Emilie Luzac
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Emilie Luzac (Leiden, 30 November 1748 — Watten, near Dunkirk, 28 November 1788) was the second daughter of Jean (Jan) Luzac
, book seller and publisher, and Anna Hillegonda Valckenaer (relation of Johan Valckenaer
). On 5 November 1775 she married Wybo Fijnje
, and the couple had three children: Jantje (Jean Etienne Fine), who died on 30 March 1866; Miete-Coosje Fine; and Gontje (who died almost immediately after his birth). They lived in Delft
, but also owned the country estate of Vlietenburgh in Voorburg
. Since Wybo Fijnje was a member of the Patriots
and the publisher of "Hollandsche Historische Courant" in Delft, after the Orange Revolution of 1787 the couple had to flee, leaving firstly for Antwerp, then Brussels, and finally Watten in Frans-Vlaanderen, where Emilie died in 1788. Her letters (and a few by Wybo Fijnje) are published, with an ample introduction, by Baartmans under the title "Myne beslommerde Boedel".(2003).
Jean Luzac
Jean Luzac was a Dutch lawyer, journalist and professor in Greek and History, of Huguenot origin. He was the most influential newspaper editor in the Western world in the years immediately preceding the French Revolution, and his second daughter Emilie married his fellow Patriot Wijbo Fijnje.His...
, book seller and publisher, and Anna Hillegonda Valckenaer (relation of Johan Valckenaer
Johan Valckenaer
Johan Valckenaer was a Dutch lawyer, patriot and diplomat.- Life :His father Lodewijk Caspar Valckenaer was Franeker university's professor of law and, in 1766, was appointed to succeed Tiberius Hemsterhuis at Leiden...
). On 5 November 1775 she married Wybo Fijnje
Wybo Fijnje
Wybo Fijnje was a Dutch Mennonite minister, publisher in Delft, Patriot, exile, coup perpetrator, politician and - during the French era - manager of the state newspaper.-Early life:...
, and the couple had three children: Jantje (Jean Etienne Fine), who died on 30 March 1866; Miete-Coosje Fine; and Gontje (who died almost immediately after his birth). They lived in Delft
Delft
Delft is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland , the Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam and The Hague....
, but also owned the country estate of Vlietenburgh in Voorburg
Voorburg
Voorburg is a Dutch town and former municipality in the western part of the province of South Holland, the Netherlands. As also Leidschendam and Stompwijk, it is part of the municipality Leidschendam-Voorburg. It has approximately 39,000 inhabitants....
. Since Wybo Fijnje was a member of the Patriots
Patriots (faction)
The Patriots were a political faction in the Dutch Republic in the second half of the 18th century. They were led by Joan van der Capellen tot den Pol, gaining power from November 1782....
and the publisher of "Hollandsche Historische Courant" in Delft, after the Orange Revolution of 1787 the couple had to flee, leaving firstly for Antwerp, then Brussels, and finally Watten in Frans-Vlaanderen, where Emilie died in 1788. Her letters (and a few by Wybo Fijnje) are published, with an ample introduction, by Baartmans under the title "Myne beslommerde Boedel".(2003).