Andries de Witt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Grand Pensionary of Holland
Date of Birth: 16-Jun-1573
Place of Birth: Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands
Date of Death: 26-Nov-1637
Profession: politician
Nationality: Netherlands
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Andries de Witt
- Andries de Witt (16 June 1573, in Dordrecht – 26 November 1637, in Dordrecht) was Grand Pensionary of Holland between 1619 and 1621.
- He was the successor of Johan van Oldebarnevelt, who had been executed in 1619. Andries de Witt was a member of the old Dutch patrician family De Witt.
- He was the oldest son of Johanna Heijmans and Cornelis Fransz de Witt (1545–1622), 16-fold burgomaster of Dordrecht.
- He was the uncle of Cornelis de Witt and Johan de Witt, Grand Pensionary from 1652 to 1672, who were sons of his youngest brother Jacob de Witt.
- Andries married Elizabeth van den Honert in 1604, with whom he had 10 children.
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