Jacobus Colyer was a Dutch politician and diplomat, who represented the Dutch Republic at the Sublime Porte.
Occupation
diplomat
Born
1657
Died
1725
Overview
Jacobus Colyer ( 1657 – 6 March 1725) was a Dutch politician and diplomat, who represented the Dutch Republic at the Sublime Porte.
Early life
Colyer was born before 18 February 1657. He was the eldest son of Justinus Colyer and Maria Engelbert. His sister, Clara Catharina Colyer, married Daniël Johan de Hochepied, the Dutch Consul at Smyrna, from 1688 to 1723, who was created Magnate and Baron de Hochepied in 1704 by Leopold I, Emperor of Germany, under the great seal of the Kingdom of Hungary.
His nephew, Elbert de Hochepied, 2nd Baron de Hochepied, also served as the Dutch ambassador to the Ottoman Empire from 1747 to 1763.
Career
