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Why did Johan van Oldenbarnevelt remain in Holland after the Court of Appeal fled to Utrecht in 1572?
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Johan van Oldenbarnevelt
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, painting by M.J. van Mierevelt; in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
When the Court of Appeal fled to Utrecht in 1572, Johan van Oldenbarnevelt chose to remain in Holland because he decided to commit himself to the movement for national liberation against Spanish rule. Rather than following the court, he actively participated in the revolt, including efforts to relieve the besieged towns of Haarlem and Leiden.1