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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 ...
May 21, 2018 · Johan de Witt was a powerful leader of the Dutch Republic who opposed the House of Orange and negotiated peace with England. He was killed and torn apart by a mob in 1672 after the French invasion, while his brother Cornelis was tortured and imprisoned.
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Apr 16, 2024 · Johan De Witt 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.
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Johan de Witt was a Dutch statesman and mathematician who led the republican regime of Holland from 1653 to 1672. He defended the rights of Holland against the Prince of Orange and England, but was assassinated by an Orangeist mob during the Third Anglo-Dutch War.
Jan 4, 2024 · Learn about the tragic fate of Johan de Witt, the prime minister of the Dutch Republic, who was assassinated, tortured and mutilated by a mob in 1672. Find out the historical background, the role of William III and the museum where it happened.
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Jan 6, 2024 · Learn how the Dutch Republic executed and mutilated their Prime Minister Johan de Witt in 1672, amid the French invasion and the Orangist coup. Find out why the mob cut out and roasted his liver and that of his brother Cornelius.
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 ...
