Juw Dekama

Juw Dekema (1449 or 1450 – 24 October 1523) was a Frisian chieftain and Schieringer in Weidum and Baard, who was elected as potestaat 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).

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