MIETJE van der Dussen

In 1918, a book entitled « Mietje van der Dussen », written by L.E. Lite Engelberts (1880-1929), was published in Utrecht by G.J.A. RUYS. Born in Gelderland, she had written several historical novels set in the Netherlands in the 18th century, which were quite successful at the time. She based her works on historical facts and family […]
THE VAN DER DUSSENs : A long story

Since the Middle Ages, « van der Dussen » families, both well-known and lesser-known, have lived in South Holland, the town of Delft, the whole of the Netherlands, Belgium and even the whole world. In the 16th century, in Brussels, Libert, a direct ancestor of the Belgian van der Dussens, began to transcribe the memory of his […]