Article: Witt, Johan and Cornelis de (Johan 16251672; Cornelis 16231672)

WITT, JOHAN AND CORNELIS DE (Johan 1625 1672; Cornelis 1623 1672)

WITT, JOHAN AND CORNELIS DE (Johan 1625 1672; Cornelis 1623 1672), Dutch statesmen and patriots. The de Witt brothers, leading statesmen of the Dutch Republic and opponents of the House of Orange from 1653 to 1672, were born in Dordrecht, a city in the south of the province of Holland, where their father, Jacob de Witt, had already served several times as alderman and burgomaster. Together Johan and Cornelis went to the Latin School and studied law at the University of Leiden. They completed their education with a grand tour through France and England. About this time it was evident that Johan ...

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