Jacob van den Eynde

Jacob van den Eynde (c. 1515 – 8 or 12 ). His property was confiscated, and he was imprisoned by order of Maximilian of Hénin-Liétard, Count of Bossu, Stadholder of Holland and Utrecht. He was transferred to Brussels and kept in prison there while awaiting trial. Depending on the source, he died in the Treurenberg of Brussels, the Castle of Vilvoorde, or in the Koudenbergpoort before his trial even started. A year and a half after his death, he was found innocent, and his confiscated property was returned to his family. In this position, he took care of important matters. Long after his death, the house was still called "Van den Eynde's house". The house was located on the spot where the first kindergarten in the Netherlands was built in the 1850s. or Elisabeth van Nieuwland, from Bruges. They had seven children together, His grandson, also named Jacob, was a famous poet, Lord of Haamstede, and captain under Maurice, Prince of Orange.