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Igram van Achelen (
1528,
's-Hertogenbosch -
18 October 1604,
Mechelen) was a
Dutch statesman.
Van Achelen studied law in
Deventer,
Leiden and
Leuven. In
1561 he married the niece of president
Viglius van Aytta. In
1550 he was nominated member of the
Friesian Regional Council by
Charles V. In
1520 he became president of the Friesian State Council.
A memorial column from
1574 expresses the gratitude of the province for the construction of the dikes after the great floodings of
1570. Later, when the Council announced a decree
deseating Don John of Austria, he was suspected to take side for the latter. Van Achelen was incarcerated and released soon thereafter. He redeemed himself only eight years later, when he was awarded the knightly insignia. He became member of the Privy Council, then on
18 August 1598 president of the Greater Council of Mechelen.
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