Anthonie Heinsius
Anthonie Heinsius (born December 22, 1641 in Delft , † August 3, 1720 in The Hague ) was a Dutch statesman and councilor .
Heinsius came from an old patrician family and studied law in Leiden . In 1679 he became a pensioner in Delft. In 1682 he traveled to France as a diplomat , but was treated so ruthlessly at the royal court there that he began to hate France, passed from the aristocratic to the governor and became an ardent supporter and later friend of the governor of the Netherlands, William III. of Orange , later King of England.
In 1687 he took over an embassy to England and in 1689 the office of council pensioner of Holland . Since the death of Wilhelm III. in 1702, Heinsius was at the center of European politics. In the War of the Spanish Succession he allied himself with Eugene of Savoy and Marlborough against King Louis XIV of France. This enabled him to secure some advantages for the Netherlands in the barrier treaties.
literature
- De briefwisseling van Anthonie Heinsius 1702-1720 ISBN 9024719062 (Dutch)
- JAF de Jongste and AJ Veenendaal: Anthonie Heinsius and the Dutch Republic 1688-1720 (Den Haag: Institute of Netherlands History, 2002). ISBN 90-5216-123-2 (English)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Michiel ten Hove |
Pensioner of Holland 1689–1720 |
Isaac van Hoornbeek |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Heinsius, Anthonie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch statesman and councilor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 22, 1641 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Delft |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 3, 1720 |
| Place of death | The hague |