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Pieter Steyn (October 6, 1706 in
Annotated list of Grand Pensinaries
(Dutch) 1706 births 1772 deaths Grand Pensionaries People from Haarlem {{netherlands-bio-stub
Pieter Steyn (October 6, 1706 in Haarlem
Haarlem (; predecessor of ''Harlem'' in English) is a city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland. Haarlem is situated at the northern edge of the Randstad, one of the most populated metropoli ...
– November 5, 1772) was Grand Pensionary of Holland
Holland is a geographical regionG. Geerts & H. Heestermans, 1981, ''Groot Woordenboek der Nederlandse Taal. Deel I'', Van Dale Lexicografie, Utrecht, p 1105 and former province on the western coast of the Netherlands. From the 10th to the 16th c ...
from June 18, 1749 to November 5, 1772.
He was the son of Johanna Patijn and Adriaan Steyn, burgomaster of Haarlem and studied Law in Leiden
Leiden (; in English and archaic Dutch also Leyden) is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. The municipality of Leiden has a population of 119,713, but the city forms one densely connected agglomeration wit ...
between 1724 and 1726. Both his marriages (of 1736 and 1740) were without issue. He was survived by his second wife, Cornelia Schellinger.
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Annotated list of Grand Pensinaries
(Dutch) 1706 births 1772 deaths Grand Pensionaries People from Haarlem {{netherlands-bio-stub