Boelens Loen

Andries Boelens (1455-1519), longtime burgomaster of Amsterdam and the most illustrious member of the Boelens family

The Boelens (also Boel) and Boelens Loen were a Dutch patrician family of Amsterdam. The family figured in the city's government lists between the years 1360 and 1680. They were considered to be quite an influential Amsterdam family in their time and were intensely involved in the history of their hometown.[1] Between 1495 and 1538 the oligarchy of the so-called Boelen-Heijnen clan[2] was at the forefront of the Amsterdam city government.

  1. ^ Tijdschrift Macht en Elite. Uitgegeven door de Stichting Macht en Elite. Redactie Joost van Steenis en Tom de Booij: Inleiding
  2. ^ Eenmaal elite, altijd elite