Gerrit Schimmelpenninck
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Gerrit, Count Schimmelpenninck was a Dutch businessman and politician.
Gerrit Schimmelpenninck
William II was King of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Duke of Limburg. He reigned for just under nine years, making him the shortest-reigning monarch in Dutch history.
Gerrit Schimmelpenninck
…Council of Ministers, a precursor to the modern-day position of prime minister. His views ranged from liberal to conservative. The primary reason of William II to get him to the Netherlands and have him be appointed as prime minister was to keep Thorbecke out of the Council of Ministers. His proposal to design…
Portrait by Nicolaas Pieneman, c. 1849
William II at the Battle of Waterloo, by Nicaise de Keyser, 1846
Portrait of William II and Anna Pavlovna (1816) by Jan Willem Pieneman
Portrait of William II, painted in 1817 by Karel Pieter Verhulst