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Ferdinand van Boisschot (1560s, Brussels - 24 October 1649, Brussels) was a Netherlandish jurist and diplomat, and chancellor of the Duchy of Brabant.〔J. Lefèvre, "Boisschot, Ferdinand de", ''Nationaal Biografisch Woordenboek'', vol. 1 (), 216-219.〕 His father, Jan Baptist van Boisschot, was a member of the Council of Brabant and was killed in the early stages of the Dutch Revolt. His mother took refuge in Cologne, where Ferdinand was raised. He studied law at the University of Cologne and at the University of Leuven.〔Charles Victor de Bavay, ''Ferdinand de Boisschot, chancelier de Brabant'' (1851). (Available ) on Google Books.〕 ==Career== In 1592 he was appointed auditor general of the Army of Flanders, a post he held until 1611. From the beginning of 1611 to the end of 1615 he was the diplomatic representative in London of the Sovereign Archdukes Albert and Isabella. In 1615 Philip III of Spain made him a knight in the order of Santiago. He spent a further four years as resident ambassador of the Archdukes in Paris, and was appointed to the Privy Council and the Council of State in Brussels. In 1621 he was raised to the peerage, being awarded the lordship of Zaventem, and he went on to acquire Fontaine Castle and Groot-Bijgaarden Castle, and the lordships of Nossegem, Sterrebeek and Sint-Stevens-Woluwe. In 1644 he became count of Erps. He was appointed Chancellor of Brabant, the highest civilian function in the duchy, in October 1625, succeeding Petrus Peckius the Younger. He died in Brussels on 24 November 1649 and was buried in the Church of Our Lady on the Zavel (Notre Dame on the Sablon). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ferdinand de Boisschot」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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