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Van Baerle and Huygens married on April 6, 1627, and had five children, Constantijn Huygens, Jr., Christiaan Huygens, Lodewijk Huygens, Philips Huygens (1633–1657) and Suzanna Huygens (1637–1725). Susanna died on May 10, 1637, shortly after the birth of her youngest child from an unknown illness, possibly the result of complications related ...
Constantijn Huygens Jr., Lord of Zuilichem (10 March 1628 – October 1697), was a Dutch statesman and poet, mostly known for his work on scientific instruments (sometimes together with his younger brother Christiaan Huygens). But, he was also a chronicler of his times, revealing the importance of gossip.
Constantijn Huygens died in The Hague on Good Friday, 28 March 1687 at the age of 90. A week later he was buried in the Grote Kerk in the Hague. His son, the scientist Christiaan Huygens was later buried with his father. In 1947 a literary award was created, the Constantijn Huygens Prize, to honor his legacy.
Mary Woodhouse, Lady Killigrew (d. 1656), musician and correspondent of Constantijn Huygens, was the daughter of Henry Woodhouse (MP) of Hickling and Waxham, and Anne Bacon, daughter of Sir Nicholas Bacon. (Without support, some sources instead say she was a daughter of the Woodhouse family of Kimberley, Norfolk.)
The network of art friendships that Utricia and Trajectina Ogle maintained in the Netherlands is sometimes difficult to untangle, as both are referred to as 'Miss Ogle'. Maria Tesselschade, friends with Huygens and Francina Duarte, was a key figure in this group. Constantijn Huygens, a widower since 1637, met Utricia Ogle in 1642.
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Huyghens was the third son of the diplomat Constantijn Huygens and Suzanna van Baerle. His two older brothers were Constantijn Huygens, Jr. and the scientist Christiaan Huygens. He was admitted to the Orange College of Breda in 1649, but in 1651 got into trouble for fighting a duel. Soon after this he was sent on a diplomatic mission to England ...
Most references to "Huygens" are to the polymath Christiaan Huygens. Notable people with the surname include: Jan Huygen (1563–1611), Dutch voyager and historian; Constantijn Huygens (1596–1687), Dutch poet, diplomat, scholar and composer; Constantijn Huygens, Jr. (1628–1697), Dutch statesman, soldier, and telescope maker, son of ...