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Born September 4, 1596 • The Hague • Netherlands
Died March 28, 1687 (aged 90) • The Hague • Netherlands
Notable Family Members son Christiaan Huygens

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Oil portrait of Hugo de Groot, also known as Hugo Grotius, by the workshop of Michiel Janszoon van Mierevelt, showing him with a ruffled white collar and dark clothing.
Hugo Grotius
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Hermanus Johannes Aloysius Maria Schaepman
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Pim Fortuyn
Dutch sociologist and politician
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stadholder of United Provinces of The Netherlands
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt
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Geert Wilders, wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and dark tie, stands outdoors with a neutral expression.
Geert Wilders
Dutch politician
Mark Rutte wearing a dark suit, white shirt, and navy tie, standing in front of a blue backdrop at a European Council Summit in Brussels.
Mark Rutte
prime minister of the Netherlands and secretary-general of NATO
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Somali-born Dutch American activist, writer, and politician
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Cees Nooteboom
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William I
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king of The Netherlands
Joost van den Vondel
Joost van den Vondel
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Pieter Geyl
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prince of the Netherlands
Louis of Nassau, panel portrait by an unknown artist, 1574; in the Orange Nassau Museum, Delft, Neth.
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Filips van Montmorency, count van Horne
Dutch statesman
Abraham Kuyper
Abraham Kuyper
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