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    Johan de Witt

    Grand Pensionary of Holland

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  1. Johan de Witt (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjoːɦɑn də ˈʋɪt]; 24 September 1625 – 20 August 1672), Lord of Zuid- en Noord-Linschoten, Snelrewaard, Hekendorp en IJsselvere, was a Dutch statesman and a major political figure in the Dutch Republic in the mid-17th century, the First Stadtholderless Period, when its flourishing sea trade in a ...

  2. May 21, 2018 · It’s been said that the Dutch people actually ate de Witt after killing him, with one version even claiming that one member of the mob ate an eyeball. In the end, the new ruler, William III, did nothing to prosecute the ringleaders of the mob. Today there are three statues of Johan de Witt in the Netherlands, all built in the twentieth century.

  3. 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 ...

  4. www.encyclopedia.com › encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps › johan-de-wittJohan de Witt | Encyclopedia.com

    Johan de Witt. The Dutch statesman Johan de Witt (1625-1672), as councilor pensionary of Holland from 1653 to 1672, led the Dutch Republic after the end of its war of independence. Aman of keen intelligence, displayed notably in his contributions to mathematics and actuarial science, Johan or Jan de Witt used his post as chief minister of the ...

  5. Johan de Witt ( Dordrecht, 24 september 1625 [noot 1] – Den Haag, 20 augustus 1672 ), heer van Zuid- en Noord-Linschoten, Snelrewaard, Hekendorp en IJsselvere, [noot 2] was in de Gouden Eeuw tijdens het Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk negentien jaar lang raadpensionaris van het gewest Holland en daarmee de belangrijkste politicus van de Republiek...

  6. Johan de Witt, Lord of Zuid- en Noord-Linschoten, Snelrewaard, Hekendorp en IJsselvere, was a Dutch statesman and a major political figure in the Dutch Republic in the mid-17th century, the First Stadtholderless Period, when its flourishing sea trade in a period of global colonisation made the republic a leading European trading and seafaring ...

  7. HNLMS Johan de Witt ( Dutch: Zr.Ms. Johan de Witt) is the second Rotterdam -class landing platform dock [citation needed] of the Royal Netherlands Navy. It is an improved design of Rotterdam, which was designed in conjunction between the Netherlands and Spain. [2] . The ship, displacing 16,800 tons, was launched on 13 May 2006. [3] .

  8. Mar 15, 2019 · Learn the fate of Dutch leader Johan de Witt here. When Johan de Witt – the ‘Grand Pensionary’ (in effect, prime minister) of the Dutch Republic – was killed along with his brother in 1672, there are accounts of some among the mob taking parts of the bodies and eating them…

  9. Johan de Witt. Johan (also Jan) de Witt was born on September 25, 1625, as son to lumber merchant Jacob de Witt and wife Anna van den Corput in the city of Dordrecht. His family was associated with the "staatsgezinden", and his father gave up business to become councillor and tax collector of Dordrecht in 1633 (Kupers, 2014).

  10. One of the foremost European statesmen of the 17th century, Johan De Witt served as councillor pensionary (the political leader) of Holland from 1653 to 1672. He was instrumental in guiding the United Provinces in the First and Second Anglo-Dutch wars (1652–54, 1665–67) and in consolidated the nation’s naval and commercial power.

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