Apollonius Schotte (c. 1579 – 1 November 1639) was a

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statesman, jurist and poet.

Family

His father, Jacob Schotte, had served against the

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s in the patriot army under

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. He had two brothers, Simon and Jacob, who distinguished themselves variously in Dutch scholastics and politics.Abraham Jacob van der Aa. ''Biographisch woordenboek der Nederlanden'' 1852. He was a man of considerable wealth. His fortune passed to his granddaughter Maria, who married as his second wife

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, by whom she had several children. She died of

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in 1699 while on a visit to

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.''Dictionary of National Biography 1885-1900'' Vol.7 "Burnet Gilbert" by Osmund Airy

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Schotte, Apollonius 1570s births 1639 deaths Dutch male poets 17th-century Dutch politicians 17th-century Dutch poets