De Baarsjes in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Jan Hendrik van Kinsbergen
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 4, 2026
1. Jan Hendrik van Kinsbergen Marker
Zeeofficier, auteur en filantroop. Toen er in de Republiek weinig mogelijkheid was voor een carriθre op zee, vocht hij in Russische dienst tegen Turkije. In 1775 keerde hij terug als 'Held van de Zwarte Zee', maar viel in ongenade toen hij de kant van de Oranjes koos in de Bataafse Opstand. Zijn laatste levensjaren deed hij veel aan liefdadigheid.
Naval officer, author, and philanthropist. When there were few opportunities for a naval career in the Republic, he fought against Turkey in Russian service. In 1775, he returned as the 'Hero of the Black Sea' but fell into disgrace when he sided with the House of Orange in the Batavian Revolt. In his final years, he devoted much time to charity.
Erected by Geef Straten Een Gezicht.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Military.
Location. 52° 22.132′ N, 4° 51.684′ E. Marker is in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland). It is in De Baarsjes. It is at the intersection of Van Kinsbergenstraat and Chassιstraat, on the left when traveling east on Van Kinsbergenstraat. Touch for map
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Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Benelux Low Countries, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Tolbrugstraat / Toll Bridge Street (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Johan Anthoniszoon van Riebeeck (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Jan Carel Josephus van Speijk (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Wenslauerstraat / Wenslau Street (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Korte Blekersstraat (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Reinier Claeszen (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Jan Hanzenstraat (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Maarten Harpertzoon Tromp (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amsterdam.
Also see . . . Jan Hendrik van Kinsbergen (Wikipedia). Overview:
Lieutenant-Admiral Jan Hendrik van Kinsbergen, Count of Doggerbank (1 May 1735 24 May 1819) was a Dutch naval officer who served in the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War and French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Having had a good scientific education, Van Kinsbergen was a proponent of fleet modernization and wrote several books about naval organization, discipline and tactics.(Submitted on June 4, 2026.)
In 1773, he twice defeated the Ottoman Navy while serving in the Imperial Russian Navy. Returning to the Dutch Republic in 1775, he fought in the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War and eventually attained the position of commander-in-chief of the Dutch States Navy as a lieutenant admiral. When France conquered Holland in 1795 he was fired by the new Batavian Republic and prevented from becoming commander-in-chiefof the Royal Dano-Norwegian navy, though the Kingdom of Holland reinstated him in 1806, in the rank of fleet marshal, and made him a count.Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 4, 20262. Jan Hendrik van Kinsbergen Marker - wide view
He was again degraded by the French Empire in 1810; after the liberation the United Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1814 honoured him with his old rank of lieutenant admiral. Van Kinsbergen, in his later life a very wealthy man, was also noted for his philanthropy, supporting poor relief, naval education, the arts and the sciences.
Photographed by Charles Howard Hodges (via Wikimedia Commons)
3. Portrait of an Jan Hendrik van Kinsbergen
Credits. This page was last revised on June 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 4, 2026, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 4 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 4, 2026, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
