Hugo Mattheusz Steyn
Dutch Golden Age notary and member of the Haarlem schutterij
About Hugo Mattheusz Steyn
Lived 1577 – 1632 (aged 54–55). Hugo Mattheusz Steyn was a Dutch politician.
Hugo Matheusz. Steyn (1577 – 1632), was a Dutch Golden Age notary and member of the Haarlem schutterij.
Biography He was born in Haarlem as the son of the mayor and church warden Mattheus Steyn and Dirkje van der Graft-Gael. He was the brother of the Spaarndam toll collector Tyman Matheusz. Steyn. Hugo became the city secretary and was a member of the Catholic St. James guild (St. Jacobsgilde) and married Cornelia van der Meyde in 1606. He became lieutenant of the St. George militia in Haarlem from 1612-1615 and was captain 1618-1621. He was portrayed by Frans Hals along with his son in The Banquet of the Officers of the St George Militia Company in 1616.
He died in Haarlem.
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Dutch Golden Age notary and member of the Haarlem schutterij
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Hugo Mattheusz Steyn was born in 1577.
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Hugo Mattheusz Steyn died in 1632.
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Hugo Mattheusz Steyn was a politician.
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Hugo Mattheusz Steyn was Dutch.
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