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1581 - Hooft
born in Amsterdam into a prominent family of merchants and regents
1598-1601 - Grand Tour to France and Italy
1605 - writes the pastoral play Granida
1606-07 - studies law at Leiden University
1609 - appointed drost (i.e. sheriff) of Muiden,
and goes to live in Muiden Castle
1610 - marries Christina van Erp
1613 - his political tragedy #Geeraerdt van Velsen
published
1617 - writes another political play, >>>Baeto (not
printed till 1626); publishes the successful comedy Warenar
1624 - his wife Christina dies
1627 - marries Leonora Hellemans
1630 - starts work on his Nederlandsche historien
1636 - his Gedichten published
1642 - Books 1-20 of his Nederlandsche historien
published
1647 - Hooft dies 21 May in The Hague
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