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Johan Jr. was the son of Johan de Witt and his wife Wendela Bicker (1635–1668). Having been part of the old Dutch patrician De Witt family, De Witt took a seat as secretary of the city of Dordrecht. [1] After the early death of his mother, his relatives, Gerard Bicker (I) van Swieten and Catherine van Sijpesteijn, who lived in the same house ...
- Johan de Witt’s Rise to Power
- Keeping Enemies and Conflict at Bay
- A Change of Popular Opinion and A Brutal End
Johan de Witt was born in 1625 in the Netherlands. His father was a distinguished man and the burgomaster, or mayor, of their native town Dordrecht. Witt was well educated and showed strength in mathematics early on, writing one of the first textbooks in analytic geometry. When he came to power, his used his math skills to handle the republic’s fin...
Meanwhile, there was tension between the Dutch and English governments who were in maritime competition with each other. The tension between the two nations escalated to the point of war in 1665, but Johan De Witt managed to maintain control of the seas. But in 1672, things wouldn’t work out so well: political chaos caught up with the Dutch Republi...
In the aftermath, the Dutch blamed de Witt and his inattention to the Dutch land army. Many thought he failed and wanted stronger leadership. That’s where William III of the House of Orange came in. The people called on William III to take over while they demonstrated against de Witt. De Witt’s brother, Cornelius, was arrested for treason for consp...
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Johan de Witt Jr. (1662–1701), secretary of the city of Dordrecht; married to Wilhelmina de Witt, the daughter of his uncle Cornelis de Witt. After De Witt's death, Pieter de Graeff, husband of his wife Wendela's younger sister Jacoba Bicker, became the guardian of his children.
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Apr 16, 2024 · Johan De Witt (born Sept. 24, 1625, Dordrecht, Neth.—died Aug. 20, 1672, The Hague) was one of the foremost European statesmen of the 17th century who as councillor pensionary (the political leader) of Holland (1653–72) guided the United Provinces in the First and Second Anglo-Dutch wars (1652–54, 1665–67) and consolidated the nation’s naval and commercial power.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Oct 18, 2017 · Birthplace: The Hague, The Hague, South Holland, The Netherlands. Death: January 24, 1701 (38) Immediate Family: Son of Johan de Witt, Mr. Dr. and Wendela Bicker. Husband of Wilhelmina Cornelisdr de Witt. Father of Johan de Witt and Cornelis Johansz de Witt. Brother of Anna de Witt; Agnes de Witt; Maria de Witt; 1-Elisabeth de Witt; 2-Elisabeth ...
- The Hague, South Holland
- Wilhelmina Cornelisdr de Witt
- South Holland
- May 27, 1662
De Witt was born at Dordrecht on Sept. 24, 1625, into a family of prosperous merchants and lawyers. With his older brother Cornelius, he studied law at Leiden (1641-1644), and he also studied mathematics with great enthusiasm. The brothers visited Sweden in 1644 as part of a diplomatic mission led by their father, and then they went on a tour ...
Jan 6, 2024 · The bodies were horribly mutilated and the onlookers cut out the livers of the two men and roasted and ate them in a moment of cannibalistic violence. Johan de Witt’s government survived for only a few days longer. And thus ended the life of one of most powerful men in Dutch history. The great statesman, ruler of the Netherlands for 20 years ...
