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37-412: (Redirected from Oldenbarnevelt ) Van Oldenbarnevelt is a Dutch surname. Notable people with the surname include: Johan van Oldenbarnevelt (1547–1619), Dutch nobility Willem van Oldenbarnevelt (1590 – before 1638), Dutch nobility Reinier van Oldenbarnevelt (c.1588–1623), Dutch nobility [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with

74-539: A kangaroo court . The stacked bench of judges decided the verdict on Saturday 11 May 1619 and it was announced on Sunday afternoon. Attempts to obtain a pardon, or at least a commutation of the sentence of death, were made by Maurice's stepmother, Louise de Coligny , and the French ambassador Benjamin Aubery du Maurier , but it was in vain. On Monday, 13 May 1619, the death sentence was read to Van Oldenbarnevelt; and, therefore, on

111-693: A city. Mayors of cities with city rights chose the officials who served as representatives in the States of Holland. The States of Holland were disbanded during the reforms by the Batavian Republic . The States of Holland should not be confused with the States-General , or Staten-Generaal , the confederate government of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands as a whole. Each of the provinces of

148-569: A commission appointed by the States-General, led by Reynier Pauw . He appeared more than 60 times before the commissioners and the whole course of his official life was severely examined. During the period of inquest, he was neither allowed to consult papers nor put his defense in writing. On 20 February 1619, Van Oldenbarnevelt was arraigned before a special court of twenty-four members, only half of whom were Hollanders, and nearly all of whom were personal enemies. This ad hoc judicial commission

185-647: A special mission sent to congratulate King James I of England on his accession. He initiated and brokered the action that founded the Dutch East India Company (VOC) amalgamating half a dozen companies that traded on the Far East (the first from 1595) into one in 1602. The VOC would trade for two centuries. In 1612 the VOC developed the model for the corporation of using joint stock ownership by share holders, who could only get their investment back by selling its shares at

222-585: A statesman or desire for politics. Their first rift came in 1600, when Maurice was forced against his will by the States-General, under the Advocate's influence, to undertake a military expedition to Flanders . The expedition was saved from disaster by desperate efforts that ended in victory at the Battle of Nieuwpoort . After 1598, Van Oldenbarnevelt took part in special diplomatic missions to King Henry IV of France and Queen Elizabeth I of England, and again in 1605 in

259-603: A stock exchange, also an Oldenbarnevelt initiative. The basic principle of the model was over time adopted worldwide. As the leader of the delegation of Holland in the States-General Oldenbarnevelt also dominated Dutch diplomacy. He led the negotiations with the Spanish Crown which led to the Twelve Years' Truce in 1609. The immediate effect of the truce was a strengthening of Van Oldenbarnevelt's influence in

296-459: A visit to Huis Westcamp, which meant that he had to miss out for two weeks. At the age of seventy, he began to walk worse on stairs, and had rheumatic complaints. From 1617 he started walking with his iconic "stockske" (walking stick). It is suspected that he also had bladder, gallstones or kidney stones . States of Holland and West Friesland The States of Holland and West Frisia ( Dutch : Staten van Holland en West-Friesland ) were

333-685: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Johan van Oldenbarnevelt Van Oldenbarnevelt was born in Amersfoort . He studied law at the universities of Leuven , Bourges , Heidelberg , and Padua , and traveled in France and Italy before settling permanently in The Hague . He favored William the Silent in his revolt against Philip II of Spain , and fought in William's army. In his later years he

370-539: The Five Articles of Remonstrance ) should be submitted to a national synod, summoned by the civil government. It was no secret that this action by the Arminians was taken with the approval and connivance of Van Oldenbarnevelt, who was an upholder of the principle of religious toleration . The Gomarists in reply drew up a Contra-Remonstrance in seven articles, and called for a purely church synod. The Dutch Reformed Church

407-528: The Reformed Faith by the Synod of Dort . Van Oldenbarnevelt left two sons: Reinier van Oldenbarnevelt , lord of Groeneveld, and Willem van Oldenbarnevelt , lord of Stoutenburg, and two daughters. A conspiracy against the life of Maurice, in which both sons of Van Oldenbarnevelt took part, was discovered in 1623. Stoutenburg, who was the chief accomplice, made his escape and entered the service of Spain; Groeneveld

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444-548: The States of Holland . In this capacity his industry, singular grasp of affairs, and persuasive powers of speech speedily gained for him a position of influence. He was active in promoting the Union of Utrecht (1579) and the offer of the countship of Holland and Zeeland to William the Silent (prevented by William’s death in 1584). He was a fierce opponent of the policies of the Earl of Leicester ,

