Jacob Dircksz de Graeff, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJacob Dircksz de Graeff
Dutch mayor
Date of Birth: 01-Jan-0001
Place of Birth: Emden, Lower Saxony, Germany
Date of Death: 06-Oct-1638
Profession: politician
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Jacob Dircksz de Graeff
- Jacob Dircksz de Graeff (1579/1571 – 6 October 1638) was one of the most illustrious members of the De Graeff family.
- He was a powerful member of the States Faction, regent and mayor of Amsterdam after the political collapse of Reinier Pauw in 1627.In the mid 17th century, during the Dutch Golden Age, De Graeff controlled the city's politics in close cooperation with his nephew Andries Bicker.
- Together with Bicker he was also the leader of the Arminian faction of the city.
- Jacob de Graeff was very critical of the Orange family's influence.
- He was a member of a family of regents who belonged to the republican political movement also referred to as the ‘state oriented’, as opposed to the Royalists.
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