The basics
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Historian
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Male
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Birth:
8 August 1542
Death:
17 August 1617
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Siblings:
Jan van der Burch
Adrianus van der Burch
The details
Biography
Introduction
Lambert van der Burch (1542–1617) was a clergyman and historian from the Habsburg Netherlands.
Life
Lambert was born in Mechelen on 8 August 1542, the son of Adrien van der Burch. He became a canon of St. Mary's Church, Utrecht in 1555, and on 9 December 1578 was appointed dean of the chapter.
He sat in the States of Utrecht until 1582, when he was excluded as a Catholic. After a long exile in the Duchy of Cleves he returned to Utrecht, where he was appointed scholaster in 1605. He died in Utrecht on 17 August 1617.
Writings
- Sabaudorum ducum principumque historiae gentilitae (1599)
- Guidonis Comitis Flandriae Vita (1615)
- Preces rythmicae latines ad divam virginem; origo admiranda et fundatio ecclesiae collegiatae D. Virginis Ultrajecti
- Historia comitum Flandriae (manuscript)