Matthijs, Matthias or Matheus van Dulcken (died 1634 in
Winterswijk) was mayor of
Roermond in 1610, 1616 and 1629. In 1627 he was the
Spanish governor of Grol (
Groenlo), and
Licensor of
Upper Guelders {{unreferenced, date=November 2011
Upper Guelders or Spanish Guelders was one of the four quarters in the Imperial Duchy of Guelders. In the Dutch Revolt, it was the only quarter that did not secede from the Habsburg monarchy to become part of the ...
. He commanded Groenlo during the
1627 siege by
Frederick Henry and, though wounded by a musket ball, he survived the battle and on 19 August that year signed the agreement that handed the town over to
States troops. After his final year as mayor in 1629 he served for a period as
schepen.
Regesten 1630–1639 Leo Giesen
/ref> He married Helwich van Wessum and they had one son, Christophorus, in 1593.
External links
Loe Giesen website
Resolutions of the States-General 1576–1625
Resolutions of the States-General 1626–1630
Notes
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Year of birth uncertain
1634 deaths
Aldermen of Roermond
Dutch people of the Eighty Years' War (Spanish Empire)
Mayors in Limburg (Netherlands)
People from Roermond