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Johan van Oldenbarnevelt

1547 - 1619

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Johan van Oldenbarnevelt (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjoːɦɑɱ vɑn ɔldə(m)ˈbɑrnəvɛlt]), Heer van Berkel en Rodenrijs (1600), Gunterstein (1611) and Bakkum (1613) (14 September 1547 – 13 May 1619) was a Dutch statesman and revolutionary who played an important role in the Dutch struggle for independence from the Habsburg Castilian empire. Van Oldenbarnevelt was born in Amersfoort. He studied law at the universities of Leuven, Bourges, Heidelberg, and Padua, and traveled in France and Italy before settling permanently in The Hague. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt has received more than 397,189 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is the 4,193rd most popular politician (down from 3,855th in 2019), the 151st most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 150th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Dutch Politician.

Johan van Oldenbarnevelt was a Dutch statesman who was executed for treason during the Dutch Revolt. He is most famous for his role in the negotiations that led to the Twelve Years' Truce.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Johan van Oldenbarnevelt ranks 4,193 out of 15,577. Before him are Vsevolod the Big Nest, Baldwin V, Count of Flanders, George II Rákóczi, João Lourenço, Enrico De Nicola, and Charles, Prince of Viana. After him are Muhammad of Ghor, Rudolf Kirchschläger, Ramiro I of Asturias, Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia, Louis Joseph, Prince of Condé, and Ferdinand Buisson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1547, Johan van Oldenbarnevelt ranks 7. Before him are Miguel de Cervantes, John of Austria, Justus Lipsius, Claude of France, Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, and Stanisław Żółkiewski. After him are Oichi, Philipp Ludwig, Count Palatine of Neuburg, Mateo Alemán, Sanada Masayuki, Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī, and Rudolph Goclenius. Among people deceased in 1619, Johan van Oldenbarnevelt ranks 8. Before him are Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor, Hans Lippershey, John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg, Anne of Denmark, Ludovico Carracci, and Lucilio Vanini. After him are Diane de France, Lawrence of Brindisi, Hieronymus Fabricius, Shimazu Yoshihiro, Marko Krizin, and Denis Calvaert.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Johan van Oldenbarnevelt ranks 151 out of 1,427. Before him are Arie Haan (1948), Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (1948), Princess Irene of the Netherlands (1939), George Blake (1922), Abraham Bloemaert (1566), and Wim Kok (1938). After him are Antonis Mor (1519), Jan Ingenhousz (1730), Theo van Gogh (1957), Gustav Leonhardt (1928), Lambert of Maastricht (635), and Piet Keizer (1943).

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Among POLITICIANS In Netherlands

Among politicians born in Netherlands, Johan van Oldenbarnevelt ranks 19. Before him are William II of Holland (1228), Mark Rutte (1967), Wim Duisenberg (1935), Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (1948), Princess Irene of the Netherlands (1939), and Wim Kok (1938). After him are Margaret of Bavaria (1363), Nicholas J. Spykman (1893), Pim Fortuyn (1948), Ruud Lubbers (1939), Peter Stuyvesant (1612), and Anton Mussert (1894).

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