Jacob Fransz de Witt

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Jacob (Fransz) de Witt (born January 3, 1548 in Dordrecht ; † December 14, 1621 ibid) was a Dordrecht patrician and regent. He came from the De Witt family .

biography

Jacob was born the son of Frans de Witt (1516–1565) and Liduwi van Beveren , Cornelis Fransz. de Witt was his brother. He entered the Dordrecht government in 1590 as Schepen . Other offices were that of a treasurer (1599-1602) and in the years 1601, 1602, 1615, 1616, 1619 and 1629 as governing mayor. As an envoy from Dordrecht, Jacob was a member of the States General between 1607 and 1613 .

Jacob married Elisabeth Heymans, a sister of Johanna Heymans, the wife of his brother Cornelis. The couple lived in Huis Cruyssenborg . From this marriage there were eight children; including Frans de Witt († 1610), the father of Jacob de Witt († 1653), the governor of the Coromandel Coast .

Individual evidence

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personal data
SURNAME Witt, Jacob Fransz de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Witt, Jacob de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dordrecht patrician and mayor
DATE OF BIRTH January 3, 1548
PLACE OF BIRTH Dordrecht
DATE OF DEATH December 14, 1621
Place of death Dordrecht