Cornelis Geelvinck
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Cornelis Geelvinck was important in the city administration of Amsterdam that arose after stadholder William III
came to power in 1672, both as administrator, and as mayor in the years 1673, 1675, 1684, 1688 and 1689.
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. Cornelis Geelvinck was the son of Jan Cornelisz. Geelvinck and Aechje (Agatha) de Vlaming of Oudshoorn
. He married a granddaughter of mayor Albert Burgh
Elisabeth Velecker (1622-1658) in 1643, with whom he had six children: Joan
(1644), Albert (1647), Cornelis (1649), Brechje or Brigitta (1651), Coenraad and Dirck (1656). In 1662, he married Margaretha Bicker of Swieten (1619-1697), the heiress of the country house "Akerendam".
In 1664, Cornelis Geelvinck bought the fiefdom
s of Castricum
and Croonenburg for 33,000 and 25,000 guilder respectively, which brought him earnings and the right to make appointments. In August 1666 the Amsterdam government sent him as "vigilant gentleman" to Den Helder
, where an English raid was feared. In November 1672 the States of Holland ordered him to carry away the hay and peat from Uithoorn
and the surrounding towns, so that they would not fall into the hands of the French army that had occupied Utrecht
.
In 1684 Geelvinck had to receive stadholder William III of Orange
in the townhall, but the prince refused to stop his horse and passed the town hall at a gallop. Geelvinck did not support the prince, when he was planning an invasion in 1688 of England. Nicolaes Witsen
and Johannes Hudde switched. In 1690 the recommandations for new burgomasters were not sent directly to the prince, but to the States-General
. Geelvinck finally lost credit among his colleagues.
After his death Geelvinck
was followed into the vroedschap
by his sons Albert (see Museum Geelvinck-Hinlopen
) and Joan
.
William III of England
William III & II was a sovereign Prince of Orange of the House of Orange-Nassau by birth. From 1672 he governed as Stadtholder William III of Orange over Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel of the Dutch Republic. From 1689 he reigned as William III over England and Ireland...
came to power in 1672, both as administrator, and as mayor in the years 1673, 1675, 1684, 1688 and 1689.
Biography
Cornelis Geelvinck was the grandson of a peas and beans merchant who supplied the VOCDutch East India Company
The Dutch East India Company was a chartered company established in 1602, when the States-General of the Netherlands granted it a 21-year monopoly to carry out colonial activities in Asia...
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Dutch West India Company
Dutch West India Company was a chartered company of Dutch merchants. Among its founding fathers was Willem Usselincx...
. Cornelis Geelvinck was the son of Jan Cornelisz. Geelvinck and Aechje (Agatha) de Vlaming of Oudshoorn
Oudshoorn
Oudshoorn is a former village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It was located on the Oude Rijn, opposite the village of Alphen, with which it merged to form the city of Alphen aan den Rijn....
. He married a granddaughter of mayor Albert Burgh
Albert Burgh
Albert Coenraadsz. Burgh was a Dutch physician who was mayor of Amsterdam and a councillor in the Admiralty of Amsterdam.-Biography:...
Elisabeth Velecker (1622-1658) in 1643, with whom he had six children: Joan
Joan Geelvinck (1644-1707)
Joan Geelvinck was a Dutch merchant and politician who followed his father Cornelis and younger brother Albert on the city council of Amsterdam. In 1663 he became an ensign, in 1666 lieutenant, in 1676 captain and in 1688 colonel in the civic guard...
(1644), Albert (1647), Cornelis (1649), Brechje or Brigitta (1651), Coenraad and Dirck (1656). In 1662, he married Margaretha Bicker of Swieten (1619-1697), the heiress of the country house "Akerendam".
In 1664, Cornelis Geelvinck bought the fiefdom
Fiefdom
A fee was the central element of feudalism and consisted of heritable lands granted under one of several varieties of feudal tenure by an overlord to a vassal who held it in fealty in return for a form of feudal allegiance and service, usually given by the...
s of Castricum
Castricum
Castricum is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.Castricum is a tourist attraction in the province North Holland...
and Croonenburg for 33,000 and 25,000 guilder respectively, which brought him earnings and the right to make appointments. In August 1666 the Amsterdam government sent him as "vigilant gentleman" to Den Helder
Den Helder
Den Helder is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Den Helder occupies the northernmost point of the North Holland peninsula...
, where an English raid was feared. In November 1672 the States of Holland ordered him to carry away the hay and peat from Uithoorn
Uithoorn
Uithoorn is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.-Population centres :The municipality of Uithoorn consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: De Kwakel and Uithoorn.- History :...
and the surrounding towns, so that they would not fall into the hands of the French army that had occupied Utrecht
Utrecht (city)
Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...
.
In 1684 Geelvinck had to receive stadholder William III of Orange
William III of England
William III & II was a sovereign Prince of Orange of the House of Orange-Nassau by birth. From 1672 he governed as Stadtholder William III of Orange over Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel of the Dutch Republic. From 1689 he reigned as William III over England and Ireland...
in the townhall, but the prince refused to stop his horse and passed the town hall at a gallop. Geelvinck did not support the prince, when he was planning an invasion in 1688 of England. Nicolaes Witsen
Nicolaes Witsen
Nicolaas or Nicolaes Witsen was mayor of Amsterdam thirteen times, between 1682-1706. In 1693 he became administrator of the VOC. In 1689 he was extraordinary-ambassador to the English court, and became Fellow of the Royal Society. In his free time he was cartographer, maritime writer, and an...
and Johannes Hudde switched. In 1690 the recommandations for new burgomasters were not sent directly to the prince, but to the States-General
States-General of the Netherlands
The States-General of the Netherlands is the bicameral legislature of the Netherlands, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The parliament meets in at the Binnenhof in The Hague. The archaic Dutch word "staten" originally related to the feudal classes in which medieval...
. Geelvinck finally lost credit among his colleagues.
After his death Geelvinck
Geelvinck
Geelvinck was a Dutch surname. The family died out in the early 19th century.Some notable members of the family include:* Jan Cornelis Geelvinck, the son of a merchant in beans and peas, and involved in the West India Company...
was followed into the vroedschap
Vroedschap
The vroedschap was the name for the city council in the early modern Netherlands; the member of such a council was called a vroedman, literally a "wise man"...
by his sons Albert (see Museum Geelvinck-Hinlopen
Museum Geelvinck-Hinlopen
Museum Geelvinck-Hinlopen is a canal-side mansion in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. This patrician mansion, close to the Rembrandtplein, was built for Albert Geelvinck and Sara Hinlopen , then in an attractive and new laid-out section of the city towards the Amstel...
) and Joan
Joan Geelvinck (1644-1707)
Joan Geelvinck was a Dutch merchant and politician who followed his father Cornelis and younger brother Albert on the city council of Amsterdam. In 1663 he became an ensign, in 1666 lieutenant, in 1676 captain and in 1688 colonel in the civic guard...
.
External links
- Website on the buitenplaats Akerendam
- Broersen, E. (1992) Akerendam, een buitenplaats in Beverwijk.
- Molhuysen, P.C., P.J. Blok en K.H. Kossman (Red.) (1974) Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch woordenboek, page 546.