Maarten van der Goes van Dirxland
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Maarten van der Goes van Dirxland (3 January 1751, The Hague
- 10 July 1826, The Hague) was a Dutch politician and government minister. He belonged to the Patriot
then moderate party. His son Louis Napoleon van der Goes van Dirxland
was also active as a minister.
in the Hague and his father, Adriaan van der Goes, was the town's mayor. Maarten van der Goes entered the diplomatic service in 1785, in which he was sent to Copenhagen, then Madrid from 1793 to 1796. He was then secretary to the second national assembly of the Batavian Republic
and became its foreign minister on 8 October 1798. At the end of July 1803, Van der Goes, Gerard Brantsen
and Jan Bernd Bicker
formed a Batavian deputation sent to Napoleon Bonaparte
at Brussels
, where Bonaparte was visiting the French departments in what is now Belgium. Van der Goes remained foreign minister until 19 June 1808. During May 1807, he was also the interim minister for justice and the police.
After France's annexation of Holland in 1810, Van der Goes entered the First French Empire
's Corps législatif as the representative of the department of Bouches-de-la-Meuse
. He was made Grand Treasurer of the Order of the Reunion
on 22 February 1813 and a baron de l'Empire on 27 January 1813. Maarten van der Goes returned to the Netherlands on Napoleon's fall and became a faithful supporter of the new king William I of the Netherlands
, who ennobled him in 1814 and made him a baron in 1821. Van der Goes entered the Eerste Kamer on 21 September 1815, remaining in it until his death in 1826.
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
- 10 July 1826, The Hague) was a Dutch politician and government minister. He belonged to the Patriot
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....
then moderate party. His son Louis Napoleon van der Goes van Dirxland
Louis Napoleon van der Goes van Dirxland
Louis Napoleon baron van der Goes van Dirxland was a Dutch politician.-References:...
was also active as a minister.
Life
Van der Goes came from a family of RegentenRegenten
In the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, the regenten were the rulers of the Dutch Republic, the leaders of the Dutch cities or the heads of organisations . Though not formally a hereditary "class", they were de facto "patricians", comparable to that ancient Roman class...
in the Hague and his father, Adriaan van der Goes, was the town's mayor. Maarten van der Goes entered the diplomatic service in 1785, in which he was sent to Copenhagen, then Madrid from 1793 to 1796. He was then secretary to the second national assembly of the Batavian Republic
Batavian Republic
The Batavian Republic was the successor of the Republic of the United Netherlands. It was proclaimed on January 19, 1795, and ended on June 5, 1806, with the accession of Louis Bonaparte to the throne of the Kingdom of Holland....
and became its foreign minister on 8 October 1798. At the end of July 1803, Van der Goes, Gerard Brantsen
Gerard Brantsen
Gerard Brantsen was a Dutch politician and diplomat. He was one of the Dutch signatories to the treaty ending the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War in 1783...
and Jan Bernd Bicker
Jan Bernd Bicker
Jan Bernd Bicker was a Dutch merchant, politician and a very powerful member of the Bicker family. He was a member of the Batavian Republic's executive organ, the Staatsbewind, from 1803 to 1805....
formed a Batavian deputation sent to Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon I
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader during the latter stages of the French Revolution.As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 to 1815...
at Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
, where Bonaparte was visiting the French departments in what is now Belgium. Van der Goes remained foreign minister until 19 June 1808. During May 1807, he was also the interim minister for justice and the police.
After France's annexation of Holland in 1810, Van der Goes entered the First French Empire
First French Empire
The First French Empire , also known as the Greater French Empire or Napoleonic Empire, was the empire of Napoleon I of France...
's Corps législatif as the representative of the department of Bouches-de-la-Meuse
Bouches-de-la-Meuse
Bouches-de-la-Meuse is the name of a département of the First French Empire in the present Netherlands. It is named after the mouth of the river Meuse. It was formed in 1810, when the Kingdom of Holland was annexed by France. Its territory corresponds more or less with the present Dutch province...
. He was made Grand Treasurer of the Order of the Reunion
Order of the Reunion
The Order of the Reunion was an order of chivalry of the First French Empire, set up to be awarded to Frenchmen and foreigners to reward services in the civil service, magistracy and army, particularly those from areas newly annexed to France, such as the Kingdom of Holland. It was established in...
on 22 February 1813 and a baron de l'Empire on 27 January 1813. Maarten van der Goes returned to the Netherlands on Napoleon's fall and became a faithful supporter of the new king William I of the Netherlands
William I of the Netherlands
William I Frederick, born Willem Frederik Prins van Oranje-Nassau , was a Prince of Orange and the first King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg....
, who ennobled him in 1814 and made him a baron in 1821. Van der Goes entered the Eerste Kamer on 21 September 1815, remaining in it until his death in 1826.
Titles and decorations
- Grand-cross of the order of the UnionOrder of the UnionThe Order of the Union was a chivalric order established in 1806 by Louis Napoleon, younger brother of Napoleon I, for the Kingdom of Holland. The order was abolished in 1811 when the French Empire absorbed the Kingdom of Holland...
, 16 February 1807 - Grand-cross and grand-trésorier of the order of the Reunion, 22 February 1812
- Officer of the Légion d'honneurLégion d'honneurThe Legion of Honour, or in full the National Order of the Legion of Honour is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the Consulat which succeeded to the First Republic, on 19 May 1802...
, 5 January 1811 - Baron de l'Empire, 27 January 1813
- knight, 9 December 1814
- Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion, 1815
- baron, 3 mars 1821