Rampjaar
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In 1672, the Dutch Republic faced simultaneous invasions from France, England, and the German bishoprics of Münster and Cologne in what became known as the Rampjaar. The French Royal Army, under Louis
Allegory on the French Invasion of 1672 by Jan van Wijckersloot (1673)
Prince's Day by Jan Steen (ca. 1665): Supporters of the Prince of Orange drink to the health of the Nassau line on the Prince's birthday.
Louis XIV crossing the Rhine by Adam Frans van der Meulen.
The bodies of the De Witt brothers, by Jan de Baen.
Johan de Witt
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Johan de Witt was a Dutch statesman and mathematician who was a major political figure during the First Stadtholderless Period, when flourishing global trade in a period of rapid European colonial exp
Rampjaar
…The sudden overrunning of most of the country led to widespread panic and unrest within Dutch society. The government, dominated by Grand Pensionary Johan de Witt and the regenten from Holland, lost support as people became dissatisfied with their leadership in the crisis. In response to public demand, Willem III…
Portrait by Adriaen Hanneman, 1665
Wendela Bicker
Overview of the personal family relationships of the Amsterdam oligarchy between the regent-dynasties Boelens Loen, De Graeff, Bicker (van Swieten), Witsen and Johan de Witt in the Dutch Golden Age
Portrait of Johan de Witt (after Jan de Baen)