Nicolaas Rockox. Nicolaas Rockox, was a mayor of Antwerp.
He was a close personal friend and important patron of Peter Paul Rubens. His residence in Antwerp is now a museum known as the Rockox House.
He was knighted by Archdukes Albert and Isabella, the Governord General of the Southern Netherlands. Nicolaas Rockox was the oldest son of Adriaan II and Isabella van Olmen.
His parents were both scions of prominent families. Rockox was a nephew of John III van de Werve, Lord of Hovorst and a first cousin of Lancelot II of Ursel, mayor of Antwerp.
After his father died when Nicolaas was only 10, his mother and other family members took care to ensure that he and his two younger brother received an advanced education. After studying in Antwerp, he studied at the universities of Leuven and Paris. He finished his studies in Douai where he graduated in law on 24 August 1584. In 1589, in Antwerp Cathedral, he married Adriana Perez, daughter of the rich Spanish merchant Luis Perez and Maria van Berchem. He died without children in the Rockox House. Rockox became a member of the civic militia of Antwerp and defended the city in the service of Philips of Marnix, Lord of Saint-Aldegonde when Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, attacked Antwerp in 1584. Rockox studied the fortifications from Jean Errard, Bar-le-Duc and had the outer walls of Antwerp repaired and improved. In 1590, he was knighted by the Archdu
He was a close personal friend and important patron of Peter Paul Rubens. His residence in Antwerp is now a museum known as the Rockox House.
He was knighted by Archdukes Albert and Isabella, the Governord General of the Southern Netherlands. Nicolaas Rockox was the oldest son of Adriaan II and Isabella van Olmen.
His parents were both scions of prominent families. Rockox was a nephew of John III van de Werve, Lord of Hovorst and a first cousin of Lancelot II of Ursel, mayor of Antwerp.
After his father died when Nicolaas was only 10, his mother and other family members took care to ensure that he and his two younger brother received an advanced education. After studying in Antwerp, he studied at the universities of Leuven and Paris. He finished his studies in Douai where he graduated in law on 24 August 1584. In 1589, in Antwerp Cathedral, he married Adriana Perez, daughter of the rich Spanish merchant Luis Perez and Maria van Berchem. He died without children in the Rockox House. Rockox became a member of the civic militia of Antwerp and defended the city in the service of Philips of Marnix, Lord of Saint-Aldegonde when Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, attacked Antwerp in 1584. Rockox studied the fortifications from Jean Errard, Bar-le-Duc and had the outer walls of Antwerp repaired and improved. In 1590, he was knighted by the Archdu
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