Juw Dekama

Juw Dekama

Juw Dekema (born 1449/1450, died Oct. 24, 1523) was a Frisian chieftain and Schieringer in Weidum and Baard, who was elected as potestate of Friesland in 1494 at the diet of Sneek. In 1498 he asked Albrecht of Saxony to rule the land. Juw served as a councilor at the Court of Friesland (1500-1515) and magistrate of Baarderadeel (1510-1512).

ources and references

*Brouwer, J.H., J.J. Klama, W. Kok, and M. Wiegersma, eds., Encyclopedie van Friesland, (Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1958) s.v. "Juw Dekema".
*Vries, O., B.S. Hempenius-van Dijk, P. Nieuwland, and P. Baks. "De Heeren van den Raede. Biografieen en Groepsportret van de Raadsheren van het Hof van Friesland, 1499-1811". Hilversum: Uitgeverij Verloren, 1999.


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