Johan van Oldenbarnevelt
- Episode aired Jan 15, 2021
- 49m
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt (1547-1619) is considered the first great statesman of the Netherlands. For over thirty years, during the Eighty Years' War, he was a state attorney and grand pensio... Read allJohan van Oldenbarnevelt (1547-1619) is considered the first great statesman of the Netherlands. For over thirty years, during the Eighty Years' War, he was a state attorney and grand pensionary of the States of Holland. Side by side with Maurits van Oranje, he fights for indepen... Read allJohan van Oldenbarnevelt (1547-1619) is considered the first great statesman of the Netherlands. For over thirty years, during the Eighty Years' War, he was a state attorney and grand pensionary of the States of Holland. Side by side with Maurits van Oranje, he fights for independence. But then there is a break in their relationship. Oldenbarnevelt finds his humiliati... Read all