Johan de Witt
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Johan de Witt was a leading 17th-century Dutch statesman and Grand Pensionary of Holland, known for guiding the Dutch Republic during its “Golden Age” and shaping its foreign policy and alliances.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grand Pensionary Johan de Witt | 1 |
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch politician
ⓘ
Grand Pensionary of Holland ⓘ human ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1625-09-24 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
North Holland
ⓘ
surface form:
County of Holland
Dordrecht ⓘ Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | lynching ⓘ |
| child |
Anna de Witt
ⓘ
Cornelis de Witt ⓘ
surface form:
Cornelis de Witt Jr.
Johan de Witt Jr. ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1672-08-20 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
North Holland
ⓘ
surface form:
County of Holland
Dutch Republic ⓘ The Hague ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Leiden
ⓘ
surface form:
Leiden University
University of Angers ⓘ |
| era | Dutch Golden Age ⓘ |
| familyName | De Witt ⓘ |
| father | Jacob de Witt ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
actuarial science
ⓘ
politics ⓘ probability theory ⓘ public finance ⓘ |
| fullName | Johan de Witt self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Johan ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of republican government
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contributions to early life annuity valuation ⓘ leadership of the Dutch Republic during the Dutch Golden Age ⓘ negotiating the Treaty of Westminster (1654) ⓘ negotiating the Triple Alliance of 1668 ⓘ shaping Dutch foreign policy ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Dutch ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| marriageDate | 1655-02-16 ⓘ |
| memberOf |
States General of the Netherlands
ⓘ
States of Holland and West Friesland ⓘ
surface form:
States of Holland
|
| mother | Anna van den Corput ⓘ |
| movement | Dutch republicanism ⓘ |
| notableWork |
De waardije van lyf-renten naer proportie van los-renten
ⓘ
Elementa curvarum linearum ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
mathematician ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
House of Orange-Nassau
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Orange
|
| participantIn |
Anglo-Dutch Wars
ⓘ
surface form:
First Anglo-Dutch War (aftermath and peace negotiations)
Rampjaar (Disaster Year) 1672 ⓘ
surface form:
Rampjaar 1672
Anglo-Dutch Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Second Anglo-Dutch War
|
| positionHeld |
Grand Pensionary
ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Pensionary of Holland
pensionary of Dordrecht ⓘ |
| religion | Calvinism ⓘ |
| residence |
Dordrecht
ⓘ
The Hague ⓘ |
| sibling | Cornelis de Witt ⓘ |
| significantEvent | murdered by an Orangist mob in The Hague in 1672 ⓘ |
| spouse | Wendela Bicker ⓘ |
| termEnd | 1672 ⓘ |
| termStart | 1653 ⓘ |
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Grand Pensionary Johan de Witt
subject surface form:
Rampjaar