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- A heemraad (Dutch: [ˈɦeːmraːt] ; lit. 'home-advisor'), or hoogheemraad (Dutch: [ˌɦoːxˈɦeːmraːt] ; lit. 'high home-advisor') is a local official of a Dutch...
- West-Friesland). He was also Meesterknaap van Holland en West-Friesland, and 1664 Hoogheemraad of Rijnland. In The Hague, the Bicker family lived in De Witt's house...
- advisor if the Admiralty of 't Noorderkwartier between 1681 and 1719, Hoogheemraad of Delftland. Married to Catharina van der Nisse (1635-1722), daughter...
- regent in Delft, owning forty ships and later becoming 'dijkgraaf' and 'hoogheemraad' for Delfland. He wished to make Maria his sole heir but first she needed...
- Andries Ramp. Jan Jacobsz Graeff held various positions, including as hoogheemraad of the Zijpe. "De wapens van de magistraten der stad Amsterdam sedert...
- Dutch West India Company and director of the Wisselbank. He was schepen, hoogheemraad of the Hoogheemraadschap van Rijnland and a counsellor of the States...
- the federal level, he also acquired offices on the local level, like hoogheemraad (a member of the governing body) of the polder Delfland (1643) and groot...
- court of Albert. In 1381 he became bailiff of Schieland, and in 1391 Hoogheemraad of Delfland. In the night of 22–23 September 1392 the count's mistress...
- years. In 1561, he became pensionary of Leiden. Later on he also became 'hoogheemraad' (the chief official) of the 'Hoogheemraadschap van Rijnland' (Dutch...
- against the religious policy of Philip II of Spain. In 1570 he becamehoogheemraad’ (inspector of the ****s) and a member of the States of Holland on behalf...