Antonie Frederik January Floris Jacob Baron van Omphal was a Dutch lieutenant-general and extraordinary aide-de-camp to William III of the Netherlands.
Background
Antonie Frederik January Floris Jacob van Omphal was born on 2 May 1788 in Tiel in the Dutch Republic. He was a son of Diederik van Omphal, lord of IJzendoorn (1752–1813), and his second wife Wilhelmina Anna Cornelia de Pagniet (1765–1806). His father and grandfather were officers in the service of the Staten-Generaal.
Career
He was awarded a knighthood in the Military William Order among other honors. His ancestor Jacob von Omphal (1500–1557) was ennobled by the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I. Van Omphal himself was made a baron in 1834. He died, unmarried, in 1863, and his line came to an education
Van Omphal excelled in the service of the French during the Battle of Leipzig (16–18 October 1813).
At the time he was a first lieutenant for the second regiment of lancers of the Imperial Guard of Napoleon I. He also served in combat at Ciudad Real, and during the French invasion of Russia. He was awarded the Military William Order in 1815, as a captain.
Van Omphal was aide de camp for three kings: William I, Willem II, and William III. He was present at the Battle of Waterloo and the Battle of Quatre-Bras. On 1 November 1825 he was promoted to captain, as aide de camp of lieutenant-general David Hendrik Chassé.
On 1 September 1831 he was made a lieutenant colonel, and after promotion to colonel in 1837 he commanded the first regiment of cuirassiers.
After his discharge he served among other posts as director of the fund for the widows and orphans of Army officers. He died in The Hague on 8 July 1863, and was buried there at Eik en Duinen cemetery.