Johan van Oldenbarnevelt

Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Heer van Berkel en Rodenrijs (1600), Gunterstein (1611) and Bakkum (1613) was a Dutch statesman and revolutionary who played an important role in the Dutch struggle for independence from Spain. He is generally considered as one of the greatest and most important political figures in the history of The Netherlands.

14 September 1547

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Born in the same month (September 1547): George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt • Miguel de Cervantes • Philipp Nicodemus Frischlin