Jacob Cats Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Jacob Cats, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Netherlands.

3 records1649–16493 events1 places

Chronological biography

1649

Grand Pensionary1649

Government / States of Holland · Grand Pensionary · The Hague

Serves as Grand Pensionary of Holland during the post-war settlement of the Dutch Republic

Great Seal1649

Government / States of Holland · Keeper of Great Seal · The Hague

Holds the office of keeper of the great seal while serving the States of Holland

Literature1649

Arts / Literature · Poet · The Hague

Continues his public career as a Dutch poet and statesman known as Father Cats

Titles and roles

Grand Pensionary · Keeper of Great Seal · Poet

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.