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Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is executed in The Hague after being convicted of treason.
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Johan van Oldenbarnevelt
Dutch statesman and revolutionary (1547–1619)
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Heer van Berkel en Rodenrijs (1600), Gunterstein (1611) and Bakkum (1613), was a Dutch statesman and revolutionary who played an important role in the Dutch struggle for independence from Spain.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
The Hague
City and municipality in the Netherlands
The Hague is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands. With a population of over half a million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands. Situated on the west coast facing the North Sea, The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Treason
Crime of betraying one's country
Treason is the crime of attacking a state authority to which one owes allegiance. This typically includes acts such as participating in a war against one's native country, attempting to overthrow its government, spying on its military, its diplomats, its officials, or its secret…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)