April 15, 1246 |
Count Willem II granted Delft city rights |
June 12, 1246 |
Beginning of Delft's annual June market |
January 1, 1250 |
Construction began on Oude Kerk |
October 23, 1266 |
Count Floris V granted Delft freedom from tolls on imports and exports |
January 14, 1267 |
Count Floris V granted the citizens of Delft complete freedom from tolls in his whole county. |
November 30, 1268 |
Count Floris V expanded the size of the city |
May 5, 1280 |
Count Floris V granted the citizens of Delft the right to charge taxes on dry goods |
September 29, 1295 |
Count Floris V granted Delft's citizens the rights to a meathouse and breadhouse and the income from them. |
December 14, 1299 |
Count Jan II confirmed the rights granted by Floris V |
May 1, 1310 |
Count Willem III granted the citizens of Delft their own secular court. |
November 27, 1342 |
Count Willem IV granted Delft a variety of rights over its own commercial affairs |
December 20, 1342 |
Count Willem IV granted Delft the right to choose its own city secretary |
January 1, 1350 |
Oude Kerk tower completed, already leaning due to subsidence |
May 3, 1355 |
Count Willem V gave Delft permission to build bulwarks topped by walls around the city |
March 11, 1359 |
Duke Albrecht I took Delft's city walls and important city rights after a month-long seige during the dispute between the Hook and Cod political factions |
August 11, 1381 |
Nieuwe Kerk construction began; completed in 1655. |
January 1, 1383 |
Construction began on Nieuwe Kerk |
January 1, 1389 |
Construction began on the moat around the city |
January 1, 1389 |
Duke Albrecht I established an elected water board |
September 8, 1389 |
Duke Albrecht I extended to the citizens of Delft permission to dig a canal to the Maas River |
July 6, 1394 |
Duke Albrecht I gave the citizens of Delft permission to build a new city wall |
August 13, 1396 |
Duke Albrecht I restored Delft's city rights |
September 6, 1396 |
First stone laid for the tower of the Nieuwe Kerk |
January 1, 1400 |
Construction of Oostpoort, establishment of Delfshaven |
January 1, 1400 |
Delft had around 6,500 inhabitants |
December 20, 1417 |
Countess Jacoba issued a charter for management of Delft's administrative and financial affairs. |
February 28, 1425 |
Jan van Brabant extended Delft's city rights to those living along the Schie |
July 3, 1428 |
Duke Philip of Burgundy and Countess Jacqueline of Bavaria signed the Reconciliation of Delft ending the Hook and Cod wars |
June 30, 1436 |
Duke Philip of Burgundy granted the Marktveld to Delft |
September 7, 1445 |
Duke Philip of Burgundy issued a charter for Delft city fathers to appoint the first city council. |
April 1, 1449 |
Duke Philip of Burgundy gave the city permission to continue building the city wall and towers. |
July 13, 1450 |
Duke Philip of Burgundy granted Delft permission to build a watermill at the end of the Geerweg |
September 6, 1496 |
Nieuwe Kerk tower completed |
May 3, 1536 |
Fire destroyed a third of the houses in Delft. |
January 1, 1555 |
great great-grandfather Jan Jacobs Hogenhouk (1539-1586) appointed magistrate in 1555-1557, 1559, 1561-1564 |
January 1, 1555 |
great-grandfather Cornelis Dircks Verburch (-1576) married Magdalena Jans van den Eyck |
January 23, 1557 |
great-grandfather Sebastian Cornelis van den Berch (-1605) married Neeltje Jans Hogenhouck |
January 1, 1558 |
great-uncle Cornelis Philips Leeuwenhoek born |
January 1, 1559 |
great great-grandfather Jan Jacobs Hogenhouck bought land in Rijswijk |
January 1, 1559 |
great-grandfather Philips Thonis Leeuwenhoek baptized (before 1559) |
January 1, 1560 |
Delft had around 14,000 inhabitants |
January 1, 1560 |
grandmother Margriete Cornelis Verburch (1560-1616) baptized |
January 1, 1560 |
great great-grandfather Jan Jacobs Hogenhouk (1539-1586) appointed to Veertigraad, served 1560-1586 |
November 10, 1561 |
great great-grandfather Jan Jacobs Hogenhouk (1539-1586) appointed church warden, Nieuwe Kerk |
January 1, 1565 |
great great-uncle Cornelis Cornelis van den Berch married Immetje Jans Hogenhouk |
January 1, 1566 |
grandfather Jacob Sebastians van den Berch (1566-1615) baptized |
August 24, 1566 |
Beeldenstorm spread to Delft |
January 1, 1568 |
great-uncle Pieter Sebastians van den Berch (1568- before 1612) baptized |
