• Vader:
  Joseph de Pickere, geb. circa 1536, tr. met

• Moeder:
  Margaretha Preunen, geb. circa 1541.

tr. Antwerpen [België] op 28 jul 1588
met

Balthasar Coymans, zn. van Jeronimus Coymans en Constantia Thomasdr Spinelli, geb. Antwerpen [België] op 5 jan 1555, ged. aldaar op 15 jan 1555, ovl. Amsterdam op 10 mrt 1634, begr. aldaar op 15 mrt 1634.

Balthasar Coymans.
Rijkste kooplui van Amsterdam.

Balthasar Coymans (1555 - 1634 ) was een koopman afkomstig uit Antwerpen . Hij en zijn broers Caspar en Thomas behoorden tot de rijkste kooplui in de havenstad.[1] Coymans was getrouwd met Isabella (Elisabeth) de Pickere (1566-1624). Via Hamburg kwam hij in 1592 in Amsterdam terecht. Coymans handelde op Italië en de Levant . In 1602 behoorde hij tot de grote investeerders in de VOC (Vereenigde_Oost-Indische_Compagnie) met een bedrag van 18.000 gulden. Hij woonde op de Fluwelenburgwal, naast het Athenaeum Illustre(Amsterdam). Balthasar had een buitenplaats in dePurmer en vanaf 1627 bij Wijk aan Zee , genaamd Westerhout.

Coymans was een internationale bankier die onder de dekmantel van zijn bedrijf koeriersdiensten tussen Orange en Den Haag verleende. In 1631 behoorde hij tot devijf hoogstaangeslagen Amsterdammers. Coymans had zeker zeven kinderen: Balthasar Coymans (1589-1657) trouwde in 1641 met Maria Trip; Josephus Coymans (1591-1660) trouwde in 1616 met Dorothea Berck; Elisabeth (1595-1653), trouwde in 1614 met Jan Deutz; Jeronimus (1598-), trouwde met Maria Raye; eigenaar van Meeresteyn onder Velsen. Johannes Coymans (1601-1657) , trouwde in 1634 met Sophia Trip Maria (1603-1647), trouwde in 1624 met de weduwnaar Johan Huydecoper van Maarsseveen Davidt (1605-), Constantia (1607-1673), trouwde in 1627 met Pieter Belten, en als weduwe met Justus-Borre van Amerongen; Enoch (1608-) en Leonora (1611-) trouwde in 1634 met Samuel Timmermans van Riga . Zijn zoons Balthasar (II) Coymans_(1589-1657)> en Johannes Coymans (1601-1657)zetten het handelshuis van de Familie Coymans voort op de Keizersgracht.

Gaspar en Balthasar Coymans behoorden beiden tot de vermogendste kooplieden in Antwerpen en in 1602 schreven zij ook voor grote bedragen (18.000 gulden deman) in bij de kamer Amsterdam van de VOC. Balthasar (1555-1634) stichtte in zijn nieuwe woonplaats de befaamde handels-en bankiersfirma "Coymans". In 1631 wordthij in Amsterdam aangeslagen voor een vermogen van 400.000gulden. Met GuilleaumeBartholotti, staat hij op een gedeelde tweede plaats in de Amsterdamse welstandspiramide. Samen met zijn zoons Balthasar (de jonge) en Joan Coymans, dreef Balthasar zaken op een grote schaal. In 1645, voor welk jaar grootboeken van de wisselbank beschikbaar zijn, was de firma "Coymans" met een omzet van ruim 4 miljoen gulden de grootste rekeninghouder bij de bank. ook in Amsterdam is de oude Antwerpse orientatie op handel met Spanje in de activiteiten van de firma waarneembaar. Men dreef handel op Cadiz en via deze uitvalpoort met Spaans-Amerika. De firma Coymans verwierf een groot belang in de zilverhandel, maar was tevens geinteresseerd in handel op het Caraïbisch gebied. (Clé Lesger : Handel in Amst erdam ten tijde van de opstand)In 1606, Casper (Jasper) I and his brother Balthasar Coeymans were summoned by the consistery of the Reformed church for allowing dancing to take place at the wedding of their niece Constantia (III) (daughter of their brother Jeronimus Coeymans and Margareta van der Bruggen) and Lenaert Ranst, which had taken place on the 16th of May of that year (H. Roodenburg. Onder censuur, 1990, pp. 324-5 and Elias, Vroedschap, p. 542).

