Ferdinand van Collen

Ferdinand van Collen (1727), by Jan Wandelaar

Country seat Gunterstein

Ferdinand van Collen (* 1651 in Velsen ; † October 30, 1735 in Breukelen ), Army von Gunsterstein and Tienhoven , was a Dutch aristocrat, lawyer, administrator and city regent.

biography

See also: Regent of Amsterdam

Ferdinand came from the noble family of Van Collen . After studying philosophy at the University of Franeker , he founded a law firm in Amsterdam in 1681. Van Collen was appointed one of the directors ( Bewindhebber ) of the WIC and in 1689 director of the Suriname Society . In 1694 he was accepted into the Vroedschap , two years later Schepen . During the War of the Spanish Succession he worked as a Dutch deputy in the field . Here he took part in the battle of Oudenaarde and transmitted secret military scripts to board member Anthonie Heinsius . In 1709 Van Collen was named to the Amsterdam Schout . The powerful regent Gerrit Corver had revealed himself to be his patron. He held the office of Schout until 1718. He was mayor in 1727, 1731 and 1734 .

He was married to Maria de Bordes, through whom he became master of Gunterstein and Tienhoven in 1711. From this marriage came Ferdinand (II) van Collen . Ferdinand van Collen's portrait of Nicolaes Maes still hangs in the Gunterstein country estate to this day.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Genootschap Amstelodamum (1997): Maarten Hell: 'Kennen, respecteren ende gehoorsamen', Amsterdams Schouten en hun ambt. Pages 11–42, short biographies on pages 22 and 23 ( Memento of the original from January 31, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 11.7 MB) 
2. ↑ Ridderhofstad Gunterstein ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  

predecessor	Office	successor
Gerbrand Michielsz Pancras	Schout Amsterdam 1709 - 1719	Wigbold Slicher