481-400: The States of Holland and West Friesland , an office he held for 32 years. This great office, given to a man of commanding ability and industry, offered unbounded influence in a multi-headed republic without any central executive authority. Though nominally the servant of the States of Holland, Van Oldenbarnevelt made himself the political personification of the province which bore more than half

518-464: The surname Van Oldenbarnevelt . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Van_Oldenbarnevelt&oldid=1152437644 " Categories : Surnames Dutch-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description

555-553: The Advocate's statesmanship kept the United Provinces from collapsing under their own inherent separatist tendencies. This prevented the United Provinces from becoming an easy conquest for the formidable army of Alexander of Parma . Also of good fortune for the Netherlands, the attention of Philip II of Spain was at its greatest weakness, instead focused on a contemplated invasion of England . Spain's lack of attention coupled with

592-814: The Court Chapel (Hofkapel) at the Binnenhof. During Van Oldenbarnevelt's captivity, his servant Jan Francken kept a diary, forty pages long at the time of his execution; a copy was made by a pastor, the Rev Adrian Stolker, in 1825 for wider dissemination, but the original then disappeared until it was rediscovered in 2018 in Van Oldenbarnevelt's home city of Amersfoort. The States of Holland noted in their Resolution book, on 13 May, that Van Oldenbarnevelt had been: "…a man of great business, activity, memory and wisdom – yes, extra-ordinary in every respect. " They added

629-424: The Netherlands had its own States and Holland was just one of seven. Nevertheless, this province was so dominant that a politician controlling the States of Holland by being Land's Advocate of Holland or Grand Pensionary, in fact controlled the Republic. Johan de Witt is a case in point, and Johan van Oldebarnevelt was another famous example. First mentioned in 1428, the States of Holland existed until 1795 when

666-581: The Northern West Frisian Quarter: Alkmaar , Hoorn , Enkhuizen , Edam , Monnikendam , Medemblik and Purmerend . More powerful cities were allowed to send more representatives — Amsterdam had a delegation of four — but these then together had only one vote. All members of the States were appointed officials, including the Land's Advocate or Grand Pensionary, who was appointed by the States themselves. The Land's Advocate or Grand Pensionary

703-544: The States of Holland and to be held accountable not to the ordinary tribunals but to the States of Holland. The States‐General of the Republic saw it as a declaration of sovereign independence on the part of Holland and decided to take action. A commission was appointed, with Maurice at its head, to compel the disbanding of the waardgelders . On 31 July 1618, the Stadholder, at the head of a body of troops, appeared at Utrecht, which had thrown in its lot with Holland. At his order

740-472: The States-General, acting as the highest court in the land. As was customary in similar cases (for instance, the later trial of the judges in the case of the Amboyna massacre ), the trial was delegated to a commission. Of course, the accused contested the competence of the court, as they contested the residual sovereignty of the States-General, but their protest was disregarded. It was in fact, according to critics,

777-631: The United Province's lack of central, organized government allowed Van Oldenbarnevelt to gain control of administrative affairs. His task was made easier by receiving whole-hearted support from Maurice of Nassau, who, after 1589, held the office of Stadholderate of five provinces. He was also Captain-General and Admiral of the Union. The interests and ambitions of Van Oldenbarnevelt and Maurice did not clash. Indeed, Maurice's thoughts were centered on training and leading armies, and he had no special capacity as

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814-470: The entire charge of the union. As mouthpiece of the ridderschap (College of Nobles), with one vote in the States of Holland, he practically dominated that assembly. In a brief period, he became entrusted with such large and far-reaching authority in all details of administration, that he became the virtual Prime minister of the Dutch republic. During the two critical years following the withdrawal of Leicester,

851-413: The feudal order: Dordrecht first, Purmerend last. He had literally both the first — as representing the nobility vote — and the last say in a meeting. Since the death of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt any Prince of Orange also being stadtholder indirectly had much power over the States. He had the right to appoint the mayors of all cities, out of one of two candidates suggested by the appointment college of

888-626: The government of the Dutch Republic , now recognized as a free and independent state; external peace, however, was to bring with it internal strife. For some years there had been a war of words between the religious parties, the strict Calvinist Gomarists (or Contra-Remonstrants) and the Arminians . In 1610 the Arminians, henceforth known as Remonstrants , drew up a petition, known as the Remonstrance, in which they asked that their tenets (defined in

925-466: The governor‐general at the time, and instead favoured Maurice of Nassau , a son of William. Leicester left in 1587, leaving the military power in the Netherlands to Maurice. During the governorship of Leicester, Van Oldenbarnevelt was the leader of the strenuous opposition offered by the States of Holland to the centralizing policy of the governor. On 16 March 1586, Van Oldenbarnevelt, in succession to Paulus Buys , became Land's Advocate of Holland for

