Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck

Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck
Count Schimmelpenninck
Schimmelpenninck around 1805
Grand Pensionary of the Batavian Republic
In office
29 April 1805 – 4 June 1806
Preceded byStaatsbewind
Succeeded byCarel de Vos van Steenwijk
Personal details
Born31 October 1761
Deventer, Overijssel, Dutch Republic
Died15 February 1825(1825-02-15) (aged 63)
Amsterdam, United Kingdom of the Netherlands
SpouseCatharina Nahuys
Alma materLeiden University
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Rutger Jan, Count Schimmelpenninck (31 October 1761 – 15 February 1825), Lord of Nyenhuis, Peckedam and Gellicum, was a Dutch jurist, ambassador and politician who served as Grand Pensionary of the Batavian Republic from 1805 to 1806. Historian Niek Sas called him the first Dutch liberal politician.

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