Jacob van Wassenaer Obdam
Jacob, Banner Lord of Wassenaer, Lord Obdam, Hensbroek, Spanbroek, Opmeer, Zuidwijk and Kernhem (1610 – 13 June 1665) was a Dutch nobleman who became lieutenant admiral, and supreme commander of the navy of the Dutch Republic. The name Obdam was then also spelled as Opdam. British contemporaneous sources typically refer to him as Admiral Opdam or Lord Obdam because it was not until 1657 that he bought the Wassenaar Estate from relatives and thus acquired its title. Modern Dutch sources sometimes less correctly insert a second "van" between "Wassenaer" and "Obdam" or use the modern spelling "Wassenaar".
Jacob van Wassenaer Obdam | |
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Baron Jacob van Wassenaer Obdam | |
| Birth name | Jacob van Duvenvoorde |
| Born | 1610 The Hague, Holland, Dutch Republic |
| Died | 13 June 1665 (aged 54–55) near Lowestoft, England |
| Buried | Grote of Sint-Jacobskerk, The Hague |
| Allegiance | Dutch Republic |
| Years of service | 1631–1661 |
| Battles/wars | Eighty Years' War Capture of Maastricht Second Northern War Siege of Danzig Battle of the Sound Second Anglo-Dutch War Battle of Lowestoft † |
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