Willem Ripperda
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Hengelo
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, Boekelo
Boekelo
Boekelo is a Dutch village in the municipality of Enschede in the Eastern Netherlands, the population is estimated at approximately 2500. It is located just west of Usselo. The village is known for the Military Boekelo Enschede, an international equestrian event.It is also known for the salt...
, Boxbergen, Rijsenburg
Rijsenburg
Rijsenburg is a former village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. Presently, it is a part of the single town of Driebergen-Rijsenburg.The former municipality of Rijsenburg existed from 1818 to 1931, when it merged with Driebergen, to create the new municipality of Driebergen-Rijsenburg.-External...
and Solmsburg (Twente
Twente
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, 1600 - Hengelo, 1669), Ambassador
Ambassador
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at the peace conferences of Osnabrück
Osnabrück
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and Münster
Münster
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which ended both the Thirty Years' War
Thirty Years' War
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in Germany
Germany
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and the Eighty Years' War between Spain
Spain
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and the Netherlands
Netherlands
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.
Willem was the son of Baron Unico Ripperda van Boxbergen, drost
Landdrost
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of Twente
Twente
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, and Anna van Doetinchem. The old, noble House of Ripperda
Ripperda
Ripperda is the name of and old and prominent family that belongs to the German and Dutch nobility. Members of this family have played a major role in European history as soldiers, politicians and diplomats.-Origins:...
originally came from Groningen
Groningen (province)
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. In 1627 he married Aleyd van den Bouchorst tot Wimmenum.
Willem Ripperda left his military career in 1623. In 1631 he was elected to represent the Privince of Overijssel
Overijssel
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at the States-General of the Netherlands
States-General of the Netherlands
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in The Hague
The Hague
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. He was a loyal supporter of the Prince of Orange
Prince of Orange
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and was sent to the peace negotiations in Osnabrück
Osnabrück
Osnabrück is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, some 80 km NNE of Dortmund, 45 km NE of Münster, and some 100 km due west of Hanover. It lies in a valley penned between the Wiehen Hills and the northern tip of the Teutoburg Forest...
and Münster
Münster
Münster is an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also capital of the local government region Münsterland...
in 1644. These resulted in the signing of the Peace of Westphalia
Peace of Westphalia
The Peace of Westphalia was a series of peace treaties signed between May and October of 1648 in Osnabrück and Münster. These treaties ended the Thirty Years' War in the Holy Roman Empire, and the Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Dutch Republic, with Spain formally recognizing the...
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Sources
- Genealogie van het Geslacht Ripperda von mr. C.P.L. Rutgers (1902)
- Genealogie über 16 Generationen des Reichsfreiherrlichen Geschlechtes von Ripperda von Udo Reichsfreiherr v. Ripperda (Koningsbergen, 1934)
- Dutch Culture in a European Perspective, Willem Frijhoff, Marijke Spies, Published by Uitgeverij Van Gorcum, 2004, ISBN 9023239636, 9789023239635
External links
- http://www.muenster.de/friede/d/04_akteure/k31.htm
- http://angel.regioportals.nl/tctubantia/Goor/Familie.html
- Ripperda, Willem in Vol 6 of the "Nieuw Nederlandsch biografisch woordenboek". (in Dutch)