1574 the conditions within Leiden were exceptionally critical; the starvation had come to the extreme, the resistance was in danger of vanishing. For the messengers it had become extremely dangerous to go through the lines of the enemy, so the contact with the prince of Orange and with Boisot was threatened. At the end of September one decided to have recourse to a system already used by the Romans and which also during the siege of Haarlem had been of use: the pigeon mail. Willem Cornelisz. Speelman and his brothers Ulrik and Jan Cornelisz. possessed some pigeons, of which eight were smuggled through the Spanish lines. In the last week of the siege several letters, by pigeons delivered, were received in the occupied city, in which the tactics to be used against the Spaniards were explained and city council and citizens were encouraged. Just on this critical point these letters were of decisive importance for the success of the defence of Leiden.

The government of the city has in 1578 rewarded the part which the brothers Speelman played then by granting them the right to use the name ‘Duivenbode’ and to bear a family crest with the keys of the city of Leiden on it and some pigeons. The best known of the three brothers is Willem, who is depicted on the below represented miniature portrait from 1575. Although it is painted quite badly and it shows in the representation of e.g. ear, mouth and eyes the clumsiness of the anonymous painter, this portrait gives us nevertheless a picture of this Leiden musician who helped saving his city by dedicating his hobby to its military defence. The second picture shows us the shield that after Willem’s decease without issue in 1616 was hung in the proximity of his grave in the Pieterskerk [Peter’s Church]. It can be considered as a posthumous proof of esteem for the man and for the motives for which he in 1578 had been given his family crest, that this shield was the only that in 1795 was permitted to stay in the church, when under influence of the idea of liberty‑equality‑fraternity all family crest had to be removed from it!

Uit: Leids Jaarboekje 1974 (Jaarboekje voor geschiedenis en oudheidkunde van Leiden en omstreken; zes en zestigste deel), Leiden 1974, blz. 197-215

[Translation of the notes:]

Pict. 12. Willem Cornelisz. Duivenbode, by an unknown painter, 1575. Oil painting on copper, 4,2 x 3,5 cm. Leiden, Urban Museum De Lakenhal. Photograph Dingjan.

Pict. 13. Crest of Willem Cornelisz. Duivenbode in the Pieterskerk [Peter’s Church] in Leiden. Photograph De Bruine.

A representation of the family crest top

Below one can see a copy of p. 538-539 from the book Katwijksche, Rijnsburgsche, en Nederlandsche oudheden [Antiquities from Katwijk, Rijnsburg and The Netherlands] from Rev. Adrianus Pars (first edition [with the cooperation of Kornelis van Alkemade]: 1697; second edition [amplificated by Pieter van der Schelling M.Sc.]: Leiden 1745), with on the left side the family crest (with thanks to Nico van Duijvenbode).

The deed of October 3^rd 1578 top

The literal text top

The literal text of the deed of October 3^rd 1578 (in original Dutch) reads as follows:

ij Schout/ Burgemrn/ ende Ger: der stadt Leyden/ des Graefschaps van Hollant/ wenschen eenen ygelycken/ dien de jegenwoordige letteren zullen voorcomen/ veel heyls ende gelucx:

Doen te weten/ dat/ nademael de reden ende billyckheyt vereyscht alle vroome betoonde diensten/ zonderlinge die eenige steden of gemeenschappen gedaen syn/ eerlycken ende heerlycken te werden beloont/ ten eynde dat sodanige beloninge den anderen menschen een spoor ende prickel moet syn/ omme hem in tijt des noots tot diergelycke diensten/ op hope van beloninge/ mede willich ende cloeckmoedich te syn ende laten gebruycken; ende dat sulx is dat Willem Cornz:/ speelman/ geboren borger deser stadt Leyden/ in den jare xvcLxxiiij voorleden/ ten tyde van de tweede belegeringe ende uyterste hongersnoot/ liever gehadt heeft dese syne geboortige stede alle mogelycke dienste ende vordernisse te doen/ ende de spyse/ die tot versadinge van den honger van hem/ syne outbejaerde moeder ende broederen/ eenigsins hadde mogen dienen/ heurluyden hongerygen buycken te onthouden/ ende sulcxs mede gebreck te lyden/ dan deselve tot syn byleven ende onderhout te verstrecken/ als hebbende t’onsen versoeken syne duyven/ by eenige waeghalsen heimelicken uyt dese stede laeten vervoeren/ omme an buyten (alsoe dese stede soe heftelicken rontsomme omrincht ende belegen was/ datter geen mensche noch te lande noch te water meer inne conste geraecken/ ende wy sulcxs gene tydinge van onsen Doorl: ende Hooggeb: Furst ende Gen: H: den Prince van Or: noch van de HH: Staten/ onse goede vrienden ende medebontgenoten en consten gecrygen) mit brieven ende tydinge/ so grotelicx tot onse vertroostinge dienende/ te werden afgevaerdicht/ ende als vliegende boden door de lucht/ het eenige element ons open gelaten/ gebruyct ende gebesicht te worden/ gelykerwys drie van deselve duyven tot verscheyden tyden mit brieven ende tydinge binnen dese steden syn wedergekeert; ende dat wy daeromme begeren ende voorhebben sulcke getrouwe diensten ons ende onse gemeene burgeren ende inwoonderen ende naevolgende dien ‘t gemeen vaderlandt gedaen/ met eene geduerige vereeringe te wederlonen:

Soe est/ dat wy de voorn: Willem Cornelisz: vergunt/ geoorloofd ende toegelaten hebben/ vergunnen/ veroorl: En laeten toe mitsd:/ omme van nu voortsaen by hem ende syne naekomelingen te mogen gebrucken ende hem selven te sullen sulcx mogen noemen ende schryven/ doen noemen ende schrijven mitten toename van Duyvenbode/ gebruyckende tot synen ende heyrluyden blasoen/ teycken/ ende wapen/ eenen zilveren schilt/ hangende in een crans van eycken bladeren/ daerinne comende twee rode slotelen cruys gewyse over den anderen gestelt/ ende tussen elck quartier een blaewe duyve/ alles in der voege alhier vertoont ende zichtbaerlicken ofgemaelt; ende so wy voorn: Willem van Duyvenbode voor sulcx in ‘t voors: gebruyck van name ende wapenen ten ewigen daege begeren te handhouden/ ende sulcxs by eenen yegelicken te werden erkent ende gehouden/ hebben wy tot een volcomen en ongetwijfelt geloof tzegel ten saeken desen letteren doen aanhangen ende dese by onsen secretaris doen teyckenen/ op den derden Octobris vyftien hondert tzeventich ende acht:

I: van Hout

The text in English top

The text of the deed of October 3^rd 1578 in English reads as follows:

e, sheriff, burgomasters, and court of the city of Leiden, from the county of Holland, wish each one, who this letter will see, much welfare and happiness;

Let know, that, since equity and fairness demand that all brave rendered services, in particular those rendered to a city or community, are fairly and manorial rewarded, so that suchlike rewarding is to other men an incentive and stimulus, to let them be in times of need also willingly and stoutly and let use themselves to such services, in the hope of rewarding; and that it is that Willem Corneliszoon Speelman, born citizen of this city of Leiden, in the past year 1574, in the days of the second siege and extreme starvation, rather did this his native city all possible service and aid, and withheld the spice, that somewhat could have served as saturation to the hunger of himself, his ancient mother and his brothers, to their hungry stomachs, and suffered by doing so want, rather than to administer these to his victuals and maintenance, as that he let at our request transport his pigeons secretly by a couple of dare-devils out of this city, to be delegated outside (since this city was as fiercely surrounded and besieged, that no man, neither by land, nor by water, any more could get in it, and we consequently could get no tidings of our illustrious and highborn Sovereign and gracious Lord the Prince of Orange, nor from the Lords States General, our good friends and fellow-allies) with letters and tidings, so greatly serving to our consolation, and to be used and employed as flying messengers by air, the sole element let open to us, like three of these pigeons are returned within this city several times with letters and tidings; and that we therefore desire and intend to reward such loyal services, rendered to us and our joint citizens and residents and consequently to the whole fatherland, with an enduring veneration;

