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Adriaan Pauw,

knight A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state (including the Pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the Christian denomination, church or the country, especially in a military capacity. Knighthood ...

, '' heer van

Heemstede Heemstede () is a town and a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is the fourth richest municipality of the Netherlands. History Heemstede formed around the Castle ''Heemstede'' that was built overlooking the ...

, Bennebroek,

Nieuwerkerk Nieuwerkerk is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Schouwen-Duiveland, and lies about 23 km south of Hellevoetsluis. Nieuwerkerk was a separate municipality until 1961, when the new municipality of ...

etc.'' (1 November 1585 – 21 February 1653) was Grand Pensionary of

Holland Holland is a geographical regionG. Geerts & H. Heestermans, 1981, ''Groot Woordenboek der Nederlandse Taal. Deel I'', Van Dale Lexicografie, Utrecht, p 1105 and former Provinces of the Netherlands, province on the western coast of the Netherland ...

from 1631 to 1636 and from 1651 to 1653.

Life

He was born in

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...

in a rich merchant family; his father,

Reynier Pauw Reyer or Reynier Pauw, (Amsterdam, July 29, 1564 - February 19, 1636 ) was an influential Amsterdam regent of the Golden Age. Pauw was pensionary and eight times mayor of Amsterdam. He was involved in the Compagnie van Verre, the VOC, and the t ...

wasn't only a merchant, but also a long time

Mayor of Amsterdam Below is a list of Burgomaster, mayors (Dutch language, Dutch: ''burgemeesters'') of Amsterdam, capital of the Netherlands. The city had four burgomasters, serving four years. Since 1389 the mayors were elected on 1 February. In the 17th and 18th ...

. Adriaan studied law in

Leiden Leiden (; in English and archaic Dutch also Leyden) is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. The municipality of Leiden has a population of 119,713, but the city forms one densely connected agglomeration w ...

and was the pensionary of Amsterdam from 1611 to 1627. In 1620 he bought a plot in

and became 'Lord of Heemstede'. He bought a few rare tulips during

Tulip Mania Tulip mania ( nl, tulpenmanie) was a period during the Dutch Golden Age when contract prices for some bulbs of the recently introduced and fashionable tulip reached extraordinarily high levels. The major acceleration started in 1634 and then d ...

and planted them in his garden surrounded by several mirrors positioned strategically to fully reflect the flowers' beauty. He was appointed grand pensionary in 1631. Pauw, Holland and Amsterdam wanted an alliance with Spain, but Prince

Frederick Henry of Orange Frederick Henry ( nl, Frederik Hendrik; 29 January 1584 – 14 March 1647) was the sovereign prince of Orange and stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from 1625 until his death in 1647. In the last ...

wanted an alliance with France. Frederick Henry sent Pauw to France to start an alliance against Spain. Pauw accepted this assignment and allied with France. He resigned in 1636 as grand pensionary. After the

Peace of Münster The Peace of Münster was a treaty between the Lords States General of the Seven United Netherlands and the Spanish Crown, the terms of which were agreed on 30 January 1648. The treaty, parallelly negotiated to but not part of the Peace of ...

(1648) for which he was instrumental as ambassador for Holland Pauw became grand pensionary again in 1651 although there was much opposition against him. He tried to stop a war with England in 1652. He died in 1653.

Family

Adriaan Pauw was married to Anna van Ruytenburgh (1589–1648), daughter of Pieter van Ruytenburgh, ''heer van

Vlaardingen Vlaardingen () is a city in South Holland in the Netherlands. It is located on the north bank of the Nieuwe Maas river at the confluence with the Oude Maas. The municipality administers an area of , of which is land, with residents in . Geog ...

, Vlaardingerambacht en

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'' (1562–1627), a wealthy merchant, and sister of

Willem van Ruytenburch Willem van Ruytenburch, ''lord of Vlaardingen and Vlaardinger-Ambacht, Vlaardingen-Ambacht'' (1600–1652) was a member of the Dutch gentry and Amsterdam Patrician (post-Roman Europe), patriciate of the Dutch Golden Age. He became an alderman of ...

. Her mother was Aleyda Huybrechts van Duyvendrecht. Pauw’s brother Reinier R. Pauw married to Anna’s sister Christina van Ruytenburch (1591-1666).The Amsterdam Civic Guard Pieces within and outside the New Rijksmuseum, Pt. II: Rembrandt, p 1
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References

Literature

*H. W. J. de Boer, H.Bruch, H. Krol (edit.). Adriaan Pauw (1585–1653); staatsman en ambachtsheer. Heemstede, 1985. *J. C. Tjessinga. Schets van het leven van Adriaan Pauw. Heemstede, 1948. *J. C. Tjessinga. Het slot van Heemstede onder Adriaan Pauw. Heemstede, 1949.

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pauw, Adriaan 1585 births 1653 deaths Dutch people of the Eighty Years' War (United Provinces) Grand Pensionaries Politicians from Amsterdam People from Bennebroek People from Heemstede