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van Oldenbarnevelt was born in [[Amersfoort]], to a [[Regenten|regent]] family purged from the raad in 1543, by [[René of Chalon|René Prince of Orange]], for their anti-Habsburg sympathies. His mother's family, the Weedes, had formerly evinced anti-Burgundian tendencies. He spent four years (1566-70) studying law at the universities of [[Old University of Leuven|Leuven]], [[University of Bourges|Bourges]], [[University of Heidelberg|Heidelberg]] (where he converted to [[Calvinism]] in 1568), and [[University of Padua|Padua]], and traveled in [[Kingdom of France (1498-1791)|France]] and [[History of early modern Italy|Italy]] before settling permanently in [[The Hague]] in 1570.

van Oldenbarnevelt was born in [[Amersfoort]], to a [[Regenten|regent]] family purged from the raad in 1543, by [[René of Chalon|René Prince of Orange]], for their anti-Habsburg sympathies. His mother's family, the Weedes, had formerly shown anti-Burgundian tendencies. He spent four years (1566-70) studying law at the universities of [[Old University of Leuven|Leuven]], [[University of Bourges|Bourges]], [[University of Heidelberg|Heidelberg]] (where he converted to [[Calvinism]] in 1568), and [[University of Padua|Padua]], and traveled in [[Kingdom of France (1498-1791)|France]] and [[History of early modern Italy|Italy]] before settling permanently in [[The Hague]] in 1570. [222-23]

On the outbreak of the Revolt, he supported the Prince of Orange and was one of the States of Holland's commissioners sent to supervise the breaking the dikes during the [[Siege of Leiden]]. In 1576, he was appointed pensionary of Rotterdam and soon became a prominent figure of the States of Holland. He developed a close relationship with the Prince of Orange, whose views on toleration and foreign policy influenced van Oldenbarnevelt's own, and was a principal mover in the States of Holland, during the last year of William's life, of the proposal to elevate him to the sovereign status of Count of Holland. He was also one of the delegation sent to England which, in August 1585, negotiated the [[treaty of Nonsuch]].

On the outbreak of the Revolt, he supported the Prince of Orange and was one of the States of Holland's commissioners sent to supervise the breaking the dikes during the [[Siege of Leiden]]. In 1576, he was appointed pensionary of Rotterdam and soon became a prominent figure of the States of Holland. He developed a close relationship with the Prince of Orange, whose views on toleration and foreign policy influenced van Oldenbarnevelt's own, and was a principal mover in the States of Holland, during the last year of William's life, of the proposal to elevate him to the sovereign status of Count of Holland. He was also one of the delegation sent to England which, in August 1585, negotiated the [[treaty of Nonsuch]]. [223]

In March 1586, van Oldenbarnevelt was appointed by the States of Holland to succeed Paulus Buys as their 'Advocate' (Land Advocate) despite being pensionary of a relatively minor town, and a native of Utrecht, not Holland. The post of Land Advocate originated in Burgundian times, but had gained in importance since the beginning of the Revolt; as 'Advocate', Oldenbarnevelt was the principal figure in the States of Holland as well as their spokesman in the States General. He rapidly emerged as a leader of the opposition to the Earl of Leicester, motivated by economic factors and by the

and his later pro-French policy owing not a little to Willam the Silent's example.

In March 1586, van Oldenbarnevelt was appointed by the States of Holland to succeed Paulus Buys as their 'Advocate' (Land Advocate) despite being pensionary of a relatively minor town, and a native of Utrecht, not Holland. The post of Land Advocate originated in Burgundian times, but had gained in importance since the beginning of the Revolt; As 'Advocate', Oldenbarnevelt was the principal figure in the States of Holland as well as their spokesman in the States General. He rapidly emerged as a leader of the opposition to the Earl of Leicester, motivated by various factors

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