So is it, that we have consented, allowed and permitted the above-mentioned Willem Corneliszoon, as we consent, allow and permit at present, to use from now on and henceforth by him and his descendants and to call himself and write, to be called and written with the surname van Duyvenbode, using as his and their blazon, sign, and coat of arms, a silver shield, hanging in a wreath of oak leafs, in which are posed two red keys cross-wise over each other, and in each quarter a blue pigeon, all in the way as exhibited and visibly depicted here; and as we desire to maintain the above-mentioned Willem van Duyvenbode for this in the mentioned use of name and coat of arms for everlasting days, and such to be recognized and held by everyone, we have let affix for an entire and undoubted credence the seal ad rem to this letter and let this be signed by our secretary, on the third October fifteenhundred seventy-eight.

J. van Hout

List of literature top

Below follows a list of publications about the name Van Duijvenbode.

v Aa, A.J. van der: Aardrijkskundig Woordenboek der Nederlanden - Bijeengebragt door A.J. van der Aa, onder medewerking van eenige Vaderlandsche Geleerden. ZEVENDE DEEL (L.M.), Gorinchem 1846. Under the catchword "Leyden" (p. 230, 279, 280).

v Aa, A.J. van der: Biographisch Woordenboek der Nederlanden, bevattende Levensbeschrijvingen van zoodanige personen, die zich op eenigerlei wijze in ons vaderland hebben vermaard gemaakt, Second part, Haarlem 1852. Under the catchwords “Cornelisz (Willem)” on p. 57 and “Duivenbode (Willem Cornelisz)” on p. 120 (at the last mentioned catchword is referred to the first mentioned).

v Baar, P.J.M. de: De ommegangsdag te Leiden (in: Leids Jaarboekje 1977 (Jaarboekje voor geschiedenis en oudheidkunde van Leiden en omstreken; negen en zestigste deel), Leiden 1977, p. 96-103). From this p. 98.

v Berendsen, Eric-Jan: Wapenschild Van Duivenbode keert terug in Pieterskerk met dank aan Leiden Culinair, (Leidsch Dagblad of Friday July 18^th 1997, p. 15).

v Berg, Bianca van den: De Pieterskerk in Leiden, [without mention of the place] 1992. From this p. 38.

v Brakel, J.P. van: Vissen in vrijheid - Katwijk van de Franse tot de Duitse tijd, Edition Genootschap Oud Katwijk, Katwijk 1988. From this p. 150 (Schematische Genealogie - fragment van het geslacht Van Duijvenbode).

v Boss, Joh.: Stamboom van Leeuwen van Duivenbode, 1911.

v Cat. tent. portretminiaturen Rotterdam 1910, nr. 580.

v Collot d'Escury: Holl. Roem., D. II. From this p. 124, 125.

v Criticaster: (KP cursief:) Van der Plassen onbetwist lijstaanvoerders (in: De Katwijksche Post of Thursday June 27^th 1991).

v Dercksen, J.M.E.: Korte beschrijving van Leiden. Wegwijzer voor vreemdeling en stadgenoot. Met een nieuwen plattegrond der stad en eene aanwijzing harer openbare gebouwen en inrichtingen., Leiden 1874. From this p. 19.

v Doove, Jan: Muzikale uitwisseling tussen Nederlandse steden in de Middeleeuwen en de invloed van de Maria-devotie daarop (in: Mens & Melodie (Algemeen maandblad voor muziek), 33^th volume (October 1978), p. 315-320). From this p. 318.

v Doove, Jan: Maria in den Blomme en ter sneeuw (in: Mens & Melodie (Algemeen maandblad voor muziek), 37^th volume (June 1982), p. 271-280). From this p. 275.

v Duijvenbode, W. van: (Ingezonden:) Vierentwintig maal Van Duijvenbode (in: De Katwijksche Post of Thursday July 9^th 1987).