Gaspar and Balthasar Coymans were among the most prosperous merchant in Antwerp and subscribed large sums ( 18000 guilders each) to Amsterdam Chamber of the VOC in 1602. Balthasar founded the famous trading and banking firm of Coymans in his new home Amsterdam.In 1631 he was assessed in Amsterdam at a fortune of 400.000 guilders and occupied the second place in Amsterdam wealth pyramid.In 1645, the firm Coymans was the largest account holder at the Wisselbank of Amsterdam with a turnover of around 4.000.000 guildersThe old Antwerp orientation towards trade with Spain is stil detectable in the firm's activities in Amsterdam. It traded to Cadiz and from that port to Spanish America.The firm of Coymans acquired large interest in the silver trade but was also involved in the trade to the CaribbeanFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The sack of Antwerp during the Eighty Years' War is known as the Spanish Fury. (Engraving) by. Hans CollaertOn 4 November 1576, Spanish tercios began the sack of Antwerp, leading to three days of horror among the population of the city, which was the cultural, economic and financial center of the Netherlands The principal cause of the sack was the delay in payment due the soldiers by Philip II. Spain had recently declared bankruptcy, and 400,000 florins intended as payment to the troops were seized by the government of Elizabeth I when ships containing the florins sought shelter from a storm in English ports.The Spanish soldiers, angry at fighting without rest or pay against the Dutch rebels, had already sacked Zierikzee and Aalst, causing the fifteen loyal provinces (Holland and Zeeland were in the hands of the rebels) to come together in States-General with the purpose of removing the mercenaries from the Netherlands. With no payment in sight, the Spanish soldiers decided to pay themselves by looting Antwerp. Some 7,000 lives and a great deal of property were lost. The cruelty and destruction of these three days of rage became known as the Spanish Fury.This shocking event stiffened many in the Netherlands, even many Catholics, against the Spanish Habsburg monarchy; and further tarnished Philip's declining reputation. The States General, influenced by the sack, signed the Pacification of Ghent only 4 days later, unifying the rebellious provinces with the loyal provinces with the goal of removing all Spanish soldiers from the Netherlands, as well as stopping the persecution of heretics. This effectively destroyed every accomplishment the Spanish had made in the past 10 years, since the start of the Dutch Revolt.Furthermore, it brought about the ruin of the Antwerp Cloth Market. English traders, not wishing to risk visiting a town that now resembled a war zone, sought out new commercial links. By 1582, all English trade to Antwerp had ceased. The city's large Jewish population was especially hard hit and Antwerp subsequently lost its status as one of the richest, most influential cities in Europe; it recovered but was never to recapture its former glory.The sack lead to Antwerp's decline from the economic, financial and cultural center of the Netherlands and paved the way for Amsterdam's rise.This event also added to Spain's Black Legend.

The "French Fury" was a failed attempt by François, Duke of Anjou to conquer the city of Antwerp by surprise on January 17, 1583.

During the Eighty Years' War the States-General had asked in 1581 the French Duke to become head of state of the Seventeen Provinces, to obtain French support in expelling the Spanish troops.

Anjou did not have much influence in the Netherlands, and attempted to seize more power. He decided to try to occupy Antwerp, the largest city of the Seventeen Provinces, by surprise. Antwerp had already been comprehensively sacked by Spanish troops in the "Spanish Fury" of 1576.

Unfortunately for Anjou his plan was discovered. The inhabitants, still traumatised by the Spanish plunder seven years earlier, were determined to prevent another occupation by foreign troops by all means possible.

On January 17, 1583, in an attempt to fool the citizens of Antwerp, Anjou asked to be permitted to enter the city in order to honour them with a Royal Entry. As soon as Anjou's troopers entered the city, the gates of Antwerp were slammed shut behind them. Having lost the advantage of surprise, the small French army found itself hopelessly trapped within the city as it was bombarded from windows and rooftops with stones, rocks, logs and even heavy chains. The city's experienced garrison then opened up a deadly, point-blank fire on the troops. Only a few Frenchmen, including the Duke of Anjou, escaped. Over 1,500 troops perished, many of them hacked to death by the enraged citizens of Antwerp.

The position of Anjou after this attack became untenable and he left the country in June 1583. His departure also discredited William the Silent, who had always supported Anjou.

The city was eventually conquered by the Spanish under Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma after the Siege of Antwerp (1584-1585).

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