About Willem Buys
Lived 1661 – 1749 (aged 87). Willem Buys was a Dutch politician, lawyer, diplomat, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary, jurist and mayor.
Willem BuysWillem Buys (1661–1749) was acting Grand Pensionary of Holland in the summer of 1746. He was pensionary of Amsterdam (1693–1725) and first secretary of the estates of Holland (1726–1749). He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1706.
He had successes as negotiator of the United Provinces. He improved the diplomatic relationship with England in 1705 and 1706 and he was one of the Dutch negotiators during the peace negotiations in 1710 in Geertruidenberg and 1713 in Utrecht.
When he was 85 years old, he served as acting Grand Pensionary of Holland for 3 months, after the death of Anthonie van der Heim.
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Who was Willem Buys?
Grand Pensionary of Holland (1661–1749)
When was Willem Buys born?
Willem Buys was born on 27 May 1661 in Amsterdam.
When did Willem Buys die?
Willem Buys died on 18 February 1749.
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Willem Buys was a politician, lawyer, diplomat, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary, jurist and mayor.
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Willem Buys was Dutch.
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