Nicolaas Coenraadsz Ruijsch (abt. 1610 - bef. 1670)

Biography

Nicolaas Coenraadsz Ruijsch was born in 1610 in Dordrecht, Holland, Dutch Republic. He studied law at Leiden University and began his career in public service at a relatively young age.

From 1640 to 1650 he served as pensionary of Dordrecht. In 1650, following the death of Stadtholder William II, he was involved in a diplomatic mission to Zeeland aimed at easing political tensions. He was later succeeded in Dordrecht by Johan de Witt.

In 1650 Ruijsch was unanimously appointed clerk (griffier) of the States General of the Dutch Republic, succeeding Cornelis Musch. He held this influential position until his death in 1670 in The Hague. He was regarded as a capable and respected statesman.

In 1637 he was granted noble status by King Charles I of England and also received a Danish noble title in the same year. ^[1]

Birth

He was the son of Coenraad Ruijsch

Marriage

He married Maria Paets in 1642 ^{[2] [3]}

Death

He passed away in 1670 ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia entry: Wikipedia contributors, "Nicolaas Coenraadsz Ruijsch"
   Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia (accessed 1 March 2026).
2. ↑ Marriage: "DTB Trouwen (Church records marriages)"
   Regionaal Archief Dordrecht, Collection: Trouwboek, nadere toegang op inventarisnummer 30 van archieftoegang 11, Access code: 11, Inventory number: 30
   OpenArch Record (accessed 1 March 2026)
   Regionaal Archief Dordrecht Record
   Nicolaes Coenraetsz Ruysch marriage on 5 Oct 1642 in Dordrecht, Nederland.
3. ↑ Marriage: "DTB Trouwen (Church records marriages)"
   Erfgoed Leiden, Collection: Doop-, trouw-, begraaf- en geboorteboeken Leiden (DTB Leiden), Access code: 1004, Inventory number: 13, Book: N. Kerkelijk ondertrouwboek (NH) van Leiden, juni 1642 - juli 1647., Folio: 13v
   OpenArch Record (accessed 1 March 2026)
   Erfgoed Leiden Record
   Niclaes Ruysch marriage to Maria Paets in 1642 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nederland.
4. ↑ Record of Niklaas Ruysch: "Dodenboek"
   Regionaal Archief Dordrecht, Collection: Begraafboek - Nadere toegang op inventarisnummer 40 van archieftoegang 11, Archive: 11, Inventory number: 40
   OpenArch Record (accessed 1 March 2026)
   Regionaal Archief Dordrecht Record
   Niklaas Ruysch on 4 Nov 1670 in Dordrecht, Nederland.