Cornelis Andriesz Boelens Loen

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Family coat of arms of the Boelens (- Loen)

Cornelis Andriesz Boelens Loen (* 1552 in Amsterdam ; † 1584 there ) was a Dutch statesman and councilor.

biography

Overview of the main family relationships of the Amsterdam oligarchy around the families Boelens Loen , De Graeff , Bicker (van Swieten) , Witsen and Johan de Witt in the Golden Age .

His father was Andries Cornelisz Boelens Loen (1517–1573), his great-grandfather was Amsterdam's important regent Andries Boelens . The Boelens Loen family was deeply involved in the history of their hometown. His sister Alijd Andriesdr Boelens Loen (1557-1630) was married to Gerrit Bicker and the mother of the important Bicker brothers. Cornelis Boelens Loen married Alyd Claesdr Smit. From this marriage arose Aaltje Boelens Loen (1579–1630) who was married to Jakob Dircksz de Graeff . Cornelis Boelens Loen was probably the last of his family; his great fortune has passed to his daughter and her husband Jacob.

After the alteration , Boelens Loen became a member of the Vroedschap in 1579 and Schepen of the city of Amsterdam in 1581 . He was a trusted councilor of Wilhelm I of Orange-Nassau (Wilhelm the Silent). As such, he was present at the battles that the Dutch lost against the Spaniards of Groningen and Rennenberg . His political offices quickly led him to the States General and the State Council of Holland as Hollands Gecomitteerde Rad . Under the command of the Orange, he also served as a high military leader.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tijdschrift power en Elite.Uitgegeven door de Stichting power s elite. Redactie Joost van Steenis en Tom de Booij: Inleiding ( Memento from March 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ^ Google book search: De werken van J. van den Vondel, Volumes 19-20, pp. 85/86. Vondel's poem on Boelens and a short biography of the same
personal data
SURNAME Boelens Loen, Cornelis Andriesz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch statesman and councilor
DATE OF BIRTH 1552
PLACE OF BIRTH Amsterdam
DATE OF DEATH 1584
Place of death Amsterdam