Aert van der Goes (1475 - 1 November 1545) was a member of the House of Goes and a Dutch
Grand Pensionary.
He studied at the
University of Leuven.
Life
Aert van der Goes was born in
Delft
Delft () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is located between Rotterdam, to the southeast, ...
, and was a
lawyer
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and pensionary of Delft from 1508–1525. From May 1525 to January 1544 he was State Attorney (Grand Pensionary) of the
States of Holland The States of Holland and West Frisia ( nl, Staten van Holland en West-Friesland) were the representation of the two Estates (''standen'') to the court of the Count of Holland. After the United Provinces were formed — and there no longer was a c ...
. He wrote the Register of Dachvaerden's Lands of the States of Holland in which the events during the meetings of the States captured.
Family
Aert van der Goes was a son of Witte van der Goes. His first marriage was to Barbara Herwijnen. After her death he married Margaret of Banchem. From his first marriage son Aert van der Goes the young born. This Aert was attorney for the Great Council of Malines . From the marriage with Margaret of Banchem was a son, Adriaen van Der Goes and a daughter, Geneviève. Adriaen succeeded him as Grand Pensionary of Holland. Daughter Geneviève married Everhard Nicolai, who later became President of the Grand Council of
Mechelen
Mechelen (; french: Malines ; traditional English name: MechlinMechelen has been known in English as ''Mechlin'', from where the adjective ''Mechlinian'' is derived. This name may still be used, especially in a traditional or historical contex ...
. Through his son Adrian he is an ancestor of the American Rachael Clawson, who married prominent farmer George John Debolt.
Coat of arms
The Arms of the Van der Goes family consisted of black three gold-silver horned goats heads, and the crest a silver bokkenkop between two silver pheasant feathers.
See also
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List of Grand Pensionaries
The following is a list of Grand pensionaries of Holland, Zeeland and the Batavian Republic. During the time of the Dutch Republic, the Grand Pensionary was the most prominent member of the government. Though officially only a civil servant of th ...
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1475 births
1545 deaths
16th-century Dutch lawyers
Grand Pensionaries
People from Delft
Old University of Leuven alumni