Johan de Witt

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Dutch_Republic
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Dutch_Golden_Age
gptkbp:birthDate September 24, 1625
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Oude_Kerk,_Delft
gptkbp:children gptkb:Cornelis_de_Witt
gptkb:Johanna_de_Witt
Agatha_de_Witt
gptkbp:contribution Promotion of trade and commerce
Support for the arts and sciences
Development_of_the_Dutch_Republic's_naval_power
Diplomatic_relations_with_England_and_France
gptkbp:culturalImpact Portrayed in literature and art
Subject of historical studies
Commemorated in monuments
Inspiration for political leaders
Influence_on_Dutch_national_identity
gptkbp:deathDate August 22, 1672
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:De_Witt_family
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Advocate for civil liberties
Influence on modern democratic principles
Promoter of a federalist structure in governance
Symbol of the struggle against monarchy
Key_figure_in_the_establishment_of_the_Dutch_Republic
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Johan de Witt
gptkbp:influence Political_philosophy_in_the_Netherlands
gptkbp:influencedBy Hugo Grotius
gptkbp:influenceOn gptkb:European_Enlightenment_thinkers
Dutch_republicanism
gptkbp:knownFor Political leadership during the First Anglo-Dutch War
Advocacy_for_the_Dutch_Republic
gptkbp:legacy Assassination by a mob in 1672
gptkbp:nationality Dutch
gptkbp:notableWork De Politieke Geschriften
De la Paix
De_la_Politique
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Dordrecht
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:The_Hague
gptkbp:politicalParty States_Party
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Grand_Pensionary_of_Holland
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Johan_de_Oldenbarnevelt
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Anna_de_Witt
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Johannes_de_la_Court