Cornelis Bicker
Cornelis Bicker van Swieten (25 October 1592 – 15 September 1654), heer (lord) van Swieten, was an Amsterdam regent of the Dutch Republic during the Golden Age. He traded in sugar, was a governor of the Dutch West India Company and director of the Wisselbank. He was schepen, hoogheemraad of the Hoogheemraadschap van Rijnland and a counsellor of the States of Holland and West Friesland at The Hague.
Cornelis Bicker | |
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| Cornelis Bicker painted by Govaert Flinck in 1654 | |
| Burgomaster of Amsterdam | |
| Assumed office 1646, 1650, 1654 | |
| Bewindhebber of the Dutch West India Company | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Political party | States Faction |
| Spouse | Aleyd Boelens Loen |
| Relations | Andries Bicker (brother) Jan Bicker (brother) Cornelis de Graeff (cousin) Andries de Graeff (cousin and son-in-law) Cornelis Geelvinck (son-in-law) Lambert Reynst (son-in-law) Johan de Witt (nephew) |
| Children | Margaretha, Alida, Elisabeth, Maria, Gerard |
| Residence(s) | Singel 130 at Amsterdam, castle Swieten |
| Occupation | Burgomaster and Landlord |
| Profession | Merchant |
Cornelis Bicker, together with his brother Andries Bicker and his cousin Cornelis de Graeff, was one of the main initiators for a peace with Spain in the Eighty Years' War and for the participation of the Dutch provinces in the Peace of Münster.
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