Anthonie Duyck
Life
Life
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Anthonie Duyck was a descendant of a notable [hollandic](/wiki/Holland "Holland") family which was founded in the 13th century. Anthonie was the son of Gijsbert Duyck, lord of Oud Karspel, who was appointed [schout](/wiki/Schout "Schout") of [Hoorn](/wiki/Hoorn "Hoorn") in 1580\.Duyck, p. 14 Anthonie was born in [The Hague](/wiki/The_Hague "The Hague") and studied law in [Leiden](/wiki/Leiden "Leiden"). In 1588, he became *advocaat\-fiscaal* (public prosecutor) at the *[Raad van State](/wiki/Council_of_State_of_the_Netherlands "Council of State of the Netherlands")*. This was, next to the [States\-General of the Netherlands](/wiki/States-General_of_the_Netherlands "States-General of the Netherlands"), the central constitutional body of the [United Provinces](/wiki/Dutch_Republic "Dutch Republic"). As official of the *Raad van State,* he accompanied Prince [Maurice of Orange](/wiki/Maurice_of_Orange "Maurice of Orange") on his military campaigns between 1591 and 1602\. He wrote long reports about these military campaigns for his superiors in The Hague. In 1602, he became *[griffier](/wiki/Court_clerk "Court clerk")* at the [court of Holland](/wiki/Hof_van_Holland "Hof van Holland"). In 1619 even a justice in the [Hoge Raad van Holland en Zeeland](/wiki/Hoge_Raad_van_Holland_en_Zeeland "Hoge Raad van Holland en Zeeland"). He was named as one of the public prosecutors against his will for the special court which tried [Johan van Oldenbarnevelt](/wiki/Johan_van_Oldenbarnevelt "Johan van Oldenbarnevelt"). This court pronounced the death penalty in 1619\. Duyck became [Grand Pensionary](/wiki/Grand_Pensionary "Grand Pensionary") of Holland in 1621\. His tasks were moderate compared to the tasks of Oldenbarnevelt. Oldenbarnevelt was an important political leader, while Duyck was more an official, and held this office for eight years, but without putting his stamp on it. He turned out to be a rather colorless statesman. During his tenure, [Andries Bicker](/wiki/Andries_Bicker "Andries Bicker") of Amsterdam took over the leadership of the [republican\-leaning](/wiki/Dutch_States_Party "Dutch States Party") Dutch [regents](/wiki/Regenten "Regenten"). 

Anthonie married twice, and his first wife, Elisabeth de Michely, gave him three children, all daughters.


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