Willem Bastiaensz Schepers

Willem Schepers
Birth nameWillem Bastiaensz Schepers
Born(1619-10-08)8 October 1619
Haarlem, Dutch Republic
Died21 January 1704(1704-01-21) (aged 84)
Kralingen, Dutch Republic
Allegiance Dutch Republic
Admiralties
Years of service1673–1704
RankLieutenant admiral
Wars
Awards

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.