De eerste minister van de Republiek: De Hollandse raadpensionaris in de zeventiende eeuw ; The First Minister of the Dutch Republic: The Grand Pensionary of Holland in the Seventeenth Century

In the seventeenth century, the Dutch Republic was guided by well-known figures, such as Johan van Oldenbarnevelt (1547-1619) and Johan de Witt (1625-1672). At the time, both men represented the United Provinces, and while many thought that they served as Grand Pensionaries of the States-General, this was in fact not the case. Oldenbarnevelt and De Witt were servants of the States of Hol-land, and yet they were expected to take over the political leadership of their province. Because of this contradiction, there is still a lot of uncertainty about this office: was the Grand Pensionary a servan... Mehr ...