# Mynheer van der Meer — The Laughing Cavalier character guide

> Mynheer van der Meer in The Laughing Cavalier by Baroness Orczy.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mynheer

**First appearance:** 0022-xx-back-again-in-haarlem

## Who they are

A minor burgher or official, mentioned in passing.

## In the story

### [I: New Year’s Eve](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_laughing_cavalier_se/chapters/i-new-year-s-eve)

Burgomaster of Haarlem; rival tulip collector, reacts with displeasure to Beresteyn's purchase.

### [A Grief-Stricken Father](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_laughing_cavalier_se/chapters/xxi-a-grief-stricken-father)

Burgomaster who urges Cornelius Beresteyn to attend the informal council and advocates for raising a corps of Waardgelders.

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