Historedia
Person

Johan de Witt

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1672

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Johan 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: Grand Pensionary of Holland

    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. Johan de Witt Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-19
  2. Cornelis de Witt Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-08