Jacob van den Eynde, Governor of Woerden

Jhr. Jacob van den Eynde (early 16th century – 1629[1]) was a Dutch Governor of Woerden. He was the son of Grand Pensionary Jacob van den Eynde, and father of the Zeelandic poet Jacob van den Eynde, better known as Jacobus Eyndius.

Jacob van den Eynde
Arms of Van den Eynde
Governor of Woerden
In office
1600–1625
MonarchMaurice, Prince of Orange
Personal details
Born
Jacob van den Eynde

Early 16th century
Delft, Habsburg Netherlands
Died1629
Delft, Dutch Republic
SpouseMaria van Hogendorp
ChildrenJacobus Eyndius
Aelbrecht van den Eynde
Catherine van den Eynde
Elisabeth van den Eynde
Cornelia van den Eynde

Biography

edit

Born in Delft, he was a descendant of Hugo van den Eynde, his grandfather. We encounter Van den Eynde as Governor of Woerden already in 1600, according to a letter sent by him to the States.[1] This letter is mentioned by Pieter Bor.[1] In 1625, Van den Eynde was still Governor of Woerden, according to another letter written by him that surfaced later.[1]

Van den Eynde was a learned man, who wrote poetry in Latin.[1] This is evinced in a manuscript that was in the possession of Dutch scholar Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn. The title of this book was Aenigmatum Liber unus, singula Aenigmata distichis singulis complexus. Van den Eynde's son, Jhr. Jacob van den Eynde, better known as Jacobus Eyndius, became a renowned poet in Zeeland.[1][2][3] Van den Eynde lived to a "very old age,"[1] dying in Delft in 1629.[1]

Family

edit

Van den Eynde was the son of Jacob, Grand Pensionary of Holland, who was the son of Hugo, Pensionary of Delft. He married Maria van Hogendorp, and had at least five children by her, including Jhr. Jacob van den Eynde, the Zeelandic poet and captain under Maurice, Prince of Orange.[1][4][5]

Coat of arms

edit

Van den Eynde is the first known person with this family name to use a coat of arms with three ducks; argent on field of blue (in blauw drie eendjes van zilver).[6][7][8] The Van den Eynde coat of arms was made famous on an international level by two Antwerp-born Van den Eyndes who moved to Italy, Jan and Ferdinand. François Duquesnoy executed an epitaph to the latter in Rome. He included the family's coat of arms in the monument.[9][10]

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i A.J. van der Aa (1878). Biographisch woordenboek der Nederlanden, bevattende levensbeschrijvingen van zoodanige personen, die zich op eenigerlei wijze in ons vaderland hebben vermaard gemaakt, Volume 15. Van Brederode; National library of the Netherlands. p. 299–301.
  2. ^ Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire littéraire des dix-sept provinces des Pays-Bas, de la principauté de Liége, et de quelques contrées voisines Volume 9. De l'Imprimerie Academique via University of Michigan. 1767. p. 400.
  3. ^ "De mythe van de 'Hollandse Graven'". ijpelaan.nl. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Portrait of Jacob van den Eynde III (1575-1614), c. 1701". RKD. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Portret van Jacob van den Eynde (1575-1614), ca. 1700-1720". RKD. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Historische Geslachtswapens". wazmar.org. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Van den Eijnde". CBG Centrum voor familiegeschiedenis. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  8. ^ Naamen en Wapens der Edel en Agtbaare Heeren Veertig Raaden der stad Delft (1477-1772). CBG, GHS 50A22. p. 13.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  9. ^ Ruotolo, Renato (1982). Mercanti-collezionisti fiamminghi a Napoli: Gaspare Roomer e i Vandeneynden. Massa Lubrense Napoli - Scarpati. pp. 5–55.
  10. ^ Lingo, Estelle Cecile (2007). François Duquesnoy and the Greek Ideal. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press. p. 74-78; 198.