Willem Buys

Willem Buys ( born May 27, 1661 Amsterdam ();? † February 18, 1749 ) was a Dutch politician of the 18th century.

Biographical

Willem Buys studied at the Universities of Leiden and Orléans, and was hired as a lawyer at the Dutch Court " Hof van Holland" in 1684. In 1691 he was " magistrates of Amsterdam ".

In 1704 he acted as an intermediary between the Dutch States of Friesland and Groningen and the counterparty to the Outfit of Holland and Zeeland. Reason for his intervention was the dispute of those States on the establishment of Johann Wilhelm Friso of Nassau- Dietz as governor of the Republic of the United Netherlands.

Willem Buys worked abroad as an official ambassador of the Netherlands, in this case he was able to improve diplomatic relations with Britain. As a Dutch representative, he also took part in the peace negotiations with the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713. Buys also had good contacts with the Whigs, and therefore got the job the political activities of the British Queen Anne Stuart monitor.

In 1714 he was sent together with Sicco van Goslinga as Dutch ambassador to France. Here it promoted his good knowledge of the French language. Buys concluded with Spain, as well as an agreement on free trade and shipping. In 1723 he was sent as an envoy to the Danish court.

As the ailing Grand Pensionary Anthonie van stayed in the home spa treatment, Buys led in the years into office in Holland.

Office overview

  • Pensioner of the City of Amsterdam ( 1693-1725 )
  • Director of the law firm of Suriname ( 1701-1717 )
  • Director of the Dutch colony of Berbice
  • Dutch ambassador in France, Spain and Denmark ( 1714-1723 )
  • First Secretary of the States of Holland ( 1726-1749 )
  • Grand Pensionary of the States of Holland and West Friesland ( 1745-1746 )

Trivia

  • One of his ancestors (?), Paul Buys, led from 1572 to 1585 also the office of the Dutch Council pensioner
  • Willem Buys was portrayed by Caspar Netscher in 1693
  • Buys inhabited from 1715, the Amsterdam Trippenhuis
  • His correspondence with the scholars Willem Jacob ' s Gravensande is preserved even today
  • Willem Buys served as the namesake of a cigar brand from the nordbrabantischen community Valkenswaard.

County of Holland zeitens the Seventeen Provinces: Barthout van Assendelft | January Bouwensz | Barthout van Assendelft | Coebel Frans van Loo | Albrecht van Loo | Aert van der Goes | Adriaen van der Goes | Jacob van den Eynde

Republic of the Seven United Netherlands: Paul Buys | Johan van Oldenbarnevelt | Andries de Witt | Anthonie Duyck | Jacob Cats | Adriaan Pauw | Jacob Cats | Adriaan Pauw | Johan de Witt | Gaspar Fagel | Michiel ten Hove | Anthonie Heinsius | Isaac van Hoornbeek | Simon van Slingelandt | Anthonie van Home | Willem Buys | Gilles Jacob | Pieter Steyn | Pieter van Bleiswijk | Laurens Pieter van de Spiegel

Batavian Republic: Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck

  • Politician ( Dutch history )
  • Grand Pensionary
  • Diplomat
  • Patrician (top layer)
  • Netherlander
  • Born in 1661
  • Died in 1749
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