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Jan van der Burch
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'''Jan van der Burch''' (died 1595) was an office-holder in the [[Habsburg Netherlands]].
==Life==
Van der Burch was the son of [[Adrien van der Burch]], president of the [[Council of Flanders]]. He himself became a member of the Council of Flanders, and on 10 November 1569 was appointed [[master of requests]] to the [[Great Council of Mechelen]].<ref name=Guillaume>[[Gustave Henri Louis Guillaume|General Guillaume]], "Burch (Jean Vander)", ''[[Biographie Nationale de Belgique]]'', [https://ift.tt/2OILSvr vol. 3] (Brussels, 1872), 160-161.</ref> The [[Duke of Alva]] also appointed him a commissioner of the [[Council of Troubles]], responsible for identifying fugitives who had participated in the early stages of the [[Dutch Revolt]] and sequestering their property.<ref name=Guillaume/> When the city of [[Mechelen]] fell to the rebels in 1572, van der Burch was imprisoned, his house plundered and his servants killed. He was released and restored to his position when Alva [[Spanish Fury at Mechelen|retook the city]].
During the [[English Fury at Mechelen]], in 1580, he was able to escape the city. On 12 December 1584 he was appointed president of the Great Council, then [[Brussels Council of State|Councillor of State]], and finally, on 16 June 1592, president of the [[Brussels Privy Council]]. He died in Brussels on 5 July 1595.<ref name=Guillaume/>
==References==
[[Category:Year of birth unknown]]
[[Category:1595 deaths]]
[[Category:Presidents of the Brussels Privy Council]]
==Life==
Van der Burch was the son of [[Adrien van der Burch]], president of the [[Council of Flanders]]. He himself became a member of the Council of Flanders, and on 10 November 1569 was appointed [[master of requests]] to the [[Great Council of Mechelen]].<ref name=Guillaume>[[Gustave Henri Louis Guillaume|General Guillaume]], "Burch (Jean Vander)", ''[[Biographie Nationale de Belgique]]'', [https://ift.tt/2OILSvr vol. 3] (Brussels, 1872), 160-161.</ref> The [[Duke of Alva]] also appointed him a commissioner of the [[Council of Troubles]], responsible for identifying fugitives who had participated in the early stages of the [[Dutch Revolt]] and sequestering their property.<ref name=Guillaume/> When the city of [[Mechelen]] fell to the rebels in 1572, van der Burch was imprisoned, his house plundered and his servants killed. He was released and restored to his position when Alva [[Spanish Fury at Mechelen|retook the city]].
During the [[English Fury at Mechelen]], in 1580, he was able to escape the city. On 12 December 1584 he was appointed president of the Great Council, then [[Brussels Council of State|Councillor of State]], and finally, on 16 June 1592, president of the [[Brussels Privy Council]]. He died in Brussels on 5 July 1595.<ref name=Guillaume/>
==References==
[[Category:Year of birth unknown]]
[[Category:1595 deaths]]
[[Category:Presidents of the Brussels Privy Council]]
March 14, 2020 at 06:01AM
