Anthonie Heinsius

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Dutch politician diplomat human statesman

Anthonie Heinsius was a prominent Dutch statesman of the late 17th and early 18th centuries who played a key role in European diplomacy during the War of the Spanish Succession.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Dutch politician → diplomat → human → statesman →
countryOfCitizenship	Dutch Republic →
dateOfBirth	1641-11-23 →
dateOfDeath	1720-08-03 →
educatedAt	Leiden University →
era	early 18th century → late 17th century →
familyName	Heinsius →
givenName	Anthonie →
hasOccupationSpecialization	foreign policy → war finance and strategy →
influenced	Dutch foreign policy toward France → European balance-of-power politics →
instrumentalIn	forming anti-French coalitions in Europe →
knownFor	close political collaboration with William III of Orange → key role in European diplomacy during the War of the Spanish Succession → leadership of the Dutch Republic’s war effort against France →
memberOf	States General of the Netherlands → States of Holland →
movement	Dutch Republicanism →
name	Anthonie Heinsius →
nativeLanguage	Dutch →
notableEvent	negotiations of the Grand Alliance against Louis XIV →
notableWork	diplomatic correspondence during the War of the Spanish Succession → leadership of Dutch foreign policy in the late 17th and early 18th centuries → political correspondence with William III of Orange →
occupation	diplomat → politician → statesman →
participatedIn	Nine Years' War → War of the Spanish Succession →
placeOfBirth	Delft →
placeOfDeath	The Hague →
politicalAlignment	pro-Grand Alliance →
positionHeld	Grand Pensionary of Holland → pensionary of Delft →
religion	Calvinism →
residence	Delft → The Hague →
sexOrGender	male →
workedFor	States General of the Netherlands → States of Holland →
workLocation	Delft → The Hague →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Anthonie Heinsius →	name
Heinsius →	notableBearer
Grand Pensionary →	notableOfficeHolder