François de Kinschot
François de Kinschot | |
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Chancellor of Brabant | |
In office 24 November 1649 – 5 May 1651 | |
Monarch | Philip IV of Spain |
Preceded by | Ferdinand de Boisschot |
Succeeded by | Robert van Asseliers |
Personal details | |
Born | Franciscus Henri van Kinschot 1 May 1577 Brussels, Duchy of Brabant, Spanish Netherlands |
Died | 5 May 1651 Brussels, Duchy of Brabant, Spanish Netherlands | (aged 74)
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Alma mater | University of Douai |
Orders | Order of Santiago |
François Henri de Kinschot (1 May 1577 – 5 May 1651), Lord of Rivieren, Jette, Ganshoren, was a Southern Netherlandish jurist and chancellor of Brabant.[1]
Biography[]
He graduated from the University of Douai and was called to the bar of the Council of Brabant. Kinschot married Marguerite, daughter of Adrien Boote, and in 1630, succeeded his father-in-law as treasurer general and chief of finance to Albert VII, Archduke of Austria.
Under Philip IV of Spain, he was appointed a member of the Council of State and a knight of the Order of Santiago. In 1649 he succeeded Ferdinand de Boisschot as Chancellor of Brabant. He died in 1651.[2]
References[]
Footnotes[]
- ^ Nypels 1889, p. 770.
- ^ Thomas 2009, p. 184.
Bibliography[]
- Nypels, G. (1889). "Kinschot, François de" (PDF). Biographie nationale de Belgique (in French). 10. Académie Royale de Belgique. pp. 769–772. OCLC 917767431.
- Thomas, C. (2009). "La politique familiale des 'Grands'". L'invention de la décentralisation (in French). Villeneuve-d'Ascq: Septentrion. pp. 177–190. ISBN 9782757401040.
External links[]
- Works by François de Kinschot at WorldCat Identities
Categories:
- 17th-century Dutch jurists
- 17th-century Dutch lawyers
- 17th-century Dutch politicians
- 1577 births
- 1651 deaths
- Chancellors of Brabant
- People of the Eighty Years' War
- Nobility of the Spanish Netherlands
- Knights of Santiago
- Jurists of the Spanish Netherlands
- Politicians from Brussels
- University of Douai alumni