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Veronica van Aerssen van Sommelsdyck
Died 1702  
Veronica van Arson

James Boswell's great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother. Daughter of Cornelius van Aerssen (1600-1662), Lord of Sommelsdyck and Spyck (Baron Sommelsdyck), and Luts Lucia van Walta (1609-1674). Married (1659) to Alexander Bruce, 2nd Earl of Kincardine. Mother of Elizabeth Bruce and Mary Bruce, who were a grandmother and great-grandmother of Boswell, respectively.

    Unless otherwise noted, the source for a dated quotation of Boswell's is generally the corresponding volume of the Yale Trade Editions of Boswell's journals.