Adriaan Clant

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Adriaan Clant

Adriaan Clant dead Stedum (* 1599 - † January 25, 1665 in Stedum ) was a Dutch Jonkheer who was involved as a diplomat and negotiator in the Peace of Münster in 1648.

Life

Adriaan was a son of Eilco Clant and Willemina Hinkaert. As far as is known, he had three brothers and two sisters. In 1648, after the end of the Thirty Years' War , he was sent to Münster in Westphalia as a negotiator for the peace negotiations on behalf of the city of Groningen .

He married Hille Coenders on March 3, 1623 and Anna Tamminga in April 1639. He died in Stedum in 1665 at the age of 65. His grave, designed by Rombout Verhulst , is at the church of Stedum.

The Peace of Munster by Ter Borch

Ter Borch, The Peace of Munster

Gerard ter Borch's history picture with the full title Signing the Peace Treaty of Münster from 1648 records the solemn signing of the peace treaty concluded between Spain and the Netherlands, which sealed the end of the Thirty Years' War . The state ceremony takes place in the town hall of Münster. The negotiators in the company of their delegations have gathered around a round table and are about to swear the contract. A golden chandelier floats above the assembly with a crowned Madonna in a halo, which emblematically emphasizes the divine blessing that should lie on the treaty .

Six Dutch people raised their hands in an oath, including Adriaen Clant tot Stedum. Three Spaniards swear by hand on the Bible .

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SURNAME Clant, Adriaan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Clant dead Stedum, Adriaan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch Jonkheer, diplomat and negotiator at the Peace of Munster 1648
DATE OF BIRTH 1599
DATE OF DEATH January 25, 1665
Place of death Stedum (Loppersum)