Johan van Oldenbarnevelt

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Dutch politician human statesman

Johan van Oldenbarnevelt was a leading Dutch statesman of the late 16th and early 17th centuries who played a key role in the Dutch struggle for independence and the formation of the Dutch Republic.

Aliases (1)

Van Oldenbarnevelt ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Dutch politician → human → statesman →
causeOfDeath	beheading →
countryOfCitizenship	Dutch Republic →
dateOfBirth	1547-09-14 →
dateOfDeath	1619-05-13 →
educatedAt	Leuven University → University of Bourges → University of Heidelberg →
era	Dutch Golden Age → Early modern period →
ethnicGroup	Dutch →
familyName	Van Oldenbarnevelt →
givenName	Johan →
hasOccupation	statesman →
influenced	constitutional development of the Dutch Republic →
legalStatus	convicted of treason →
mannerOfDeath	execution →
movement	Dutch independence movement →
name	Johan van Oldenbarnevelt →
nativeLanguage	Dutch →
notableEvent	Twelve Years’ Truce →
notableFor	conflict with Maurice of Nassau → defense of provincial sovereignty in Holland → leading role in the formation of the Dutch Republic →
notableWork	Truce negotiations with Spain → organization of the Dutch Republic →
occupation	diplomat → lawyer →
opponent	Maurice of Nassau →
opposedBy	Counter-Remonstrants → Gomarists →
participantIn	Dutch Revolt → Eighty Years’ War →
placeOfBirth	Amersfoort → Habsburg Netherlands →
placeOfDeath	Dutch Republic → The Hague →
positionHeld	Grand Pensionary of Holland → Land’s Advocate of Holland →
religion	Calvinism →
residence	The Hague →
sexOrGender	male →
significantEvent	trial and execution in 1619 →
supportedBy	Arminians →
workLocation	Province of Holland → The Hague →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Nieuwe Kerk, The Hague →	burialPlaceOf
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt ("Van Oldenbarnevelt") →	familyName
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt →	name
Grand Pensionary →	notableOfficeHolder
Maurice of Nassau →	opposed
Counter-Remonstrants →	opposedPoliticalLeader