Philips van der Aa
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Philips van der Aa (born in Mechelen, died after 1586), was a Dutch statesman during the Dutch struggle for independence, the Eighty Years' War. He had been mayor of the town of Mechelen in 1564, but was banished by the Duke of Alva. He returned on the side of William of Orange. In 1572, he came back to power in Mechelen by cunning. In 1573 he was assigned as councillor at the court of Diederik Sonoy, and in 1574 he became commander in Gorkum.
Sources
- Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie - online version (http://mdz2.bib-bvb.de/~adb/)
- Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboekde:Philips van der Aa