v Ekkart, drs. R.E.O.: Sleutelfiguren (in: Leids Jaarboekje 1974 (Jaarboekje voor geschiedenis en oudheidkunde van Leiden en omstreken; zes en zestigste deel), Leiden 1974, p. 197-215). From this p. 214‑215.

v Genootschap “Oud Katwijk”: Van Duyvenbode, vanwaar? (in: De Katwijksche Post of Thursday September 13^th 1984).

v Heinsius: Poëmata. From this p. 493.

v Hofdijk, W.J.: Leydens Wee en Zegepraal 1573-1574, Leiden 1874. From this p. 208-209 and p. 219.

v Hooft, P.C.: Nederlandsche Historien, Amsterdam, 1677, 1684 and 1738.

v Katwijksche Post, De: ‘Nu houd ik er echt mee op’ - Voorouderonderzoek van 74-jarige levert drie dikke boekwerken op (in: De Katwijksche Post of Thursday June 9^th 1994).

v Keuning, Ed de [text] & Dekkers, Will [photographs]: Je leest het in het gebeitelde (in: De Telegraaf of Wednesday September 29^th 1993).

v Leidsche Courant of November 10^th 1883.

v Loenen, J.B. van: Gids voor en kleine kroniek van Leiden en omstreken, third very extended edition adapted by J.B. van Loenen, Leiden 1905. From this p. 24.

v Moerman, Ingrid W.L. [editor] & Maanen, R.C.J. van [idem]: Leiden, een eeuwig feest, edition of the 3 October-vereeniging, Leiden 1986. From this p. 20.

v Moes, I.B. 2234.

v Moeskops, Toon: Duif is kleinste werkpaard in de luchtvaart (in: WINGS – Inflight Magazine Transavia Airlines, fourth volume (1992), number 1, p. 29-31).

v Mourik, B.A. van & Wilde, mr. F.E. de [photographs]: Zo’n stad is Leiden, V.V.V. Leiden 1967. Below the description of the Rapenburg and below the description of the Pieterskerk [the pages of the booklet are not numbered].

v Nuyens, dr. W.J.F.: Geschiedenis van het Beleg en Ontzet van Leiden in 1574, Leiden 1874. From this p. 82‑83.

v Orlers, J.J.: Beschrijvinge der stad Leyden, 1641. From this p. 522-523.

v Pars, ds. Adrianus: Katwijksche, Rijnsburgsche, en Nederlandsche oudheden. First edition (with cooperation of Kornelis van Alkemade): 1697. Second edition (with additions by mr. Pieter van der Schelling): Leiden 1745; from this p. 522-539.

v Postma, Annemarie: Leiden Gebeiteld, Uitgave Dienst Bouwen en Wonen, municipality of Leiden, Leiden 1993.

v Rhede van der Kloot, M.A. van: Wapenbrieven (in: Maandblad van het Genealogisch-heraldiek Genootschap De Nederlandsche Leeuw, volume 1, nr. 1 (February 1883), p. 3).

v Rhede van der Kloot, M.A. van: Sprekende wapens (met een plaat) (in: Maandblad van het Genealogisch-heraldiek Genootschap De Nederlandsche Leeuw, volume 1, nr. 3 (April 1883), p. 12-13).

v Roemer, J.: De Oude Leidsche Patroon, of Derden Octobers Banket, Eene Leerrede, ter gedachtenis van het Ontzet der Stad Leiden, geschied op den 3den October des Jaars 1574, zijnde des Zondags morgen, aldaar opgesteld en uitgesproken, door eenen twee en tachtig jarigen Leeraar, welke het beleg en ontzet dier Stad heeft bijgewoond; Gedrukt in het Jaar 1630; nu, op nieuw uitgegeven, met aanteekeningen en ophelderingen, door J. Roemer. Christen-leeraar te Leiden., Leyden 1833. From this p. 17 with the accompanying note on p. 41.

