Among the many “van der Dussen” references that appear on the Internet, one caught my attention: it is a substitute-schout (deputy bailiff?) of The Hague, who had a disagreement with the Court (here in the sense of the government) in 1699. He even served some time) in prison, which is not the first nor the last in the family history. JK himself was briefly imprisoned in Kinshasa at Mobutu’s request, because he was angered by an article published in “La Libre Belgique”. Fortunately, he was quickly released after intervention by the Belgian embassy.
To return to our substitute-schout van der Dussen, the article does not give his first name, and nowhere do I find any trace of a “substitute-schout” van der Dussen in The Hague, around 1699, in the genealogy. So, if a visitor to our site is able to identify him, that would help: his first name, date of birth, etc. This would allow us to better situate him. (It is also very possible that he has no link to the family).
For more details, read the article “Struggle in The Hague”.
