would be left to run its own affairs in return for a nominal recognition of the sovereignty of the king of Spain. This suggestion was not well received by his hosts and he was sent back with an indignant rejection of his proposal. After this échec he seems to have fallen in disfavor. However, he had earlier been knighted and been made Lord of Boechout and Borsbeek. He died in Brussels. Portrait There is a portrait of Peckius by Peter Paul Rubens in the National Gallery of Scotland. Notes Sources BRANTS (V.). “Pierre Peckius”. In: “Biographie Nationale”, XVI, pp. 784–792. JACOBS, Joannes. (1775) "Petrus Peck" in:Wekelijks nieuws uit Loven, mede beschrijvinge diër stad, vol. 6, pp. 161–163 External links Peckius, Petrus in Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek 1562 births 1622 deaths People of the Eighty Years' War Politicians from Leuven Old University of Leuven alumni Ambassadors of the Habsburg Netherlands Chancellors of Brabant Flemish nobility