John de Witt, Grand Pensionary of Holland, 1625-1672 / / Herbert Harvey Rowen.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979
• VerfasserIn: Rowen, Herbert Harvey,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]; ©1978
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 1628
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (964 p.)

Known to his contemporaries for his sharpness of mind, strength of purpose, fortitude, and good humor, John de Witt was a brilliant leader whose career ended in a death of horror rarely paralleled in history. Herbert Rowen's biography embraces all aspects of De Witt's political, intellectual, and personal life, including his role as a mathematician admired by Newton, an "unphilosophical Cartesian," and a political thinker. The author describes De Witt's youth, Dutch society of his day, and his central part in the domestic and foreign politics of the Dutch Republic from 1651 to 1672. He puts De Witt's relation to the House of Orange in a new light, more subtle than in the traditional history. He also examines in detail De Witt's system of government as councilor pensionary of Holland.Originally published in 1978.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- A Note on Names, Personal and Geographical -- Abbreviations -- Prologue: The Lances are Blunted -- 1. Youth (1625-1650) -- 2. Holland Versus the Prince (1649-1650) -- 3. The Path to Power (January 1651-February 1652) -- 4. War with Cromwell (May 1652-July 1653) -- 5. Life in The Hague (1653-1660) -- 6. From Affluence to Fortune -- 7. The Craft of Politics -- 8. The Master of Patronage -- 9. The Manager of State Finances -- 10. Toward Peace (July 1653-April 1654) -- 11. Exclusion of the Prince (April-August 1654) -- 12. Diplomacy: Craft and Art -- 13. As England Goes ... (1654-1660) -- 14. Not Quite Friends or Foes (1652-1660) -- 15. The Embroiled Baltic (1652-1657) -- 16. Storm in the North (1657-1660) -- 17. Holland Politics (1654-1660) -- 18. A Clashing Harmony (1654-1660) -- 19. The Anomalous Republican -- 20. The Unphilosophical Cartesian -- 21. The Churches and the State -- 22. The Royal Guest (May-June 1660) -- 23. England: The Collapse of Friendship (1660-1664) -- 24. France: The Dubious Ally (1660-1664) -- 25. Life in The Hague (1660-1672) -- 26. ANew Place for Orange? (1660-1664) -- 27. Politics at Home (1660-1664) -- 28. King Charles's War (1665-1667) -- 29. The Mouse That Bit a Lion (1665-1666) -- 30. The Way to Breda (1665-1667) -- 31. France: The Reluctant Ally (1665-1667) -- 32. Wartime Politics (1665-1667) -- 33. The Triple Alliance (August 1667-June 1668) -- 34. The Dover Treaty (June 1668-June 1670) -- 35. The Fruits of Dover (June 167o-April 1672) -- 36. Quest for New Allies (1668- I 672) -- 37. The Prince Starts Back (1667-1670) -- 38. The Prince Advances (June 167o-April 1672) -- 39. The Desperate Months (April-June 1672) -- 40. The Fall from Power (June-August 1672) -- 41. The Final Horror (July-August 1672) -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index