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Wilhem Van Citters
300px, Wilhem van Citters Wilhem (II) van Citters (25 May 1723 – 17 August 1802) was a Dutch politician, who served as grand pensionary of Zeeland from 1760 to 1766. Life Born in Middelburg to Wilhem van Citters and Maria Kien, his uncle Caspar and nephew Willem Aarnoud were both also grand pensionaries of Zeeland. Wilhem II began his career in 1750 as pensionary of Middelburg, a role in which he also acted from 1752 to 1755 as one of the Republic's three plenipotentiary commissioners to the Barrier Treaty talks in Brussels. In 1757 he was appointed secretary of Zeeland and from 1753 to 1792 he was a 'principal participant' (i.e. commissioner) of the Dutch East India Company The United East India Company ( nl, Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie, the VOC) was a chartered company established on the 20th March 1602 by the States General of the Netherlands amalgamating existing companies into the first joint-stock .... In 1764 Wilhem II became representative for the fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilhem Van Citters (1723-1802)
image:Wilhem van Citters (1723-1802).jpg, 300px, Wilhem van Citters Wilhem (II) van Citters (25 May 1723 – 17 August 1802) was a Dutch politician, who served as grand pensionary of County of Zeeland, Zeeland from 1760 to 1766. Life Born in Middelburg (Zeeland), Middelburg to Wilhem van Citters and Maria Kien, his uncle Caspar van Citters, Caspar and nephew Willem Aarnoud van Citters, Willem Aarnoud were both also grand pensionaries of Zeeland. Wilhem II began his career in 1750 as pensionary of Middelburg, a role in which he also acted from 1752 to 1755 as one of the Republic's three plenipotentiary commissioners to the Barrier Treaty talks in Brussels. In 1757 he was appointed secretary of Zeeland and from 1753 to 1792 he was a 'principal participant' (i.e. commissioner) of the Dutch East India Company. In 1764 Wilhem II became representative for the first nobility of Zeeland after the death of Johan (van Borssele) van der Hooghe – the role was similar to that of deputy of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |