Nicasius de Sille

1543 - 1600  (57 years)

• Name	Nicasius de Sille
  Birth	3 Aug 1543	Mechelen, the Netherlands   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	22 Aug 1600	Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
  Person ID	I16797	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of JTS, Ancestor of TWK
  Last Modified	10 Dec 2017

  
  

  Father	Nicolaas de Sille
  Mother	Barbara van der Goes
  Family ID	F10494	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Genoveve de Romaignan   d. 21 Jul 1572, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium
  Marriage	31 Jan 1571	Namur, Wallonia, Belgium   [2, 3]
  Children	+ 1. Laurens de Sille, Burgomeister of Arnheim,   b. 1 Mar 1572, Namur, Wallonia, Belgium d. 2 Jan 1637, The Hague, Netherlands (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F10488	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Dec 2017

  
  

• Notes

  From Wikipedia: Nicasius de Sille was a 16th-century statesman [...] who served as a special ambassador from the Netherlands to several nations, and as secretary to future Holy Roman Emperor Matthias. [...] In 1576, Nicasius was sent by the state to annex Gelderland. In 1577, he became the pensionary of Namur, and represented the city at the Assembly of Brussels. The following year he signed the Union of Brussels. In 1578, he became secretary to the Council of State for Archduke Matthias, who had become governor-general of the Netherlands as a result of the Dutch revolt, and secretary for the General States. After the fall of the Southern Provinces, de Sille removed to Holland where he became pensionary of Amsterdam while maintaining his duties as secretary. In 1579, on a mission to secure Mechlin, he was arrested and imprisoned out of revenge, but was released shortly thereafter. In 1584, de Sille made up the conditions of homage of Prince William to negotiate with the Earl of Leicester pertaining to control of the Netherlands. Later that year Nicasius was sent as a deputy to the States-General, marking the first of repeated terms until his death in 1600. In 1587, de Sille was sent as a special ambassador to England, appearing at the embassy before Queen Elizabeth. He is mentioned in Elizabeth's "Calendar of State Papers Foreign" on several occasions. Following the successful mission, Nicasius was sent as a special ambassador several times to Denmark, Germany, and France. He would also serve twice as a commissioner of the Army.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1764] Catharine T. R. Mathews, "The De Sille Family of Holland." New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 34:24, Jan 1903. [S160] Wikipedia. [S1767] William J. Hoffman, "An Armory of American Families of Dutch Descent." New York Genealogical and Biographical Record 64:3, January 1933.