Pieter Steyn

Pieter Steyn

Pieter Steyn (October 6, 1706 in Haarlem – November 5, 1772) was a Dutch government official. He was grand pensionary of Holland from June 18, 1749 to November 5, 1772.[1][2] Over the course of his career, he also served as an alderman, mayor, councillor, and administrative officer.[3]

He was the son of Johanna Patijn and Adriaan Steyn, mayor of Haarlem.[3] He studied Latin with Eduard van Zurck,[3] and went on to study law in Leiden between 1724 and 1726.

Both his marriages (of 1736 and 1740) were without issue.[2]

As Grand Pensionary of Holland, Pieter Steyn was overshadowed by the Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, "governing guardian" of the minor stadtholder William V, Prince of Orange.[4]

  1. ^ Riley, James C. (1986). The Seven Years War and the old regime in France: The economic and financial toll. Princeton University Press. p. 68. ISBN 0-691-05488-6.
  2. ^ a b DBNL, Pieter Steyn
  3. ^ a b c van der Aa, AJ (1874). "[Pieter Steyn]". Biographisch woordenboek der Nederlanden (in Dutch). Vol. 17, part 2. Haarlem: JJ van Brederode.
  4. ^ DBNL, P.J. Blok, Geschiedenis van het Nederlandsche volk. Deel 3.