Pieter Roose
Pieter Roose | |
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Portrait of Pieter Roose, engraved by Johann Friedrich Leonart after a painting attributed to Anthony van Dyck | |
| President of the Privy Council | |
| In office 1632–1653 | |
| Monarch | Philip IV of Spain |
| Governors General | Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria (1633–1641) Francisco de Melo (1641–1644) Marquis of Castel Rodrigo (1644–1647) Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (1647–1656) |
| Preceded by | Engelbert Maes |
| Succeeded by | Charles de Hovyne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1585 or 1586 Antwerp |
| Died | 27 February 1673 City of Brussels |
| Resting place | Church of St Gudula, Brussels |
| Parent(s) | Johan Roose and Maria van Kinschot |
| Education | civil law |
| Alma mater | Leuven University |
Pieter Roose (1585 or 1586 – 27 February 1673), lord of Froidmont, Han and Jemeppe, was president of the Privy Council from 1632 to 1653, and a key actor in the government of the Habsburg Netherlands for over twenty years.