Anthonie van der Heim
Anthonie van der Heim or Antonius van der Heim , (born November 28, 1693 in The Hague , † July 16, 1746 in 's-Hertogenbosch ) was a board member of the provinces of Holland and West Friesland between 1737 and 1746 .
Career
Anthonie was a descendant of the Van der Heim family . His uncle was the politician and councilor Anthonie Heinsius . Between 1709 and 1711 Van der Heim studied law at the University of Leiden . In 1727 he succeeded Simon van Slingelandt , who became a council pensioner, as a kind of finance minister ( thesaurier-generaal ) in the Republic of the United Netherlands . In December 1736 Johan Hendrik van Wassenaer-Obdam , the head of the knighthood of Holland, the regent of Amsterdam Lieve Geelvinck and François Teresteijn van Halewijn , mayor of Dordrecht , signed a secret agreement through which Van der Heim was installed as the new council pensioner .
One of the most serious problems during Van der Heim's reign was the inability of the Dutch city rulers to organize the state finances and reduce the national debt. However, this was not achieved either through internal measures or by levying additional taxes.
Van der Heim was described by his contemporaries as a politically indecisive and impotent person. Added to this were the foreign policy problems with France and England and the War of the Austrian Succession . Van der Heim's health suffered from these problems, so that in 1746 he stayed on a cure in Spa . During Van der Heim's absence, Willem Buys held the highest government office in Holland. After a heart attack that he did not survive, Jacob Gilles was installed as the new council pensioner.
Private
Anthonie van der Heim lived in a town house in the Lange Voorhout in The Hague and owned a country house in Rijswijk .
He was married to Catharina van der Waeyen (1694–1763). From this marriage came two daughters:
- Catharina van der Heim (1729–1771), who later married Baron Jacob Arent van Wassenaar van Duvenvoorde (1721–1767), and
- Herbertina van der Heim (1731–1798), married to Baron Gerlach Jan van der Does (1732–1810).
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Simon van Slingelandt |
Pensionary of Holland 1737 -1746 |
Willem Buys |
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| SURNAME | Heim, Anthonie van der |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Heim, Antonius van der |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch pensioner (1737–1746) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 28, 1693 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | The hague |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 16, 1746 |
| Place of death | 's-Hertogenbosch |