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De Witt, Cornelius

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De Witt, Cornelius (1623–1672)

Dutch burgomaster. He was the brother of Jan De Witt, whose republican policy he supported. After the French invasion of 1672, he was arrested on a false charge of conspiring to poison Prince William of Orange. He was murdered by the crowd on his release from prison.



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