Cornelis de Witt
Dutch politician
Died when: 49 years 66 days (590 months)Star Sign: Gemini
Cornelis de Witt was a Dutch politician and naval commendant of the Golden Age.During the First Stadtholderless Period De Witt was an influential member of the Dutch States Party, and was in opposition to the House of Orange.
In the Rampjaar of 1672 he was lynched together with his brother Johan de Witt by a crowd incited by Orange partisans.
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