Lambert Reynst

Lambert Reynst, painted by Pieter van Anraedt (1673)

Lambert Reynst (* 1613 in Amsterdam ; † 1679 ibid), Ambachtsherr von Amstelveen and Nieuwer-Amstel , was an Amsterdam ruler of the Golden Age .

Life

Lambert came from the Reynst patrician family . He married Alida Bicker, a daughter of Mayor Cornelis Bicker . Johan de Witt was one of his relatives . Reynst initially worked as a lawyer. Between the years 1649 and 1655 he was councilor of the Admiralty des Noorderkwartiers . Between the years 1656 and 1667 Reynst held the office of Schoutsamt in Amsterdam. In 1667 he became one of the windlifters for the Dutch East India Company . In 1667 Reynst was enfeoffed with the Ambachtsherrschaft Amstelveen and Nieuwer-Amstel. During his mayorship between 1667 and 1672 he received Cosimo III. de 'Medici in the Schouwburg van Van Campen .

When the republic in Rampjaar was attacked by England and France in 1672, the population turned against the brothers Johan and Cornelis de Witt . After the regime change, the De Graeff government and its relative Lambert Reynst were spun off from the city administration. In addition to his office as governing mayor, he also lost the honor of ambassador to Johann Hudde .

Trivia

• His (former) housekeeper married the painter Meindest Hobbema in 1688 .

See also: Regent of Amsterdam

Individual evidence

1. ^ Portrait and biography of Lambert Reynst in the Amsterdams Historisch Museum ( Memento of the original from March 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ^ Geschiedenis van Amsterdam, Deel 2 Google Book Search
3. ↑ biography
4. ↑ Bestuurders van Amstelveen
5. ↑ Meindest Hobbema

predecessor	Office	successor
Cornelis de Vlaming van Oudshoorn	Schout of Amsterdam 1656 - 1667	Cornelis Jan Witsen