Op vrijdag 18 november organiseert landgoed Middachten samen met het Gelders Archief een symposium op Middachten waarin verschillende facetten uit de geschiedenis van deze adellijke familie door sprekers van naam belicht zullen worden. Meer over het programma, de lezingen, de sprekers en mogelijkheid tot opgave leest u hieronder.
SYMPOSIUM ‘THE WORLD OF THE BENTINCKS’
portraits of a European noble family
18 november 2016
This autumn the digital finding aid of the important and most interesting Bentinck family archive (15th-19th century) will be completed. With the completion of this finding aid Menoucha Ruitenberg finishes her work at the Gelders Archief. So much the better reason to organize a symposium, dedicated to ‘The World of the Bentincks’.
Researchers from The Netherlands and other European countries will illustrate the crossborder character of the Bentinck family throughout the centuries. In the afternoon session special attention will be given to the role and position of Charlotte Sophie Reichsgräfin von Aldenburg (1715-1800), who in 1733 married Willem Reichsgraf von Bentinck (1704-1774).
The Gelders Archief and Landgoed Middachten are delighted to invite you to take part in this symposium, which will be held on 18 november 2016 at Middachten.
Fred van Kan, managing director, Gelders Archief (Arnhem)
Graf und Gräfin Franz zu Ortenburg (Middachten)
SYMPOSIUM ‘THE WORLD OF THE BENTINCKS’
portraits of a European noble family
18 november 2016
Place of venue: Kasteel Middachten (Landgoed Middachten 3, 6994 JC De Steeg,
Tel: 026-4952186)
Organisation: Gelders Archief & Landgoed Middachten
Chair and moderator: Johan Carel Bierens de Haan, head curator Paleis Het Loo
Official language: English
Programme
10.00 h. Registration (with coffee and tea)
10.30 h. Welcome
Franz Graf zu Ortenburg, Landgoed Middachten
10.40 h. Introduction of the Bentinck project
Fred van Kan, managing director, Gelders Archief
10.50 h. The international importance of the Bentinck family archive. A few highlights
Menoucha Ruitenberg, specialist in the history of nobility, Gelders Archief
11.10 h. Musical interlude
Egbert Hoogenberk, architect and cellist, part of a suite for cello solo by J.S. Bach
11.20 h. Father and Sons Bentinck. Fame, Influence and Life Style of a Noble Family in
the Dutch Republic (1672-1748)
Yme Kuiper, Chair: Historic Country Houses and Landed Estates, Faculty of Arts, University of Groningen
11.50 h. Masters of Varel and Kniphausen. The later Bentincks and their German possessions
Antje Koolman, historian and archivist Landeshauptarchiv Schwerin
12.10 h. Musical interlude
Egbert Hoogenberk, part of a suite for cello solo by J.S. Bach
12.20 h. Questions, discussion
12.30 h. Guided tour Middachten as a living ensemble
Claas Conijn, curator Middachten (group I)
13.00 h. Lunch
14.30 h. ‘Craignez Honte’. The Bentinck coats of arms and their use as an expression of the cross-border character of the family
Olivier Mertens, publicist, in particular in the field of genealogy, heraldry and (art)History
14.50 h. Musical interlude
Egbert Hoogenberk, part of a suite for cello solo by J.S. Bach
15.00 h. education has one taught to reflect” – The educational background of Charlotte Sophie Bentinck and the educational reforms advocated
Christina Randig, researcher in the field of the Age of Enlightenment in the 18th century, especially in Northern Germany
15.20 h. Coffee and tea break
15.40 h. Voltaire et sa ‘grande amie’
Jacques Cormier, professor emeritus Literature, Académie Royale des Beaux Arts, Brussels
16.00 h. Charlotte Sophie, Joseph Eckhel and numismatics
Daniela Williams, post-doctoral researcher at the Austrian Academy of Sciences
16.20 h. Musical interlude
Egbert Hoogenberk, part of a suite for cello solo by J.S. Bach
16.30 h. Questions, discussions and closure
16.40 h. Guided tour Middachten as a living ensemble
Claas Conijn, curator Middachten (group II)
17.10 h. Drinks
Sponsors symposium:
This symposium was made possible in part by the generous support of our sponsors:
Ridderschap van Gelderland
M.A.O.C. Gravin van Bylandt Stichting
Stichting Fonds A.H. Martens van Sevenhoven
Practical information and registration
Registration
Thanks to the sponsoring of the organizations mentioned above, the participation fee is 35 euro. Included are lunch, coffee/tea and drinks. To register, please send an e-mail to m.scheepers@geldersarchief.nl mentioning your name and Bentinck symposium. After receiving a confirmation you finalize your registration by transferring the fee before November 11 to the account of the Gelders Archief, also mentioning your name and Bentinck symposium.
Travel:
By car: GPS address: Smidsallee 18, 6994 BJ De Steeg.
By public transportation: From railway station Dieren and Arnhem take bus #43 to De Steeg, exit at stop Middachten at the Middachterallee. The castle is situated at walking distance