Cornelis de Witt
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Cornelis de Witt was a prominent 17th-century Dutch statesman and republican leader who, alongside his brother Johan de Witt, played a central role in the politics of the Dutch Republic before being murdered during the political turmoil of 1672.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch politician
→
human → republican politician → statesman → |
| associatedWith |
Johan de Witt
→
States of Holland and West Friesland →
surface form: "States Party (Dutch Republic)"
|
| burialPlace | Nieuwe Kerk, The Hague → |
| causeOfDeath | political assassination → |
| child | Jacob de Witt → |
| citizenship | Dutch Republic → |
| countryOfBirth | Dutch Republic → |
| countryOfCitizenship | Dutch Republic → |
| dateOfBirth | 1623-06-15 → |
| dateOfDeath | 1672-08-20 → |
| era | Dutch Golden Age → |
| ethnicGroup | Dutch → |
| family | De Witt family → |
| familyName |
De Witt
→
surface form: "de Witt"
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| father | Jacob de Witt → |
| gender | male → |
| givenName | Cornelis → |
| mannerOfDeath | lynching → |
| mother | Anna van den Corput → |
| name | Cornelis de Witt → |
| nativeLanguage | Dutch → |
| notableEvent |
Rampjaar 1672
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conflict with the House of Orange → lynching at The Hague in 1672 → |
| notableFor |
being murdered during political turmoil in 1672
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leadership in the Dutch Republic before 1672 → |
| notableWork | leadership in Dutch republican politics → |
| occupation |
civil servant
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lawyer → politician → |
| opposedBy |
Orangist faction
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surface form: "Orangists"
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| participatedIn | administration of the Dutch Republic → |
| placeOfBirth | Dordrecht → |
| placeOfDeath | The Hague → |
| politicalAlignment | Dutch republican → |
| positionHeld |
deputy to the States-General of the Netherlands
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member of the States of Holland → pensionary of Dordrecht → ruwaard of Putten → |
| religion | Calvinism → |
| residence |
Dordrecht
→
The Hague → |
| sibling |
Andries de Witt
→
Johan de Witt → |
| spouse |
Anna van den Corput
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surface form: "Maria van Berckel"
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Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Cornelis de Witt Jr."
this entity surface form: "Cornelis de Witt Jr."
subject surface form: "Rampjaar"
subject surface form: "Ruwaard of Putten"
subject surface form: "Ruwaard of Putten"