Jacob van Wassenaer Obdam

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Jacob van Wassenaer Obdam was a 17th-century Dutch admiral and nobleman who served as a leading naval commander of the Dutch Republic during the Anglo-Dutch Wars.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch admiral
human
naval commander
nobleman
allegiance States General of the Netherlands
surface form: States-General of the Netherlands
birthDate 1610-06-19
birthPlace The Hague
burialPlace The Hague
causeOfDeath explosion of flagship
child Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer
countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
deathDate 1665-06-13
deathPlace off Lowestoft
era 17th century
ethnicGroup Dutch
familyName van Wassenaer
father Jacob van Wassenaer Obdam self-linksurface differs
surface form: Jacob van Wassenaer, Heer van Obdam
genreOfActivity naval warfare
givenName Jacob
hasFlagship Eendracht
languageSpoken Dutch
mannerOfDeath killed in action
memberOf Dutch nobility
militaryBranch Dutch navy of the Republic
surface form: Dutch navy
militaryRank Admiral
Lieutenant-Admiral
nobleTitle Count of Obdam
notableAchievement appointment as Lieutenant-Admiral of Holland and West-Friesland in 1654
notableBattle Battle of Lowestoft
Battle of Scheveningen
notableCommanderOf Dutch fleet in the North Sea
notableEvent death during the Battle of Lowestoft
notableFor leadership of the Dutch fleet during the Anglo-Dutch Wars
notableWork command of the Dutch fleet at the Battle of Lowestoft
occupation military officer
naval officer
participantIn First Anglo-Dutch War
Second Anglo-Dutch War
positionHeld Lieutenant-Admiral of Holland and West Friesland
surface form: Lieutenant-Admiral of Holland and West-Friesland
religion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
residence The Hague
spouse Agnes van Raesfelt

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Battle of Lowestoft commander Jacob van Wassenaer Obdam
Second Anglo-Dutch War commander Jacob van Wassenaer Obdam
Slag bij Lowestoft commander Jacob van Wassenaer Obdam
Jacob van Wassenaer Obdam father Jacob van Wassenaer Obdam self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Jacob van Wassenaer, Heer van Obdam
Kneuterdijk Palace originalClient Jacob van Wassenaer Obdam
this entity surface form: Count Johan Hendrik van Wassenaer-Obdam