Lieven de Key (abt. 1560 - 1627)

Lieven de Key

Born about 1560 in Gent , (de Nederlanden) ,Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium

Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling(s) unknown]

[spouse(s) unknown]

Descendants

Father of Abraham Lievensz de Key

Died 17 Jul 1627 at about age 67 in Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

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Biography

Lieven de Key was born in Gent abt. 1560. His mother, as a widow fled in 1584 with her children to Londen.. In 1585 the family 'De Key' were registered members of the Parishchurch St. Masters in Londen. Short after their arrival, in the same year, sonLieven married Cathelijne de Caluwe who just like him was from Gent. From this marriage three children were born in Londen.
In Londen Lieven probably wasn't working as an architect already, at least there are no construction activities (buildings) known of him there.
In 1591 the family moved to Haarlem and Lieven became one of the most important Dutch architects of the Dutch Renaissance. Lieven was renowned architect and stonemason of the city Haarlem,

He was one of the 15,000 emigrants from the Southern Netherlands in 1584 when the Duke of Parma reconquered this area for Catholic Spain .

Lieven died at Haarlem on 17 July, 1627

Images:

Town hall of Haarlem : Between 1622-1630 a whole new wing was built in the Dutch Renaissance style , designed by Lieven de Key . The city hall facade was renewed in the period 1630-1633 in classical style.
Town hall of Leiden : Locatie Stadhuisplein 1 te Leiden Bouw gereed 1597 (voorgevel aan de Breestraat resteert) Opening: 1940 (nieuwbouw) Monumentstatus rijksmonument Monumentnummer: 24647, 519571 Architect: Lieven de Key (1597) Cornelis Jouke Blaauw (1940)