Agneta de Graff van Polsbroek ( Dutch: Agneta de Graeff van Polsbroek ; November 10, 1603, Amsterdam , Republic of the United Provinces - March 3 or 4, 1656, ibid.) - Dutch aristocrat from the time of the "Netherlands Golden Age". She is known as the mother-in-law of the statesman and great pensioner Johann de Witt .
| Agneta de Graff van Paulsbrook | |
|---|---|
| niderl. Agneta de graeff van polsbroek | |
 Vallerant Wyllant . “Portrait of Agneta de Graff van Paulsbrook” | |
| Date of Birth | November 10, 1603 |
| Place of Birth | Amsterdam , Republic of the United Provinces |
| Date of death | March 3, 1656 (52 years old) |
| Place of death | Amsterdam , Republic of the United Republic |
| Citizenship |  Republic of the United Provinces |
| Father | Jacob Dirks de Graff |
| Mother | Altier Bulents Lun |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Wendela , Jacob |
Biography
Agneta was the eldest daughter of Jacob Dirks de Graff and Altier Bulents Lun. She was the sister of Cornelis and Andris de Graffam.
In 1625, she married Jan Bikker . They had two daughters - Wendela Bikker and Jacob Bikker ; the former married Johan de Witt, the latter married her cousin .
Agneta and her husband lived in the country estates De Yolt in Barna , and Dunvijk in Beverwijk . In Amsterdam, she owned a house on Heerengracht and an island called . In the years 1663-1664, the portrait of Agneta was painted by the artist Vallerant Wyllant , and is now kept in the Amsterdam Historical Museum . The chapel above her grave is in Westerkerk .
Literature
- Graeff, P. de (P. de Graeff Gerritsz en Dirk de Graeff van Polsbroek). "Genealogie van de familie De Graeff van Polsbroek." - Amsterdam, 1882
- Bruijn, JH de Genealogie van het geslacht De Graeff van Polsbroek 1529/1827, met bijlagen. De Built 1962-63
- Fölting, HP “De landsadvocaten en raadpensionarissen der Staten van Holland en West-Friesland 1480-1795. Een genealogische benadering. Deel III "at the Jaarboek Centraal Bureau Voor Genealogie. Deel 29 (1975 Den Haag; Centraal Bureau Voor Genealogie) p. 210-269, (213)