About Jeremias Van Rensselaer
Lived 1705 – 1743 (aged 37–38). Jeremias Van Rensselaer was a politician and patroon.
Jeremias van Rensselaer (March 18, 1705 – 1745) was the eldest son of Kiliaen van Rensselaer and Maria van Cortlandt.
Manor of Rensselaerwyck He was the sixth patroon of Rensselaerwyck from 1726 to 1745. He was also the third Lord of Rensselaerwyck.
Jeremias came of legal age in 1726, and was made Patroon, or third Lord of the Manor, and represented the Manor in the assembly from September, 1726, to September, 1743.
He was succeeded as Lord of Rensselaerwyck by his brother Stephen van Rensselaer, seventh patroon and fourth Lord of Rensselaerwyck.
Personal life He died unmarried and had no children.
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Dutch noble
When was Jeremias Van Rensselaer born?
Jeremias Van Rensselaer was born on 18 March 1705 in Manor of Rensselaerswyck.
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Jeremias Van Rensselaer died in 1743 in Manor of Rensselaerswyck.
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Jeremias Van Rensselaer was a politician and patroon.
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