De Petersen
The family of imperial barons De Petersen began with Jakob de Petersen , who lived from 1622 to 1704. The family originally came from Rendsburg, which was then Danish .
history
De Petersen was Truchsess of Denmark , Chamberlain and Councilor of the Danish King Friedrich III. After internal political controversies with the influential Christoffer von Gabel , he had to leave the country and was then appointed by the Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg to be his ambassador in the Netherlands . In 1677 Emperor Leopold I appointed him Count Palatine and hereditary Imperial Baron . He also received the Palatinate , the salutation well-born , the perpetual court right at the Viennese imperial court and the right to hold his own courtiers . Jakob de Petersen and his wife Catharina Bicker (1642–1678) - a niece of Andries Bicker - had seven children together, all of whom grew up in De Petersen's new home in Utrecht . The family also lived in Amsterdam , where they frequented the highest patrician and aristocratic circles in the republic. One of his sons, Ernest Jakob (1674–1717), brought through a large part of the fortune his father had acquired and damaged the reputation of his family through his unbridled lifestyle.
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His sons , and his wife Margarethe Fersen (1712), got them back, Jakob (1703–1780) was appointed General Director of the Gold Coast and wind lifter of the Dutch West India Company (WIC), the second son Ernst (1705–1762 ) became Schoutby Night at the Admiralty of Amsterdam , a third son was appointed to be the wind lifter of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) in India . Other family members were also active in the Amsterdam city government , as bankers and landlords of Engelenburg , Asschat and Heiligenberg. The sex of the imperial barons was able to marry various important families of Amsterdam, including the De Graeff (such as the aforementioned brothers Jakob (1703–1780) and Ernst de Petersen (1705–1762)). Jan (1745–1786), the son of the aforementioned Ernst, had been in command of the Amsterdam Admiralty. At the beginning of the 19th century, the family's reputation fell sharply, the last male member of the family, Izack Ernst, was introduced into the nine Dutch nobility in 1815 with the Jonkheer title . His daughter, who died in 1885, again carried the title of baron in her name. In 1914 the family died out with the death of Jonkvrouw Ernesta - who was the youngest daughter of Izack Ernst and his second wife Catharina Reinhardt .
Web links
- Opmerkingen over de geslachtenbeheld in Nederland's Adelsboek (1949), p. 127 (PDF; 8.4 MB)
- Van Kamerheer dead Binnenmoeder, De Rijksbaronen De Petersen in de Nederlanden 1550–1914 (Dutch)
- Some people and families around the Dutch family Sweers (Sweerts de Landas) under VII-a Alida Bickers (English)