Andries de Witt
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Andries de Witt was Grand Pensionary
of Holland between 1619 and 1621. He was the successor of Johan van Oldebarnevelt, who had been executed in 1619.
Andries de Witt was a member of the old Dutch patrician family De Witt
. He was the oldest son of Johanna Heijmans and Cornelis Fransz de Witt (1545-1622), 16-fold burgomaster
of Dordrecht. He was the uncle of Cornelis de Witt
and Johan de Witt
, Grand Pensionary from 1652 to 1672, who were sons of his youngest brother Jacob de Witt
. Andries married Elizabeth van den Honert in 1604, with whom he had 10 children.
Grand Pensionary
The Grand Pensionary was the most important Dutch official during the time of the United Provinces. In theory he was only a civil servant of the Estates of the dominant province among the Seven United Provinces: the county of Holland...
of Holland between 1619 and 1621. He was the successor of Johan van Oldebarnevelt, who had been executed in 1619.
Andries de Witt was a member of the old Dutch patrician family De Witt
De Witt (family)
De Witt is the name of an old Dutch patrician and regenten family. Originally of Dordrechts origin, the genealogy of the family begins with Jan de Witte, a patrician who lived around 1295. The family have played an important role during the Dutch Golden Age...
. He was the oldest son of Johanna Heijmans and Cornelis Fransz de Witt (1545-1622), 16-fold burgomaster
Burgomaster
Burgomaster is the English form of various terms in or derived from Germanic languages for the chief magistrate or chairman of the executive council of a sub-national level of administration...
of Dordrecht. He was the uncle of Cornelis de Witt
Cornelis de Witt
Cornelis de Witt was a Dutch politician.-Biography:Cornelis de Witt was a member of the old Dutch patrician family De Witt. He was born on 15 June 1623 in Dordrecht, Holland, Dutch Republic...
and Johan de Witt
Johan de Witt
Johan de Witt, heer van Zuid- en Noord-Linschoten, Snelrewaard, Hekendorp and IJsselveere was a key figure in Dutch politics in the mid 17th century, when its flourishing sea trade in a period of globalization made the United Provinces a leading European power during the Dutch Golden Age...
, Grand Pensionary from 1652 to 1672, who were sons of his youngest brother Jacob de Witt
Jacob de Witt
Jacob de Witt, heer van Manezee, Melissant and Comstryen was a burgomaster of Dordrecht and the son of a timber merchant. He was also a younger brother of Andries de Witt and the father of Johan and Cornelis de Witt.-Career:Jacob was a member of the French patrician family De Witt...
. Andries married Elizabeth van den Honert in 1604, with whom he had 10 children.
Source
- Van der Aa, Van Harderwijk & Schotel Biographical dictionary of the Netherlands (1877), page 361. (Dutch)