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Cornelis de Witt

Type Figure Region Dutch Republic Time 1623–1672 Also known as Cornelis de Witt、科内利斯·德维特

Cornelis de Witt was a Dutch Republic politician and naval administrator, brother of Johan de Witt.…

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  1. 1649–1660Dordrecht · Dutch RepublicServing as mayor in his home city and intervening in the republic's naval and financial administration, he formed a political alliance with his brother Johan, representing States Party interests against the restoration forces of the House of Orange.
  2. 1660–1672The Hague · Dutch RepublicThe Franco-Dutch War and domestic crisis intensified popular resentment; imprisoned on political charges, he was dragged out and killed by a mob, his brother Johan dying the same day, marking the end of States Party rule.

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