Barneveldt

[ bahr-nuh-velt ]

noun

1. Jan van Ol·den [yahn vahn , awl, -d, uh, n], 1547–1619, Dutch statesman and patriot.

Example Sentences

The prince carried the day; Barneveldt was executed, and Grotius imprisoned in this castle, where he was kept nearly two years.

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On Monday morning, May 13, 1619, Barneveldt was informed that he was to be executed upon that day.

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Grotius also gained the esteem of Barneveldt, the grand pensionary, in whose fate he was afterward involved.

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Uniformly protesting against the competency of the tribunal, Barneveldt defended himself with great firmness and ability.

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At a subsequent time, a son of Barneveldt having been condemned to death, his mother applied to Prince Maurice, for his pardon.

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