Willem Schepers | |
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Birth name | Willem Bastiaensz Schepers |
Born | Haarlem, Dutch Republic | 8 October 1619
Died | 21 January 1704 Kralingen, Dutch Republic | (aged 84)
Allegiance | Dutch Republic |
Admiralties | |
Years of service | 1673–1704 |
Rank | Lieutenant admiral |
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Willem Bastiaensz Schepers (8 October 1619 – 21 January 1704) was a Dutch States Navy officer. Having made his career as a shipping magnate in Rotterdam, Schepers was rewarded in 1673 for his political support to the new Orangist regime, by being made lieutenant admiral. In 1688, he organised the transport fleet for the Glorious Revolution.