Cornelis de Witt | |
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 A c. 1669 portrait of de Witt by Jan de Baen | |
| Born | Cornelis de Witt 15 June 1623 |
| Died | 20 August 1672 (aged 49) |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Other names | Cornelius de Witt |
| Occupation(s) | Regent / Mayor, Governor and Landlord |
| Political party | States Faction |
| Spouse | Maria van Berckel |
| Children | Wilhelmina |
| Father | Jacob de Witt |
| Relatives | Johan de Witt (brother) Andries de Witt (uncle) |
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Cornelis de Witt (15 June 1623 – 20 August 1672) was a Dutch States Navy officer and statesman. During the First Stadtholderless Period, De Witt was an influential member of the Dutch States Party, and was in opposition to the House of Orange. In the Rampjaar of 1672 he was lynched together with his brother Johan de Witt by a crowd incited by Orangist partisans.