Constantijn Huygens I

Name:	Constantijn Huygens
Gender:	male
Born:	Den Haag 1596-09-04
Died:	Den Haag 1687-03-28
Father:	Christiaan Huygens (1551 - 1624)
Mother:	Suzanna Hoefnagel (1561 - 1633)

Marriage:

Suzanna van Baerle (1599 - 1637), Amsterdam 1627-04-06

Children:

Occupations:

Occupational address:

Den Haag (1616-1687)

Attributes

Category	Attribute	Value	Date start	Date end
Identity	Motto	Constanter
Identity	Motto	Eργων πονερων χειρ ελευθεραν εχε
Language	Poetry	Dutch
Language	Poetry	Latin
Language	Poetry	French
Language	Poetry	Italian
Language	Poetry	English
Language	Poetry	Greek
Religion	Denomination	Reformed
Wealth	Gross wealth	300000-0-0	1674	1674

Relations

Relation	Modifier	Date start	Date end
Artistic
commissioned works of art by Jeanne van Aerssen, alias: Johanna van Aerssen van Weernhout		1673	1673
portrayed by Samuel Cooper, alias: Cowper
portrayed by Jan Lievens		1628	1628
portrayed by Anthony van Dyck, alias: Anthonie / Anthonis van Dijck		1632-01-28	1632-01-28
portrayed by Jacob van Campen		1635	1635
portrayed by Adriaen Hanneman		1639	1640
portrayed by Anthony van Dyck, alias: Anthonie / Anthonis van Dijck		1640	1640
portrayed by Michiel Jansz van Miereveld		1641	1641
portrayed by François Dieussart, alias: Dusart; Francesco Vallone		1651	1651
Business
is employee of Frederik Hendrik van Oranje-Nassau
is employee of Amalia van Solms
is employer of Henrick Bruno		1638	1647
Education and training
pupil of Cornelis Jacobsz. Drebbel, alias: Cornelius Jacobsz. Drebbel	certain
pupil of Adriaen Simonsz Rottermont	certain
pupil of Hendrick Hondius I	certain
pupil of Johan Willemsz Dedel	certain	1605	1605
Friendship
baptism was witnessed by Justinus van Nassau		1596	1596
contributed to the album amicorum of Johan van Heemskerk, alias: ab Heemskerck		1622-06-22	1622-06-22
contributed to the album amicorum of Cornelis de Glarges ridder, alias: Cornelis de Montigny de Glarges		1622-11-11	1622-11-11
contributed to the album amicorum of Jacob Heiblocq		1660-09-21	1660-09-21
contributed to the album amicorum of Jacob Heiblocq		1661-04-12	1661-04-12
contributed to the album amicorum of Joan Leonardsz Blasius		1661-07-11	1661-07-11
legal guardian of Johan Constantijn van der Spijck		1648	1664
travelling-companion of Cornelis de Glarges ridder, alias: Cornelis de Montigny de Glarges		1622	1622
witnessed baptism of Johan Constantijn van der Spijck		1647-03-15	1647-03-15
Housing
employed as domestic servant Catharina Zuerius		1637	1668

References

External biographical records

Primary sources

Huygens, Constantijn, Mijn jeugd (ed. Heesakkers, C.L.), Amsterdam: Em. Querido's Uitgeverij (1987). <URL: https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/huyg001mijn01_01/>
Het Utrechts Archief, Utrecht: Notarissen in de stad Utrecht (toegangsnummer 34-4), 454: 37
Haags Gemeentearchief, Den Haag: Notarieel Archief Den Haag (toegangsnummer 0372-01), 205: 7
Album amicorum Jacob Heyblocq, Den Haag, Koninklijke Bibliotheek: 131 H 26, s.n.: 39, 266b
Album amicorum van Joh. van Heemskerck, Den Haag, Koninklijke Bibliotheek: KW 131 H 7
Stadsarchief Amsterdam, Amsterdam: Archief van de Notarissen ter standplaats Amsterdam (toegangsnummer 5075), 1488: 223v-224v
Bots, Hans, Van Gemert, Giel & Rietbergen, Peter, L'album amicorum de Cornelis de Glarges, 1599-1683, [Studies van het Instituut voor Intellectuele Betrekkingen tussen de Westeuropese Landen in de Zeventiende Eeuw 3], Amsterdam: Holland Universiteits Pers (1975), 46-47 (fol. 79v-80r)

Secondary sources

Groenendijk, Pieter, Beknopt biografisch lexicon van Zuid- en Noord-Nederlandse schilders, graveurs, glasschilders, tapijtwevers et cetera van ca. 1350 tot ca. 1720, Leiden: Primavera (2008)
Thieme, Ulrich & Becker, Felix, Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart, Band 18, Leipzig: Engelmann (1925)
Van den Branden, F. Jos., Geschiedenis der Antwerpsche Schilderschool, Antwerpen: J.E. Buschmann (1883). <URL: http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/vandenbranden1883>, 739
Rijksbureau voor Kunsthistorische Documentatie, Den Haag: RKD Images, 237243
Zandvliet, Kees, De 500 rijksten van de Republiek. Rijkdom, geloof, macht en cultuur, Zutphen: Walburg Pers (2018), 227-228 (nr 161)
Turner, Jane (ed.) The dictionary of art (34 vols.), London: Macmillan; New York: Grove (1996)