Petrus de Thimo
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Petrus de Thimo, Latinized name of Peter van der Heyden[1] (1393 – 26 February 1474), was a Brabantine chronicler and a lawyer employed by the City of Brussels, of which he became Pensionary in 1423. He is considered one of the most important 15th-century chroniclers of the Duchy of Brabant.[2]
After training as a doctor, De Thimo studied law at the University of Cologne (registered in 1416). In 1423, he became pensionary of the City of Brussels,[2] a post he held until 1465. As such, he was witness to the most important political events of his time, taking part in the most important political decisions.[2] In 1434, the magistrate took him as spokesman. He supervised four chapels and became canon of St. Gudula in 1454, only to become treasurer of the chapter ten years later. Duke Philip the Good gave him two prebends (1452 and 1455).
De Thimo made his will in 1473 in the gruencamere of the Gheesthuys, a building near Sint-Goedele that was next to his own home. He died a few months later and left two children: Petrus, who became dean of Anderlecht, and Catharina, who married Hendrik van der Male and had a son Jan who became a chronicler himself (Johannes de Thimo).