Gaspar Fagel
Gaspar Fagel | |
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Grand Pensionary of Holland | |
| In office 20 August 1672 – 5 December 1688 | |
| Preceded by | Johan de Witt |
| Succeeded by | Michiel ten Hove |
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| Born | 25 January 1634 Grote Kerk, The Hague |
Gaspar Fagel (25 January 1634 – 15 December 1688) was a Dutch politician, jurist, and diplomat who authored correspondence from and on behalf of
Early life
Fagel was born into a distinguished patrician family. Little is known of his early life, but in 1663 he was elected
Political career
In 1667, Fagel,
In 1670, Fagel was made Secretary of the
Correspondence
William used letters from Fagel to reassure English Nonconformists or dissenters that they would be allowed to practice their religion. Some of these were written as Pensionary of Holland, including an open letter written in 1687, deploring James' religious policy; others purported to be written at William's request.[1]
In 1687, James Stewart, a Scottish Presbyterian lawyer who supported repeal of the Test Acts, had been in contact with a number of Dutch acquaintances. It was passed onto Fagel, who prepared a response.[2]
In early 1688,
The effect of this letter, and others, was to assure the Parliament that William III would not stand in the way of the Parliament's legislative agenda which manifested itself in the form of the Bill of Rights of 1689.
References
- . Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ a b A letter, writ by Mijn Heer Fagel (Pensioner of Holland) to Mr. James Stewart (Advocate); giving an account of the Prince and Princess of Orange's thoughts concerning the repeal of the test, and the penal laws, Gaspar Fagel (1688)
- ISBN 9780413652904.
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