January 1, 1568 |
wife's paternal grandfather Arnoldus Hendricks Swalmius baptized |
January 1, 1570 |
great-uncle Johan Sebastians van den Berch (1570-1644) baptized |
January 15, 1570 |
great great-aunt Aeltje (Alida) Jans Hogenhouck (1550-1581) married Jacob Ewouts van der Dussen (1530-1599) |
November 10, 1571 |
great-grandfather Sebastian Cornelis van den Berch (-1605) appointed church warden, Nieuwe Kerk |
July 27, 1572 |
Delft surrendered to the Geuzen (Beggars) |
December 31, 1572 |
Willem of Orange chose Delft as his headquarters during the Revolt |
January 1, 1573 |
great great-grandfather Jan Jacobs Hogenhouk (1539-1586) appointed mayor |
January 1, 1574 |
great great-aunt Aeltje's son Ewout Jacobs van der Dussen (1574-1653) baptized |
July 30, 1574 |
The State of Holland decided to flood the country to impede the Spanish invasion |
January 1, 1575 |
great-grandfather's nephew Claes Hendriks Verburch appointed to Veertigraad, served 1575-1609 |
January 1, 1576 |
great great-uncle Jacob Ewouts van der Dussen (1530-1599) appointed to Veertigraad |
January 1, 1576 |
great-grandfather Cornelis Dircks Verburch (-1576) buried in Oude Kerk |
September 16, 1576 |
great great-uncle Maerten Jans Hogenhouck (1550-1613) married Catharijne Adriaens van der Dussen (1555-1617) |
January 1, 1577 |
great great-uncle Jacob Ewouts van der Dussen (1530-1599) appointed magistrate, served 1577-1581 |
January 1, 1578 |
wife's great-uncle Hendrik Hendriks Swalmius (1578-1649) baptized |
January 1, 1579 |
great- great-uncle Jacob Adriaens van der Dussen (1546-1608) appointed to Veertigraad |
January 1, 1579 |
great-grandfather Sebastian Cornelis van den Berch (-1605) appointed to Veertigraad, served 1579-1605 |
January 1, 1580 |
great-aunt Neeltje Jacobs van Adrichem (1580-1643) baptized |
April 5, 1580 |
cousin Abraham Maertens Hogenhouck (1580-1641) baptized |
January 1, 1581 |
great great-uncle Maerten Jans Hogenhouck (1550-1613) appointed magistrate in 1581, 1582, 1583, 1596 |
July 26, 1581 |
Act of Abjuration proclaimed independence of the new Dutch Republic |
January 1, 1582 |
great great-uncle Gerrit Jans van der Eyck appointed to Veertigraad, served 1582-1620 |
January 1, 1582 |
wife's great-uncle Elezaar Hendriks Swalmius (1582-1652) baptized |
January 1, 1583 |
Holland switched to the Gregorian calendar |
December 18, 1583 |
great-uncle Cornelis Sebastians van den Berch married Fijtgen Pieters van der Burch |
January 1, 1584 |
great-grandfather Sebastian Cornelis van den Berch (-1605) appointed magistrate |
July 10, 1584 |
William, Prince of Orange, assassinated in Prinsenhof. |
February 16, 1585 |
great-uncle Jan Cornelis Verburch married Annitgen Gerretsdr. |
January 1, 1586 |
great great-grandfather Jan Jacobs Hogenhouck (1539-1586) buried |
January 1, 1586 |
great great-uncle Maerten Jans Hogenhouck (1550-1613) appointed to Veertigraad, served 1586-1613 |
January 1, 1588 |
great great-uncle Gerrit Jans van der Eyck (1550?-1620) appointed magistrate |
January 24, 1588 |
grandfather Jacob Sebastians van den Berch (1566-1615) married Margriete (Cryntge) Cornelis Verburch |
April 10, 1588 |
great-aunt Margaretha Sebastians van den Berch married Jan Jans van Halmael de Jonge |
January 1, 1589 |
great great-uncle Jacob Ewouts van der Dussen (1530-1599) appointed mayor |
November 8, 1590 |
great-uncle Cornelis Philips Leeuwenhoek testified before a notary |
January 1, 1592 |
great great-uncle Gerrit Jans van der Eyck (1550?-1620) appointed mayor |
January 1, 1594 |
mother Margriete Jacobs van den Berch (c 1594-1664) baptized |
May 22, 1594 |
grandfather Thonis Phillips Leeuwenhoek (-1643) married Geertgen Huygen (-1600) |
January 1, 1596 |
father-in-law Johannes Swalmius (1596-1661) baptized |
January 1, 1598 |
great great-uncle Maerten Jans Hogenhouck (1550-1613) appointed mayor in 1598 |
January 25, 1598 |
great-uncle Pieter Sebastians van den Berch (1568- before 1612) married Neeltgen Jacobs van Adrichem |
July 8, 1598 |
great-grandmother Magdalena Jans van der Eyck buried in Oude Kerk |
March 10, 1599 |
great great-grandfather Dirck Cornelis Verburch buried in Oude Kerk |
April 8, 1599 |
Jacob Ewouts van der Dussen buried, age 69 |
January 1, 1600 |
Haardstedenregister paid by various family members as noted |
January 1, 1600 |
