De Witt family

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The De Witt family was a prominent Dutch patrician dynasty from Dordrecht that played a leading role in the politics and governance of the Dutch Republic during the 17th century.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch patrician family
political dynasty
activeIn Dutch Golden Age
country Netherlands
countryOfOrigin Dutch Republic
ethnicGroup Dutch
fieldOfActivity governance of the Dutch Republic
politics
governedFrom Dordrecht NERFINISHED
hasFamilyHead Johan de Witt
hasInfluenceOn Republican governance in the Dutch Republic
hasMottoLanguage Latin
hasNotableMember Cornelis de Witt
Jacob de Witt
Johan de Witt
language Dutch
memberOf urban patriciate of Dordrecht
notableFor influence in Holland’s provincial government
leading role in Dutch Republic politics
opposition to stadtholderal power
notablePeriod 17th century
opposedBy House of Orange-Nassau
partOf Dutch regent families
placeOfOrigin Dordrecht NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment States Party
regionOfInfluence Dordrecht NERFINISHED
Holland
socialClass regent class
socialStatus patrician
timePeriod Early modern period


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