Brief Life History of Pieter
When Pieter Magnus was born on 26 September 1596, in Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands, his father, Jacob Simonsz Magnus, was 34 and his mother, Petronella Simons Merxssen, was 17. In 1651, at the age of 55, his occupation is listed as rådmann i middelburg. He died on 25 August 1652, in his hometown, at the age of 55.
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World Events (5)
1600
Britain waged wars against the Dutch.
1602
The United East India Company (V.O.C.), destined to become a powerful force in Holland's "Golden Age"of discovery, exploration, and trade, is founded.
1624
The Dutch conquered Salvador, Brazil.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Gerhard, Bernd, Egon, Erwin, Kurt, Otto, Reinhard, Volker, Wilhelm, Wolfgang.
German, Flemish, and Walloon: from the personal name Magnus, which is from the Latin adjective magnus ‘great’ or a Latinized form of a short form of ancient Germanic compound names based on the element magan ‘strength, might’. The name was borne by several early Christian saints, including St. Magnus (8th century), a monk in St. Gallen in Switzerland and missionary in Allgäu in southern Germany, whose real name was Magnoald. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine). In Belgium, it may also be a Latinized (humanistic) form of Walloon Legrand .
English, Scottish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, and North German: from the Scandinavian personal name Magnus, borne by Magnus the Good (died 1047), king of Norway and Denmark, who was named for the Emperor Charlemagne, Latin Carolus Magnus ‘Charles the Great’, under the impression that Magnus was a personal name. The name spread from Norway to the eastern Scandinavian royal houses, and became popular all over Scandinavia and thence in the English Danelaw. It has also been adopted as a Jewish name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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