Pieter van Bleiswijk
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Portrait of Pieter van Bleiswijk
Pieter van Bleiswijk (1724, Delft – October 29, 1790, The Hague [1]) was grand pensionary of Holland from December 1, 1772 to November 1787. He was an opponent of Duke Louis Ernest of Brunswick-Lüneburg, the main adviser of Prince William V of Orange. He was deposed during the Prussian invasion of the United Provinces in 1787.
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| Preceded by Pieter Steyn |
Grand Pensionary of Holland 1772–1787 |
Succeeded by Laurens Pieter van de Spiegel |
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