Portrait of Anthonie Heinsius (1659), by Gerbrand van den Eeckhout
Grand Pensionary of Holland
In office 26 May 1689 – 3 September 1720 (1689-05-26 – 1720-09-03)
Preceded by
Michiel ten Hove
Succeeded by
Isaac van Hoornbeek
Personal details
Born
(1641-11-23)23 November 1641 Delft, Dutch Republic
Died
3 September 1720(1720-09-03) (aged 78) The Hague, Dutch Republic
Political party
States' Party
Alma mater
University of Orléans
Anthonie (or Antonius) Heinsius (23 November 1641, Delft – 3 August 1720, The Hague) was a Dutch statesman who served as Grand Pensionary of Holland from 1689 to his death in 1720. Heinsius was a tough negotiator and one of the greatest and most obstinate opponents of the expansionist policies of Louis XIV's France. He was one of the driving forces behind the anti-France coalitions of the Nine Years' War (1688–97) and the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–14).
Even during the life of King William III, he was seen as the preeminent statesman in Europe outside of France. After the death of William III in 1702, Heinsius' hold on the Dutch States General diminished, but he remained Grand Pensionary of Holland, and replaced William as the main policy maker in the field of foreign affairs of the Dutch Republic. In this he was supported by a Cabinet noir under the direction of his private secretary Abel Tassin d'Alonne.
secretary Abel Tassin d'Alonne. AnthonieHeinsius was born in Delft on 23 November 1641, from the marriage of Adriaan Heinsius and Maria Dedel. His father...
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simply collapsed. Intensive consultations preceded the campaign and AnthonieHeinsius, the Dutch Grand Pensionary, was likely informed by Marlborough of...
for the Treaty of the Hague. The Dutch now led by Grand Pensionary AnthonieHeinsius did the same, despite French hopes that without a Stadtholder the...
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water twice and set it aside. Leeuwenhoek corresponded regularly with AnthonieHeinsius, the Delft pensionary in the States of Holland and in 1687 member...
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well-being as witnessed by a letter he sent to Dutch Grand pensionary AnthonieHeinsius in 1689. In these early days of the Williamite reign directly obtaining...
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information for 1,000 ducats. A black chamber was also employed by AnthonieHeinsius, Grand pensionary of the Dutch Republic, during the War of the Spanish...
terms, but the conditions demanded by the leading Allied negotiators, AnthonieHeinsius, Charles Townshend, Marlborough, and Eugene—principally that Louis...
the end of October. However, unlike the English, Grand Pensionary AnthonieHeinsius and other Dutch politicians felt their heavy casualties required more...
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