Agneta de Graeff van Polsbroek (Amsterdam, 10 November 1603 ibid 3 or 4 March 1656), was a patrician woman from the Dutch Golden Age. She became known as the mother-in-law of Johan de Witt.
Agneta de Graeff van Polsbroek (Amsterdam, 10 November 1603 ibid 3 or 4 March 1656), was a patrician woman from the Dutch Golden Age. She became known as the mother-in-law of Johan de Witt.
Agneta was a scion of the De Graeff family and born as the oldest daughter of Jacob Dircksz de Graeff and Aeltje Boelens Loen (1579-1630), [1] herself daughter of the politician Cornelis Andriesz Boelens Loen (1552-1584), great-grandson of Andries Boelens (1455–1519), a famous regent of Amsterdam. In 1625 she was married to later Amsterdam burgomaster Jan Bicker. [2] The couple had five daughters: [3] [4]
The couple lived at their country houses De Eult at Baarn, Akerendam and Duynwijck in Beverwijk. Between the city of Amsterdam they owned a cityhause at Herengracht and an island, called Bickerseiland. [1] In 1663/64 Agneta was painted by Wallerant Vaillant. [7] Her tomb chapel is located at the Westerkerk.
Agneta de Graeff van Polsbroek's coat of arms was quartered and showed the following symbols:
