Cornelis de Vlaming van Oudshoorn
Cornelis de Vlaming van Oudshoorn (born August 13, 1613 in Amsterdam ; † February 10, 1688 ibid) was a Dutch nobleman and Amsterdam regent of the Golden Age .
biography
Cornelis came from the De Vlaming van Oudshoorn family . His parents were Dirck de Vlaming van Oudshoorn and Wendela van Bronckhorst. In 1636 De Vlaming van Oudshoorn was in Fontainebleau by the French King Louis XIII. appointed chevalier de l'accolade . After his father's death in 1643, he inherited the glories of Oudshoorn and Gnephoek. In 1647 he was the standard bearer of the country of Cuyk at the funeral of the governor Friedrich Heinrich von Orange . The Orange-minded De Vlaming van Oudshoorn came into the government of Amsterdam as Schepen in 1645 . In 1646 he became alderman , between 1649 and 1655 Hoogh schout . In 1656 he was named mayor for the first time. Further terms of office followed in 1660, 1662, 1663, 1668, 1672, 1676, 1677, 1679 and 1680. In 1658/59 De Vlaming van Oudshoorn was a member in the States of Holland . In 1662, De Vlaming van Oudshoorn, together with the other three mayors Cornelis de Graeff , Henrick Hooft and Cornelis Jan Witsen, opposed the purchase of Rembrandt's painting The Conspiracy of Claudius Civilis , which was intended for the interior of the Amsterdam Paleis op de Dam .
In Rampjaar 1672 he congratulated the new governor Wilhelm III. of Orange on behalf of the City of Amsterdam. Other offices after the Rampjaar were that of Raad van State and that of Bewindhebber (director) of the Dutch East India Company . In 1674 De Vlaming van Oudshoorn had active cash assets of 169,000 guilders and was one of the 250 richest people of the Golden Age .
De Vlaming van Oudshoorn married Nicoläa (Claesje) Hooft in 1644 , with whom he had eleven children. His daughter Maria married Pieter van Reede tot Nederhorst , Alida became the wife of Jacob Godin, Mr. van Boelesteyn and Geertruida married the English pair William Ferdinand Carey, 8th Baron Hunsdon of Hunsdon (1684–1765).
Individual evidence
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Pieter Hasselaer |
Schout of Amsterdam 1649–1656 |
Lambert Reynst |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vlaming van Oudshoorn, Cornelis de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch nobleman and mayor of Amsterdam |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 13, 1613 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Amsterdam |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 10, 1688 |
| Place of death | Amsterdam |