Pieter Dircksz Graeff
Pieter Dircksz Graeff (* 1574 in Amsterdam, † 27 July 1645 ibid) was a descendant of the Dutch regent family De Graeff. The Lord of Engelenburg was born as the third son of Dirk Jansz Graeff and Agniet Pietersdr van Neck.[2]
Life
[edit]Pieter Dircksz Graeff remained unmarried. In contrast to his Protestant family, he may was a follower of the catholic Religion.[3] In Amsterdam he lived in a town house on the Fluweelenburgwal. In 1620 he bought the castle of Engelenburg (near Herwijnen at Gelderland) together with the associated manor[4] from Jonker Willem Johansz van Gent.[5] On December 30 of that year he was enfeoffed with this knightly court (Ridderhofstad) and seigniory.[6] After his death, the husband of his niece Christina de Graeff (1609-1679), Jacob Bicker, was bequeathed the rights to the estate.[7]
In 1613 he had made a journey to the Holy Land.[8] In Jerusalem he received a document, which was prepared by the Franciscan friar Angelus a Messana, and which describes his visit to Christie's tomb. The document also includes the names of a number of the religious sites he visited there.[9] Today the same is in the Amsterdam City Archives of the De Graeff family.[10] He also traveled the historic caravan route from Jerusalem to Cairo with the Swiss Hans Jakob Ammann and two Italian travel companions.[11] His burial place is in the Oude kerk.[12] In his book Ammann named him "Edel und Vest Herr Peter Graffe" (noble and firm lord Peter Graffe).[13]
Coat of arms
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Pieter Dircksz Graeff's ancient coat of arms was quartered and showed the following symbols:
- field 1 (left above) the silver shovel on a red background of their paternal ancestors, the Herren von Graben
- field 2 (right above) it shows a silver falcon on a blue background. The origin of the falcon lies in the possession of the Valckeveen estate (later the Valckenburg estate) in Gooiland
- field 3 (left below), same as field 2
- field 4 (right below), same as field 1
- helmet covers in red and silver
- helm adornment shows an upright silver spade with ostrich feathers (Herren von Graben)
- motto: MORS SCEPTRA LIGONIBUS AEQUAT (DEATH MAKES SEPTRES AND HOES EQUAL)
Since 1620, Graeff, as owner of the lordship of Engelenburg, has increased this with a blue Heart shield, charged with a silver castle, from which emerges a rising silver angel with outspread wings.
Trivia
[edit]- Pieter Dircksz Graeff (Pieter Dircksz de Graeff van Engelenburg) was mistakenly named as mayor of Amsterdam (as were other people in his family).[14] He was not a member of the Vroedschap, the council or any other municipal government office.[15]
- There is a painted portrait of Graeff with his coat of arms.[16]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Stadsarchief Amsterdam, "Naar het Heilige Land"
- ^ Biography of Dirck Jansz Graeff at "Nieuw Nederlandsch biografisch woordenboek" . Deel 2 (1912) by P.J. Blok, P.C. Molhuysen
- ^ Stadsarchief Amsterdam, "Naar het Heilige Land"
- ^ Biography of Dirck Jansz Graeff at "Nieuw Nederlandsch biografisch woordenboek" . Deel 2 (1912) by P.J. Blok, P.C. Molhuysen
- ^ Engelenburg at EBIDAT - Die Burgendatenbank
- ^ Geschiedenis van het Amsterdamsche Regentenpatriziats, p 100, by Johan Engelbert Elias (1923)
- ^ Engelenburg at History of Herwijnen, part 1
- ^ Biography of Dirck Jansz Graeff at "Nieuw Nederlandsch biografisch woordenboek" . Deel 2 (1912) by P.J. Blok, P.C. Molhuysen
- ^ Stadsarchief Amsterdam, "Naar het Heilige Land"
- ^ Stadsarchief Amsterdam: Archief van de familie De Graeff
- ^ Reiß in das Gelobte Land, Zürich 1618
- ^ De Neederlandse Leeuw, 1898, Genealogie van het geslacht "De Graeff", p 132
- ^ Ammann, Hans Jakob: "Hans Jakob Amman genannt der Thalwyler Schärer und seine Reise ins Gelobte Land". P 158. Zürich: Polygraph. Institut A. G. 1919 (Faksimile of the book from 1630)
- ^ Buitenplaatsen in de Gouden Eeuw: De rijkdom van het buitenleven in de Republiek, p 83, by Y. Kuiper, Ben Olde Meierink, Elyze Storms-Smeets
- ^ Beschryvinge van Amsterdam, haar eerste oorspronk uyt den huyze der heeren ... (1665)
- ^ Catalogus der tentoonstelling van portretten en voorwerpen betrekkingen ..., p 281
Literature
[edit]- Ammann, Hans Jakob: "Hans Jakob Amman genannt der Thalwyler Schärer und seine Reise ins Gelobte Land". Zürich: Polygraph. Institut A. G. 1919 (Faksimile of the book from 1630)