Jacobus Boonen

Roman Catholic archbishop (1573–1655)
Person human Q2265364
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Jacobus Boonen

Summary

Jacobus Boonen is a human[1]. Born in Antwerp[2], he… he was born on October 11, 1573[3]. He died in Brussels[4]. He died on June 30, 1655[5]. He worked as a judge[6], lawyer[7], and Catholic priest[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Jacobus Boonen was born in Antwerp[2].
  • Jacobus Boonen passed away in Brussels[4].
  • Jacobus Boonen was born on October 11, 1573[3].
  • Jacobus Boonen died on June 30, 1655[5].
  • Jacobus Boonen is buried at St. Rumbold's Cathedral[10].
  • Jacobus Boonen worked as a judge[6].
  • Jacobus Boonen worked as a lawyer[7].
  • Jacobus Boonen's professions included Catholic priest[8].
  • Jacobus Boonen held the position of Roman Catholic Archbishop of Mechelen[11].
  • Jacobus Boonen held the position of Roman Catholic Bishop of Gand[12].
  • Jacobus Boonen was educated at Old University of Leuven[13].
  • Jacobus Boonen's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[14].
  • Jacobus Boonen is recorded as male[15].
  • Jacobus Boonen's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Jacobus Boonen's Commons category is recorded as Jacobus Boonen[17].
  • Jacobus Boonen's archives at is recorded as Archiepiscopal Archive of Mechelen[18].
  • Jacobus Boonen's family name is recorded as Boonen[19].
  • Jacobus Boonen's given name is recorded as Jacobus[20].
  • Jacobus Boonen's described by source is recorded as Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[21].
  • Jacobus Boonen's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[22].
  • Jacobus Boonen's consecrator is recorded as Mathias Hovius[23].
  • Jacobus Boonen's consecrator is recorded as Joannes Malderus[24].
  • Jacobus Boonen's consecrator is recorded as Nicolaas Zoesius[25].

Body

Origins and Family

Jacobus Boonen's place of birth was Antwerp[2]. He was born on October 11, 1573[3].

Education

Jacobus Boonen's education included a stint at Old University of Leuven[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include judge[6], lawyer[7], and Catholic priest[8]. Positions held include Roman Catholic Archbishop of Mechelen[11], a historical episcopal title[26], founded in 1559[27] and Roman Catholic Bishop of Gand[12].

Personal Life

Jacobus Boonen's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[14].

Death and Burial

Jacobus Boonen died on June 30, 1655[5]. He passed away in Brussels[4]. Burial took place at St. Rumbold's Cathedral[10].

Why It Matters

Jacobus Boonen ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

Where was Jacobus Boonen born?

Jacobus Boonen was born in Antwerp[2].

Where did Jacobus Boonen die?

Jacobus Boonen died in Brussels[4].

What did Jacobus Boonen do for work?

Jacobus Boonen worked as judge[6], lawyer[7], and Catholic priest[8].

Where did Jacobus Boonen go to school?

Jacobus Boonen was educated at Old University of Leuven[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . ODIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . ODIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . archiefbank.be. archiefbank.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation judge, lawyer, Catholic priest
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  2. 9d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id cnp01367168
    Wikidata description Roman Catholic archbishop (1573–1655)
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  3. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Archives at Archiepiscopal Archive of Mechelen
    Educated at Old University of Leuven
    Given name Jacobus
    Instance of human
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30846|batch #30846]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (4)"
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