Jean-Baptiste Christyn | |
|---|---|
 Jan Baptist Christyn, engraving by Pieter van Schuppen | |
| Chancellor of Brabant | |
| In office 22 March 1687 – 25 October 1690 | |
| Monarch | Charles II of Spain |
| Preceded by | Jean-Antoine Locquet |
| Succeeded by | Guillaume-Philippe de Herzelles |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Johannes Baptista Christyn 22 February 1630 Brussels, Duchy of Brabant, Spanish Netherlands |
| Died | 25 October 1690 (aged 60) Brussels, Duchy of Brabant, Spanish Netherlands |
| Relatives | Jan Baptist Christyn the Younger (nephew) |
| Alma mater | |
Jan Baptist Christyn the Elder or Joannes Baptista Christyn the Elder[1] (22 February 1630 – 25 October 1690), 1st baron of Meerbeek, was a jurist, a diplomat in the Spanish Netherlands, and Chancellor of Brabant from 1687 to 1690.[2] He was regarded as the Flemish authority on all matters relating to the aristocracy.[3]
- ^ Van Dievoet, G. (1974). "Christyn, Johannes-Baptista". Nationaal Biografisch Woordenboek (in Dutch). Vol. 6. Koninklijke Academiën van België. pp. 89–96. OCLC 769091446.
- ^ Paul F. State, Historical Dictionary of Brussels, Rowman & Littlefield, 2015, p. 107
- ^ Catharina Lis, Hugo Soly, Worthy Efforts: Attitudes to Work and Workers in Pre-Industrial Europe, BRILL, 2012, p. 383