John De Witt, grand pensionary of Holland, or, Twenty years of a parliamentary republic / by M. Antonin Lefèvre Pontalis ; translated by S.E. and A. Stephenson
- Author
- Lefèvre-Pontalis, Antonin, 1830-1903
- Uniform Title
- Jean De Witt, grand pensionnaire de Hollande. English
- Additional Titles
- John De Witt, grand pensionary of Holland and Twenty years of a parliamentary republic
- Published
- London : Longmans, Green and Co., 1885.
[Getzville, New York] : William S. Hein & Company, [2021] - Physical Description
- 1 online resource (2 volumes).
- Additional Creators
- Stephenson, S. E. (Stanley Elbert) and Stephenson, A. (Alfred), 1908-
Access Online
- HeinOnline World Constitutions Illustrated: ezaccess.libraries.psu.edu
- HeinOnline Spinelli's Law Library Reference Shelf: ezaccess.libraries.psu.edu
- Series
- Language Note
- Translated from French.
- Contents
- v.1. The Republic of the United Provinces ; The failure of a coup d'etat ; parliamentary government in the seventeenth century -- The early life of a great man : Education ; Private life, and commencement of John de Witt's political career -- The war with England ; The Act of Exclusion ; Peace at home and abroad -- A government gaining in strength ; The Republic at peace at home, and powerful abroad -- A republic in its relations to two monarchies ; Supremacy of Holland ; John de Witt re-elected grand pensionary -- The second English war ; A republic victorious over a monarchy -- Resistance of the United Provinces to France ; Invasion of The Netherlands by Louis XIV ; The Triple Alliance ; Great diplomatic victory -- Internal pacification ; The perpetual edict -- v. 2. Ill-feeling of kings towards a republic ; Dissolution of the Triple Alliance -- Rupture of peace at home and abroad ; Destruction of John de Witt's work -- Diplomatic isolation and military weakness ; Alliances and preparations for defence -- Invasion and resistance -- A change of government : the re-establishment of the Stadtholdership, and its consequences -- Reaction in favour of the Orange Party : Its victims ; Assassination of John de Witt and his brother.
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