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Born September 14, 1547 • Amersfoort • Netherlands
Died May 13, 1619 (aged 71) • The Hague • Netherlands
Role In Eighty Years’ War

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Portrait of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, shown from the chest up, facing three-quarters right, wearing a dark coat and a large white ruff, painted by the workshop of Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt.
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