Joan Corver
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Joan Corver (born February 15, 1628 in Amsterdam , † May 17, 1716 ibid) was an important Amsterdam regent at the beginning of the second governorless period .
biography
- See also: Regent of Amsterdam
Joan Corver was born to Dirck Corver and Maria Schoterbos. He came from the Corver patrician dynasty, who were leaders in the government of Amsterdam in the 18th century . In 1652 he was appointed Amsterdam City Secretary. Three years later he traveled with Johan Huydecoper van Maarsseveen and Pieter de Graeff on a diplomatic mission to Berlin. The city acted as the official godfather of the son of the Great Elector Margrave Friedrich Wilhelm and renewed the union against Sweden.
In 1660 Corver came into the city government as Schepen . In the same year he married Margaretha van Bambeeck; from the marriage came Nicolaes Corver (1661-1692), the father of Gerrit Corver . After the death of his first wife, he married again in 1669, this time with Agatha Munter (1632–1687), the sister of the city politician Cornelis Munter . Through this marriage he came into possession of the Beeckestein estate , which he sold to Jan Trip van Berckenrode in 1711 . Corver lived in a town house in Gouden Bocht in Amsterdam . In 1674 Corver was one of the richest wholesalers in town. In 1681 Corver, belonging to the Vroedschap since 1666 , was transferred to the office of mayor for the first time. Further offices followed in the years 1685, 1686, 1689, 1692, 1694, 1695, 1697, 1698, 1700, 1701, 1703, 1704, 1706, 1707, 1709, 1712, 1713 and 1715. In the Vroedschap he has up to his Sat death in 1716.
After the resignation of Nicolaas Witsen from the office of mayor (1705) and the death of Johann van Waveren Hudde (1704), the mayor Jeronimo de Haze de Georgio became Corver's opponent within the city government. Corver pursued a friendly but independent policy with England and was responsible for the peace negotiations with France.
literature
- Porta, A. (1975), Joan and Gerrit Corver. De politieke macht van Amsterdam 1702-1748
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Coenraad van Beuningen (1669–1684) |
Regent and Mayor of Amsterdam 1681–1715 together with Johann van Waveren Hudde (1672–1703), Joan (II) Huydecoper van Maarsseveen (1673–1693), Nicolaas Witsen (1682–1705), Jeronimo de Haze de Georgio (1695–1717 ) Jan Trip van Berckenrode (1707–1731) and Gerbrand Michielsz Pancras (1702–1721) |
Jan Trip van Berckenrode, Jan (II.) Van de Poll (1718–1735) and Egidius van den Bempden and Gerbrand Michielsz Pancras |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Corver, Joan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Amsterdam Mayor and Dutch diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 15, 1628 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Amsterdam |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 17, 1716 |
| Place of death | Amsterdam |