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{{Short description|Dutch statesman and Councilor (1552–1584)}}
[[File:Klaas Boelens wapen.svg|thumb|140px|Coat of arms of the family Boelens Loen]]
[[Image:Descendants of Knight Andries Boelens (1455-1519).jpg|thumb|140px|right|Overview of the personal family relationships of the Amsterdam regent-dynasties Boelens Loen, [[De Graeff]], [[Bicker family|Bicker (van Swieten)]], [[Witsen family|Witsen]] and [[Johan de Witt]] in the [[Dutch Golden Age]]]]
'''Cornelis Andriesz Boelens Loen''' (* 1552 in [[Amsterdam]], † 1584 there) was a [[Dutch Republic|Dutch]] statesman and Councilor from the time of the [[Dutch Revolt]].
== Family ==
His father was Andries Cornelisz Boelens Loen (1517-1573), his great-grandfather [[Andries Boelens]], a well known mayor of Amsterdam. The [[Boelens Loen]] family was deeply involved in the history of their home town. His sister Alijd Andriesdr Boelens Loen (1557-1630) was married to [[Gerrit Bicker]] and the mother of the important Bicker brothers including [[Andries Bicker]]. Cornelis Boelens Loen married Alyd Claesdr Smit. From this marriage emerged Aaltje Boelens Loen (1579-1630), who was married to [[Jacob Dircksz de Graeff]]. Cornelis Boelens Loen was probably the last male heir of his family; his large fortune passed to his daughter Aaltje and her husband Jacob. Boelens had one illegitimate daughter, Sara Cornelisdr Boelens.<ref>De vroedschap van Amsterdam 1578-1795, part 1, p 122, by [[Johan Engelbert Elias]] (1963)</ref>
== Career ==
After the [[Alteratie]], Boelens Loen became a member of the Vroedschap in 1579 and [[Schepen]] of the city of Amsterdam in 1581. He was a trusted advisor to [[William the Silent|William I of Orange-Nassau]] (William the Silent). As such he was present at the battles lost by the Dutch against the Spanish at Groningen and Rennenberg. His political offices led him to a short time as Holland's Gecommitteerde Rad in the [[States General of the Netherlands|States General]] and in the [[Council of State (Netherlands)|Council of State]]. Under the command of the Willem I, he also became a high-ranking military.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=IylcAAAAMAAJ&dq=cornelis+boelens&pg=RA1-PA85 De werken van J. van den Vondel, Bände 19-20, p 85/86. Vondels poem about Boelens, short biography]</ref>
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[[Category:1552 births]]
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[[Category:Nobility from Amsterdam]]
[[Category:Dutch people of the Eighty Years' War]]
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