Johan Valckenaer

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Johan Valckenaer (

patriot who promoted the right to bear weapons. In 1787 he went in exile in France and in 1793 he made proposals for a constitutional monarchy.[1] After his return in 1795 he became professor in Constitutional law
, a member of National Assembly, a diplomat and financial counsellor.

Life

Flee of patriots from Franeker, 1787

His father

Rousseau. He graduated in 1781. In 1785 he married Rutgera Joanna de Lille.[2]

In 1782, Valckenaer was appointed at the

commune
, that jointly bought a billiards set, restored the rooms and grew vegetables.

France

Johan Valckenaer.

In between Valckenaer and Van Beyma were no friends anymore. In his flight from Franeker, Van Beyma forgot to take signed and extremely chargeable documents with him, so that a large group of Frisian patriots could be jailed and within two years condemned. Valckenaer was furious. Then both men also got into a quarrel over the distribution of the travel expenses. Nevertheless, Van Beyma and Valckenaer both organized the benefit payments originating from the French state. A difference of understanding between Valckenaer and Van Beyma about leadership in politics, the establishment of an employment project, a shipbuilding enterprise in

Jacobin Club and was influenced by Camille Desmoulins.[5] In June 1794, during the Great Terror, he, Nicolaas van Staphorst and others left for Switzerland.[6] After the fall of Robespierre they returned to Paris. They met with Lazare Carnot, and Courtois, members of Comité du salut public and Dutch diplomats whose intention was to hasten an invasion.[7][8] Johan Valckenaar, who lived in Bièvres, Essonne
, presented himself as a key figure who handed out jobs.

Batavian Republic

Meer en Bosch near Heemstede, lithography.[9]

In January 1795, the

University of Leiden, where he prepared papers for a conviction of Laurens Pieter van de Spiegel and the stadtholder. Valckenaer was more engaged in political activities than in tutoring the students.[10] In 1796, he was chosen as a member of the National Assembly of the Batavian Republic. He was influenced by the French Constitution of 1791,[11][12] and not long after he was of opinion that the revolution had come to an impasse
. Before the end of the year he accepted an embassy to Madrid, and attempted to get Spanish support against England.

In the Netherlands, he retired and chose to be a diligent worker on his estate. In 1801 he lived near Noordwijkerhout. In 1805 he had contact with

Samuel Iperusz Wiselius, Willem Bilderdijk and Anton Reinhard Falck
.

References

  1. ^ Oddens, J. (2012) Pioniers in schaduwbeeld: het eerste parlement van Nederland 1796- 1798
  2. ^ Huisman, G. C. (editor), & Bosscha, J. (2001). Voor revolutiën gebooren: brieven van Johannes Bosscha aan Gerard Tjaard Suringar, Parijs, 1788-1793. s.n.
  3. ^ PLEGHTIGHEDEN.. "Leeuwarder courant". Leeuwarden, 28-09-1785, p. 9. Geraadpleegd op Delpher op 05-11-2022, https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010576570:mpeg21:p009
  4. ^ S. Zijlstra (1987) 'Patriotse professors. Opkomst en ûndergong fan it patriottisme oan de Fryske Hegeskoalle'. In: W. Bergsma et al. (eds.) For uwz lân, wyv en bern. De patriottentijd in Friesland
  5. ^ Een republikeinse erfenis
  6. ^ J. Rosendaal (2003) Bataven, p. 423
  7. ^ J. Rosendaal (2003) Bataven, p. 448
  8. ^ Postma, J.K.T. (2017) Alexander Gogel (1765-1821): grondlegger van de Nederlandse staat, p. 36-39
  9. ^ "Beeldbank".
  10. ^ "Portrait of Johan Valckenaer".
  11. ^ Oddens, J. (2012) Pioniers in schaduwbeeld: het eerste parlement van Nederland 1796- 1798
  12. ^ Sillem, Valckenaer, deel 1, 155
  13. ^ Postma, J.K.T. (2017) Alexander Gogel (1765-1821): grondlegger van de Nederlandse staat, p. 322

Sources

  • This article is based entirely or partially on its equivalent on Dutch Wikipedia.
  • J.A. Sillem (1883) Het leven van mr. Johan Valckenaer (1759-1821)
  • Rosendaal, J. (2003) Bataven! Nederlandse vluchtelingen in Frankrijk 1787-1795
  • Schama, S. (1977) Patriots and Liberators. Revolution in the Netherlands 1780 - 1830, p. 120, 121, 133, 143, 144-52, 154-5, 160-1, 198-200, 202, 213, 260, 267-8, 272-3, 290, 324-5, 328, 382, 418, 476, 499, 582, 613, 631, 643, 651-3.

External links

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