▁ ▁Tit les , ▁decor ations , ▁and ▁hon ours ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁commander ▁in ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁Lion ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁Janu ari ▁ 1 8 7 7 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁De ▁V os ▁van ▁Ste en w ijk ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁sen ator ▁Care l ▁de ▁V os ▁van ▁Ste en w ijk ▁and ▁Soph ia ▁Corn elia ▁Hu yg ens . ▁▁▁ ▁De ▁V os ▁van ▁Ste en w ijk ▁would ▁marry ▁twice . ▁His ▁first ▁marriage ▁was ▁at ▁ 2 6 ▁May ▁ 1 8 4 3 ▁with ▁Wilhelm ina ▁Louis a ▁van ▁A ers sen ▁Bey eren ▁van ▁V os hol . ▁They ▁had ▁two ▁sons ▁and ▁two ▁daughters . ▁She ▁would ▁die ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁Juli ▁ 1 8 4 9 . ▁His ▁second ▁marriage ▁was ▁to ▁Ag ath a ▁Maria ▁Fran ço ise ▁van ▁A ers sen ▁Bey eren ▁van ▁V os hol ▁out ▁of ▁which ▁two ▁sons ▁and ▁a ▁daughter ▁were ▁born . ▁▁ ▁He ▁was ▁father ▁of ▁Wille m ▁L ode w ijk ▁de ▁V os ▁van ▁Ste en w ijk , ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁sen ate ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁and ▁Jan ▁Ar end ▁de ▁V os ▁van ▁Ste en w ijk , ▁cabinet ▁secretary . ▁He ▁was ▁father ▁in ▁law ▁of ▁Alexander ▁van ▁D ed em , ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁represent atives . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁cousin ▁of ▁Jan ▁Ar end ▁God ert ▁de ▁V os ▁van ▁Ste en w ijk