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Gerrit de Graeff (IV) , vrijheer van Zuid-Polsbroek, Purmerland and Ilpendam
[1] (26 July 1797,
Ilpendam – 27 March 1870) was a
Dutch
patrician ,
Amsterdam
aristocrat and feudal Lord.
Life
Gerrit de Graeff was a scion of the
De Graeff family and a son of
Gerrit de Graeff (III.) van Zuid-Polsbroek and Emilia Henriette Stadlander.
[2] At the age of 17 years he inherited the Free Lordships (Vrijheerlijkheiden) of
Zuid-Polsbroek and
Purmerland and Ilpendam from his father.
[1] His profession was a manufacturer and he became captain of the
Amsterdam
Schutterij (Civic Guard), President College
Hoofdingelanden of the
Purmer
[1] and a member of the Amsterdam Municipal Council between 1839 and 1848.
[2] In 1833 he acted as a deacon of the
Reformed Church in Amsterdam.
[3]
De Graeff had seven children through his 1827 marriage with Carolina Ursulina Stephania Engels (1795-1864):
[1]
Emilia Henrietta Maria de Graeff (1828-1839), died young
Gerrit Arnold Theodoor de Graeff (1831–1889), founded a family branch in South-Africa
Carolina Frederica Christina de Graeff (1832–1885), married Gustaaf Adolf Croockewit
Dirk de Graeff van Polsbroek (1833–1916), diplomat who laid the foundation stone for modern Dutch and European diplomacy in Japan
Christina Jacoba de Graeff (1836-1842), died young
Frederik Lodewijk de Graeff (1837-1918), major
hussar , lieutenant-colonel
Gijsbert Carel Rutger Reinier de Graeff (1838-1923), major Infanterie in
Dutch East Indies , lieutenant-colonel, knight
Military Order of William
The family of Gerrit de Graeff lived at
Herengracht in a mansion, now the
Tassenmuseum Hendrikje , at castle
Ilpenstein and at the country estate Bronstee near
Heemstede . At Ilpenstein, De Graeff owned a big art collection, including paintings from
Rembrandt van Rijn ,
Gerard Ter Borch and
Jacob van Ruisdael . The collection included some famous paintings like
Catharina Hooft with her Nurse , painted by
Frans Hals , and the
Pickenoys representative Marriage portraits from
Cornelis de Graeff and Catharina Hooft. Both now can be seen at the
Gemäldegalerie, Berlin . After De Graeff's death, the two high Lordships were sold to Dirk de Jongh.
[2]
[1]
Coat of arms
Full coat of arms De Graeff (drawing by
Matthias Laurenz Gräff , 2023)
The coat of arms of Gerrit de Graeff is quartered with a
heart shield and it shows the following symbols:
heart shield shows the three silver rhombuses on red (originally from the family
Van Woerdern van Vliet ) of the
High Lordship Zuid-Polsbroek
field 1 (left above) shows the silver shovel on red of their paternal ancestors, the
Herren von Graben
field 2 (right above) shows the silver swan on blue of the Fief Vredenhof or that one (
Waterland ) of one of their maternal ancestors, the
De Grebber
field 3 (left below) shows the silver goose in blue of
Purmerland (
High Lordship Purmerland and Ilpendam )
field 4 (right below) shows the red and black lions on gold (the arms of the
County of Holland ) for
Ilpendam (High Lordship Purmerland and Ilpendam) above a blue area
shield holders are two silver swans
helmet covers in red and silver
helm adornment shows an upright silver spade with ostrich feathers (Herren von Graben)
motto: MORS SCEPTRA LIGONIBUS AEQUAT (DEATH MAKES SEPTRES AND HOES EQUAL)
Titles
Notes
Literature
Graeff, P. de (P. de Graeff Gerritsz en
Dirk de Graeff van Polsbroek ) Genealogie van de familie De Graeff van Polsbroek , Amsterdam 1882.
Bruijn, J. H. de Genealogie van het geslacht De Graeff van Polsbroek 1529/1827 , met bijlagen. De Built 1962–63.
Moelker, H.P. De heerlijkheid Purmerland en Ilpendam (1978 Purmerend)