Robert van Asseliers (2 December 1576 – 28 November 1661) was the

chancellor of Brabant The Chancellor of Brabant was the head of the civilian government of the late medieval and early-modern Duchy of Brabant The Duchy of Brabant was a State of the Holy Roman Empire established in 1183. It developed from the Landgraviate of Brabant ...

from 1651 until 1661.

Early life

Coming from a family of officeholders in the

duchy of Brabant The Duchy of Brabant was a State of the Holy Roman Empire established in 1183. It developed from the Landgraviate of Brabant and formed the heart of the historic Low Countries, part of the Burgundian Netherlands from 1430 and of the Habsburg Neth ...

, Asseliers studied at the University of Leuven, graduating as a

Doctor of Law A Doctor of Law is a degree in law. The application of the term varies from country to country and includes degrees such as the Doctor of Juridical Science (J.S.D. or S.J.D), Juris Doctor (J.D.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), and Legum Doctor (LL ...

. He married Antoinette Vandenberghe in 1608; they had a son and two daughters.

Career

In 1619, Asseliers succeeded his father as a councillor on the

Council of Brabant The Council of Brabant was the highest law court in the historic Duchy of Brabant. It was presided over by the Chancellor of Brabant. One of its functions was to determine that new legislation was not contrary to the rights and liberties establis ...

. He went on to become a member of the

Privy Council of the Habsburg Netherlands The Privy Council or Secret Council ( nl, Geheime Raad, french: Conseil Privé) was one of the three "collateral councils" (along with the Council of Finance and Council of State) that together formed the highest government institutions of the Habs ...

], the Council of State, and the

Supreme Council of Flanders The Supreme Council of Flanders and Burgundy (''Consejo Supremo de Flandes y Borgoña'' (i.e. Flanders and Burgundy), or simply ''Consejo de Flandes'') was a governing institution in the Spanish Empire responsible for advising the king of Spain ...

in Madrid. Asseliers became

on 5 May 1651. Because of his advanced age—taking office at the age of 74—a vice-chancellor, Joannes van Thulden, brother of

Diodorus Tuldenus Diodorus Tuldenus, born Theodoor van Tulden (died 16 November, 1645) was regius professor of Civil Law at the University of Leuven. Life Tuldenus was born in 's-Hertogenbosch at an unknown date in the late 16th century, the son of Nicolas Van T ...

, was appointed to help him in office. Asseliers died on 28 November 1661.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:van Asserliers, Robert Lawyers of the Habsburg Netherlands Jurists of the Spanish Netherlands 1576 births 1661 deaths Chancellors of Brabant Politicians from Antwerp People from the Duchy of Brabant Politicians from Brussels Old University of Leuven alumni