Gerrit de Graeff, ''vrijheer van Zuid-Polsbroek, Purmerland and Ilpendam'' (24 February 1766,
Amsterdam – 16 December 1814) was a member of the influential
De Graeff family of
Amsterdam. He belonged to the
patrician class of the city and held the feudal titles Free Lord of
Zuid-Polsbroek as those of
Purmerland and Ilpendam.
Biography
Gerrit de Graeff was a son of
Gerrit de Graeff (II) van Zuid-Polsbroek, patrician of Amsterdam and Christina van Herzeele.
[De Nederlandsche leeuw: Maandblad van het Koninklijk Genealogisch-Heraldiek Genootschap, books 1895-1900, p 141](_blank)
/ref> In 1794 he married to Emilia Henriette Stadlander (1766–1826).
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* Christina Elisabeth de Graeff (born 1795), married Jacob Gerrit van Garderen (1803–1856) and lived as the last residents at Ilpenstein castle. Van Garderen was mayor of Ilpendam, member of the Provincial Council of North Holland for Broek in Waterland and Heemraad of Waterland
* Gerrit de Graeff (IV) van Zuid-Polsbroek (1797–1870), married Carolina Ursulina Stephania Engels (1795–1864)
* Anna Margaretha de Graeff (1798–1824), died five days after marrying Jonkheer Dirk Alewijn
* Cornelia Maria de Graeff (1800–1876), remained unmarried
The family of Gerrit de Graeff lived at Herengracht in a mansion, now the Tassenmuseum Hendrikje. Most of the time he resided at his castle Ilpenstein, and he also owned the country estate ''Bronstee'' near Heemstede. At Ilpenstein, De Graeff owned a big art collection, including paintings from Rembrandt van Rijn, Gerard Ter Borch and Jacob van Ruisdael. The collection included some famous paintings like '' Catharina Hooft with her Nurse'', painted by ]Frans Hals
Frans Hals the Elder (, , ; – 26 August 1666) was a Dutch Golden Age painter, chiefly of individual and group portraits and of genre works, who lived and worked in Haarlem.
Hals played an important role in the evolution of 17th-century group ...
, and the Pickenoys representative Marriage portraits from Cornelis de Graeff and Catharina Hooft. Both now can be seen at the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin.
In 1811 De Graeff inherited the ''Vrijheerlijkheiden'' Zuid-Polsbroek, Purmerland and Ilpendam from his father. He was also President- Hoofdingeland of the Purmer
Purmer is a polder and reclaimed lake in the Netherlands province of North Holland, located between the towns of Purmerend and Edam-Volendam. It is also a village located in the municipalities of Waterland and Edam-Volendam.
Purmer polder
Wind ...
(Water Board).
Titles
Notes
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, J. H. de ''Genealogie van het geslacht De Graeff van Polsbroek 1529/1827'', met bijlagen. De Bilt 1962-63.
* Moelker, H.P. ''De heerlijkheid Purmerland en Ilpendam'' (1978 Purmerend)
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Nobility from Amsterdam
Lords of Zuid-Polsbroek
Lords of Purmerland and Ilpendam
1766 births
1814 deaths