Historedia
Person

Cornelis de Witt

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1672

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Cornelis de Witt, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. William III becomes stadtholder and the de Witt brothers are lynched

    1672

    Role: States Navy officer and statesman

    1. 16 July 1672 · Holland and ZeelandAppointment as Stadtholder

      William III was appointed Stadtholder of Holland and Zeeland on 16 July 1672.

    2. 20 August 1672 · The HagueLynching of the De Witt Brothers

      Johan and Cornelis de Witt were lynched by an Orangist mob in The Hague on 20 August 1672.

Sources

  1. Cornelis de Witt Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-08