Foppe van Aitzema [SEP] place of death
Foppe van Aitzema
Foppe van Aitzema (ca. 1580 Dokkum—October 1637, Vienna), a son of Schelte van Aitzema, a man of noble birth, was council to the Duke of Brunswick when he became resident to the state of the United Netherlands in Hamburg.
Mission to Wallenstein.
In 1630, he was sent by the States-General of the Netherlands to Wallenstein and the Count of Tilly to sign a treaty of mutual neutrality. Even though Wallenstein had been for a long time partial to the
Van Aitzema
Van Aitzema is a surname of West Frisian origin. Notable people named van Aitzema include the following:
- Foppe van Aitzema (1580—1637), council to the Duke of Brunswick
- Lieuwe van Aitzema (1600—1669), Dutch historian, diplomat, bon-vivant, philanderer and spy