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"
father Jacob de Witt
gender male
givenName Cornelis
mannerOfDeath lynching
mother Anna van den Corput
name Cornelis de Witt
nativeLanguage Dutch
notableEvent Rampjaar 1672
conflict with the House of Orange
lynching at The Hague in 1672
notableFor being murdered during political turmoil in 1672
leadership in the Dutch Republic before 1672
notableWork leadership in Dutch republican politics
occupation civil servant
lawyer
politician
opposedBy Orangist faction
surface form: "Orangists"
participatedIn administration of the Dutch Republic
placeOfBirth Dordrecht
placeOfDeath The Hague
politicalAlignment Dutch republican
positionHeld deputy to the States-General of the Netherlands
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
surface form: "Maria van Berckel"

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nieuwe Kerk, The Hague burialPlaceOf Cornelis de Witt
Anna van den Corput child Cornelis de Witt
Jacob de Witt child Cornelis de Witt
Johan de Witt child Cornelis de Witt
this entity surface form: "Cornelis de Witt Jr."
Wendela Bicker child Cornelis de Witt
this entity surface form: "Cornelis de Witt Jr."
Raid on the Medway commander Cornelis de Witt
Jan de Baen depicted Cornelis de Witt
subject surface form: "Rampjaar"
De Witt hasNotableBearer Cornelis de Witt
De Witt family hasNotableMember Cornelis de Witt
ruwaard of Putten heldBy Cornelis de Witt
subject surface form: "Ruwaard of Putten"
Cornelis de Witt name Cornelis de Witt
ruwaard of Putten officeHolder Cornelis de Witt
subject surface form: "Ruwaard of Putten"
Andries de Witt relative Cornelis de Witt
Anna de Witt relative Cornelis de Witt
Johan de Witt sibling Cornelis de Witt

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