v Roemer, J.: Het Vijfde Halve Eeuw Feest over het Ontzet der Stad Leijden in den Jare 1574. Plegtig gevierd den 3en en 4en October 1824, beschreven door J. Roemer. Met onuitgegeven stukken betrekkelijk het beleg, Leijden 1824. From this p. 22-23, Bijlage C (p. 170-178) and Catalog. nr. 65-66 (p. 224), nr. 76 (p. 228), nr. 108-111 (p. 233) and nr. 148 (p. 242-243).

v Roozen, L.C.J.: Dit is Leiden, Leiden 1941. From this p. 355.

v Ryon, Dr. Marc: Van Duyvenbode: uma família antiga com raízes columbófilas... (in: Suplemento Columbófilo (an edition of the “Federação Portuguesa de Columbofilia”, the Portuguese Racing Pigeon Federation), May 13^th 2003, see http://www.fpcolumbofilia.pt/jornal/Jornal0010.htm - 4.

v Schoonheim, Tanneke: Van Duyvenbode (in: Leidsch Dagblad van Monday October 4^th 2004).

v Severinus: Beleg en ontzet van Leiden. From this p. 111-113.

v Scheepmaker, Anne: Koken op 3 oktober, 's-Gravenhage 1990. From this p. 50-52 (under the head “Gewiekte kondschappers”).

v Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal: Beschrijvende catalogus van de schilderijen en tekeningen, Leiden 1951. From this nr. 727 (Portret van Willem Cornelisz. (Speelman) gen. Duivenbode) on p. 103.

v Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal: Catalogus van de schilderijen en tekeningen, Leiden 1983. From this nr. 727 (Portret van Willem Cornelisz. (Speelman) gen. Duivenbode) on p. 8.

v Stoelinga, Saskia: Als je duiven houdt, heet je Van Duivenbode (Stadsvogelcampagne) (in: Leidsch Dagblad van woensdag 6 mei 2009).

v Swaen, dr. A.E.H.: Nederlandsche geslachtsnamen, Zutphen 1942. From this p. 65 (under the head Dieren- en plantenrijk on p. 60).

v Uitman, G.J.: Hoe komen wij aan onze namen - Oorsprong en betekenis van onze familie- en voornamen, Baarn 1974. From this p. 177 (under VII. Geslachtsnamen van allerlei oorsprong, 13. Merkwaardige geslachtsnamen).

v Vloten, J. van: Leidens belegering en ontzet in 1573 en 1574, naar de oorspronkelijke stukken en bescheiden, Leiden 1853. From this p. 177-178 and Bijlage IX (p. 213-214).

v Weel, mr. E. van: De herkomst van de Katwijkse familie Van Duivenbode (in: Maandblad van het Genealogisch-heraldiek Genootschap De Nederlandsche Leeuw, volume 101, February 1984, p. 41-43).

v Wijbenga, D.: Leiden, vroeger en nu, Leiden " 1949. From this nr. 25 (p. 52) and nr. 44 (p. 68).

v Wijnbeek, D.: Leidens ontzet (Neerlands Fundamenten No. 3), Assen 1948 [fourth edition]. From this p. 64‑65 and p. 67.

v Winkler, Johan: De Nederlandsche geslachtsnamen in oorsprong, geschiedenis en betekenis, Haarlem 1885. From this p. 461-462.

v Zwanenburg, J.P.: Gevelstenen in Leiden (in: Leids Jaarboekje 1985 (Jaarboekje voor geschiedenis en oudheidkunde van Leiden en omstreken; zevenenzeventigste deel), Leiden 1985, p. 129-149). From this p. 146‑147.

v Zuid-Holland Post: Wapenbord Van Duivenbode terug in Pieterskerk (in: Zuid-Holland Post of week 31 [Wednesday July 29^th 1998]).

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v You can read facts about the dispersal of the name Van Duijvenbode on a page of the ‘Meertens Instituut’, Dutch family names - Details.

v More information about the liberation of Leiden in 1574 you can read on the website of the 3 October-Vereeniging Leiden, as well on the internet site Leiden Promotie VVV.

Links to this website:

v ontzet.leiden.nu

v duivenbode.hyves.nl, an internet-community about the family name

v heraldiek.2link.be

v home.versatel.nl/vanduijvenboden

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