962-555: The local militias laid down their arms. His progress through the towns of Holland met with no military opposition. The States party was crushed without a battle being fought. On 29 August 1618, by order of the States-General, Van Oldenbarnevelt and his chief supporters, Hugo Grotius , Gilles van Ledenberg , and Rombout Hogerbeets , and others were arrested or lost their political positions in government. Van Oldenbarnevelt was, with his friends, kept in strict confinement until November of that year, and then brought for examination before

999-434: The peace. The States-General, meanwhile, by a bare majority (4 provinces to 3) agreed to the summoning of a national church synod. The States of Holland, also by a narrow majority, refused their assent to this, and passed, on 4 August 1617, a strong resolution ( Scherpe Resolutie ) by which all magistrates, officials and soldiers in the pay of the province were, on pain of dismissal, required to take an oath of obedience to

1036-617: The representation of the two Estates ( standen ) to the court of the Count of Holland . After the United Provinces were formed — and there no longer was a count, but only his "lieutenant" (the stadtholder ) — they continued to function as the government of the County of Holland . The nobility was normally represented by the Land's Advocate of Holland or Grand Pensionary of Holland, who combined

1073-452: The same morning, the old statesman, at the age of seventy-one, was beheaded in the Binnenhof , in The Hague . His last words to the gathered crowd were: "Men, do not believe I am a traitor; I have acted sincerely and piously, as a good patriot, and I shall die this way." Van Oldenbarnevelt's last words to the executioner were purportedly: "Make it short, make it short." He was buried under

1110-483: The sentence Die staet siet toe dat hij niet en valle , "He who stands, let him take care that he does not fall", which is a quotation from 1 Corinthians 10:12 , which probably should be understood as referring to both how Van Oldenbarnevelt ended after holding one of the highest offices in the Republic and for choosing the side of the Arminians, who were ruled to be standing outside the Dutch Reformed Church and

1147-561: The votes of the ten members of the Ridderschap (the "Knighthood") in the estates; the nobility was also supposed to represent all rural interest, including those of the farmers. The Commons consisted of representatives of eighteen cities, in ancient feudal order: eleven of the Southern Quarter: Dordrecht , Haarlem , Delft , Leyden , Amsterdam , Gouda , Rotterdam , Gorinchem , Schiedam , Schoonhoven and Brill ; seven of

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1184-453: Was a supporter of the Arminians , during the religious-political controversy which split the young Dutch Republic . He was the founder of the Dutch East India Company . Van Oldenbarnevelt served as a volunteer for the relief of Haarlem (1573) and again at Leiden (1574). He was married in 1575 to Maria van Utrecht . In 1576 he obtained the important post of pensionary of Rotterdam , an office which carried with it official membership of

1221-563: Was appealed to, as Captain-General of the Republic, he at first declined to act. Though in no sense a theologian, he then declared himself on the side of the Contra-Remonstrants, and established a preacher of that persuasion in a church in The Hague (1617). The Advocate now took a bold step. He proposed that the States of Holland should, on their own authority, as a sovereign province, raise a local force of 4000 men ( waardgelders ) to keep

1258-541: Was executed. In London, The Tragedy of Sir John van Olden Barnavelt , a Jacobean play by John Fletcher and Philip Massinger , was written and produced within three months of its protagonist's execution. Being controversial in terms of English as well as Dutch politics, it suffered considerable censorship before being allowed on the stage. Until 1612, van Oldenbarnevelt was rarely ill. He sometimes suffered, especially in 1610 and 1611, from gout and third-day fever or malaria tertiana. In February 1613 he fell during

1295-596: Was immediately divided into Remonstrants and Contra-Remonstrants; the States of Holland under the influence of Van Oldenbarnevelt supported the former ( Remonstrants ), and refused to sanction the summoning of a purely church synod (1613). They likewise (1614) forbade the preachers in the Province of Holland to treat the disputed subjects from their pulpits. Obedience was difficult to enforce without military help. Riots broke out in certain towns, exacerbated by social tensions due to worsening economic conditions. When Prince Maurice

1332-469: Was nearly always a previous pensionary of a city. Very important matters, such as about taxation, had to be decided on unanimously but normally decisions were made by majority. This majority was not reached after a voting procedure, but by a summary at the end of the meeting by the Land's Advocate or the Grand Pensionary of the opinions expressed by the several members present, who would speak according to

1369-561: Was necessary, because, unlike in the individual provinces, the federal government did not have a judicial branch. Normally the accused would be brought before the Hof van Holland or the Hoge Raad van Holland en Zeeland , the highest courts in the provinces of Holland and Zeeland; however, in this case, the alleged crime was against the Generaliteit , or federal government, and required adjudication by

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