Jacob Boreel (1 April 1630, in Amsterdam[1] – 21 August 1697, in Velsen[2]) was a dutch ambassador in France, sheriff and burgomaster of Amsterdam in 1696. He Held the titles knight and Vrijheer of Duinbeek, Westhoven, Sint Aecht und Meerestein.
Jacob Boreel | |
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,_attributed_to_Arnold_Boonen.jpg) Portrait of Boreel by Arnold Boonen | |
| Born | 1 April 1630 |
| Died | 21 September 1697 (aged 67) |
| Family | Boreel |
Life
editJacob Boreel was a scion of the Boreel family. His parents were the Dutch Diplomat and English peer Willem Boreel and Jacoba Carel (1607–1657).[3] Between 1664 and 1665 he travelled through Russia with his friend Nicolaes Witsen.[4][5] In 1679, he became the ambassador in Paris. He is remembered in Velsen as the owner of the buitenplaats called Beeckestijn, who financed improvements to the house and gardens to the design that has been kept up until today.
In 1690, as a sheriff he was involved in a case with Romeyn de Hooghe. On the day before the mayors were appointed, the house of Boreel on 507 Herengracht was attacked by the mob. All the furniture, mirrors and expensive porcelain were destroyed, taken home, or thrown into the canal. Boreel, overweight and unwell, had to flee over the neighbor's fence.
Boreel had been in contact with persons of the Dutch Golden Age like Johan de Witt, Christiaan Huygens and Pieter de Graeff.
References
edit- ^ Molhuysen, Philip Christiaan (1927). Nieuw Nederlandsch biografisch woordenboek (in Dutch). A. W. Sijthoff's uitgevers-maatschappij. p. 177. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ Moes, Ernst Wilhelm (1915). Nederlandsche kasteelen en hun historie (in Dutch). Elsevier. p. 251. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ Zelandia illustrata: verzameling van kaarten, portretten, platen, enz., betreffende de oudheid en geschiedenis van Zeeland, toebehoorende aan het Zeeuwsch genootschap der wetenschappen (in Dutch). J.C. & W. Altorffer. 1866. p. 757. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ Burke, Peter (1974). Venice and Amsterdam: A Study of Seventeenth-century Élites. Temple Smith. p. 100. ISBN 978-0-85117-052-7. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ Klein, Denise (2012). The Crimean Khanate Between East and West (15th-18th Century). Harrassowitz. p. 170. ISBN 978-3-447-06705-8. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
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