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.

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Grand Pensionary Johan de Witt 1

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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
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

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Anna de Witt associatedWith Johan de Witt
this entity surface form: Grand Pensionary Johan de Witt
Cornelis de Witt associatedWith Johan de Witt
Dutch Republicanism associatedWith Johan de Witt
Elementa curvarum linearum author Johan de Witt
Nieuwe Kerk, The Hague burialPlaceOf Johan de Witt
Anna van den Corput child Johan de Witt
Jacob de Witt child Johan de Witt
Wendela Bicker correspondentWith Johan de Witt
Jan de Baen depicted Johan de Witt
Johan de Witt Jr. father Johan de Witt
Johan de Witt fullName Johan de Witt self-link
Elementa curvarum linearum hasAuthor Johan de Witt
De Witt family hasFamilyHead Johan de Witt
Devolution War hasKeyFigure Johan de Witt
subject surface form: Rampjaar
Triple Alliance (1668) hasKeyFigure Johan de Witt
De Witt hasNotableBearer Johan de Witt
De Witt family hasNotableMember Johan de Witt
Dutch Golden Age notableFigure Johan de Witt
Grand Pensionary notableOfficeHolder Johan de Witt
Andries de Witt relative Johan de Witt
Anna de Witt relative Johan de Witt
Johan de Witt Jr. relative Johan de Witt
Cornelis de Witt sibling Johan de Witt
De Witt sibling Johan de Witt
subject surface form: Cornelis de Witt
Wendela Bicker spouse Johan de Witt