Johan Sems and Jan Pieters Dou's Practijck des lantmetens published |
November 1, 1600 |
grandmother Geertgen Huygen, first wife of Thonis Philips Leeuwenhoek, buried |
February 1, 1601 |
grandfather Thonis Phillips Leeuwenhoek (-1643) registered as member of the Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk |
February 7, 1601 |
grandfather Thonis Phillips Leeuwenhoek (-1643) registered his children with the Weeskamer |
April 11, 1601 |
grandfather Thonis Phillips Leeuwenhoek (-1643) married Neeltge Cornelis |
March 20, 1602 |
VOC (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie) chamber established in Delft |
January 1, 1603 |
great-grandfather Sebastian Cornelis van den Berch (-1605) appointed magistrate |
January 1, 1604 |
cousin Ewout Jacobs van der Dussen (1574-1653) appointed to Veertigraad |
July 15, 1605 |
great-grandfather Sebastian Cornelis van den Berch buried in Oude Kerk |
January 1, 1608 |
grandfather Jacob Sebastians van den Berch (1566-1615) appointed to Veertigraad |
January 3, 1608 |
cousin Jacob Adriaens van der Dussen buried |
January 9, 1608 |
grandfather Thonis Phillips’s and great-uncle Cornelis Philips Leeuwenhoek’s wives named in will |
August 25, 1609 |
great-uncle Cornelis Philips Leeuwenhoek plaintiff in court case |
October 31, 1609 |
step-grandmother Neeltge Cornelis, second wife of Thonis Philips Leeuwenhoek, buried |
January 1, 1610 |
grandfather Jacob Sebastians van den Berch (1566-1615) appointed magistrate |
February 2, 1610 |
great-uncle Cornelis Phillips Leeuwenhoek's wife and children named in will |
September 19, 1610 |
grandfather Thonis Phillips Leeuwenhoek (-1643) married Truytgen Joriaens van Ham |
March 15, 1611 |
great-uncle Cornelis Philips Leeuwenhoek sold property |
September 1, 1612 |
step-grandmother Truytgen Joriaens van Ham, third wife of grandfather Thonis Phillips Leeuwenhoek (-1643), buried |
January 1, 1613 |
cousin Adriaan Maertens Hogenhouck (-1637) appointed to Veertigraad |
January 5, 1613 |
grandfather Jacob Sebastians van den Berch (1566-1615) appointed Meester van Charitaten |
July 24, 1613 |
great great-uncle Maerten Jans Hogenhouck (1550-1613) buried |
January 1, 1614 |
cousin Adriaan Maertens Hogenhouck (-1637) appointed magistrate |
January 11, 1614 |
grandfather Jacob Sebastians van den Berch (1566-1615) appointed warden of Oude Kerk and Nieuwe Kerk |
March 22, 1614 |
grandfather Thonis Phillips Leeuwenhoek testified to marriage conditions with Agniesgen Bastiaens |
April 6, 1614 |
grandfather Thonis Phillips Leeuwenhoek (-1643) married Agniesgen Bastiaens |
June 1, 1614 |
cousin Aeltge Maertens Hogenhouck married Hugo Lucas van der Dussen |
April 21, 1615 |
great-uncle Cornelis Phillips Leeuwenhoek testified to marriage conditions with Machtelt Jacobs |
May 10, 1615 |
great-uncle Cornelis Philips Leeuwenhoek (-1616) married Machteld Jacobs |
May 31, 1615 |
great great-aunt Cornelia Sebastians van den Berch married Ewout van Schilperoort |
August 1, 1615 |
grandfather Jacob Sebastians van den Berch (1566-1615) buried in Oude Kerk |
June 18, 1616 |
grandmother Margriete Cornelis Verburch (1560-1616) buried |
November 20, 1616 |
great-uncle Cornelis Philips Leeuwenhoek buried in Oude Kerk |
April 23, 1617 |
cousin Cornelia Jans van Halmael married Anthony Cornelis de Man |
January 1, 1618 |
cousin Jacob Maertens Hogenhouck (-1638) appointed to Veertigraad |
March 3, 1618 |
Delft Stadhuis burned down. |
May 20, 1618 |
aunt Aeltgen Jacobs van den Berch married Hendrik van Gellinkhuysen |
August 29, 1618 |
Calvinist Revolution (1618) |
September 24, 1618 |
Delft Veertigraad purged of 14 Arminians by Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange |
April 10, 1619 |
step-grandfather Jan Jacobs de Molijn buried |
January 1, 1620 |
Verponding 1620-1632 paid by various family members as noted |
August 23, 1620 |
uncle Huijch Thonis Leeuwenhoek married Magdalena Maertens van Cuyk |
December 20, 1620 |
great great-uncle Gerrit Jans van der Eyck buried in Oude Kerk |
July 1, 1621 |
Mayors established a bank in City Hall |
January 1, 1622 |
cousin Jacob Maertens Hogenhouck (-1638) appointed magistrate |
January 30, 1622 |
parents Philips Thonis Leeuwenhoek and Margriete Jacobs van den Berch married |
June 6, 1622 |
in-laws Elias de Meij and Maria Virlin married |