Six (noble family)
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The family Six , Six van Hillegom and Six van Oterleek , were one of the politically and culturally most important Amsterdam families from the Golden Age . Originally the family lived in the southern Netherlands , only to move to Amsterdam when Antwerp fell in 1585. Jan (II) Six bought the glory Hillegom , so the name of this rule found its way into that of the family. Some family members were painted by Rembrandt van Rijn , Gerard ter Borch and Govaert Flinck . In 1815, the family with the nobility title Jonkheer was introduced into the newer Dutch nobility, and in 1820 it was finally given the noble title of baron .
family members
- Jan Six (1618–1700), Lord of Vromade, member of the Amsterdam city government, writer , art patron and founder of the Amsterdam "Collectie Six"
- Jan (II) Six , also Jan Six van Hillegom (1668–1750), Lord of Hillegom and Vromade, Regent and Mayor of Amsterdam
- Cornelis Charles Six van Oterleek (1772–1833), Lord of Oterleek and Laag-Teylingen, Minister of Finance of the Netherlands
- Willem Six (1829–1908), Dutch Minister of the Interior
- Jan Six (1857–1926), archaeologist and art historian
- Pieter Jacob Six (1894–1986), Dutch resistance fighter during the Second World War
- Jan Six (* 1978), Dutch art historian and art dealer
literature
- Geert Mak : The many lives of Jan Six . Translation Gregor Seferens, Andreas Ecke. Siedler, Munich 2016, ISBN 978-3-8275-0087-8 .