Dutch Admiral: Aertus Gijsels van Lier

Aertus Gijsels van Lier was born at IJsselstein in 1593 and died at Mödlich (near Lenzen in Germany) on 8 December 1676. He was lord of Lingen and was a civil servant in the service of the Verenigde Ostindische Compagnie from 1611 to 1640. He was a commander in the expedition to Portugal and fought in the Battle of Cape St. Vincent in 1641. He was a counsellor of the Elector Frederick William of Brandenburg from 1647 to 1654. He was a private counsellor and erfheer (some sort of lord) at Lenzen from 1654 to 1676. He served the Admiralty of Zeeland. In 1641, he was a temporary Vice-Admiral. In 1642, he left the service. This is from my translation of the entry in Luc Eekhout's Het Admiralenboek.