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The De Witt brothers' murder

AI-generated non-graphic reconstruction of the Gevangenpoort and a tense crowd in The Hague, not documentary evidence. Generated with OpenAI image generation on 2026-10-25.
Portrait of Johan de Witt (1625–1672), attributed to Caspar Netscher, Rijksmuseum collection. Public domain; sourced from Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Johan_de_Witt_(1625-72)._Raadpensionaris_van_Holland_Rijksmuseum_SK-C-175.jpeg. Wikimedia derivative 1920 × 2170 px; checked 2026-10-25.
Portrait of Cornelis de Witt, print by Pieter van Gunst after a painting by Jan de Baen, public domain, sourced from Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cornelis_de_Witt,_PA03328.jpg. Wikimedia derivative 1280 × 2032 px; checked 2026-10-25.
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AI-generated non-graphic reconstruction of the Gevangenpoort and a tense crowd in The Hague, not documentary evidence. Generated with OpenAI image generation on 2026-10-25.

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On August 20, 1672, a crowd and armed city militia in The Hague killed Johan de Witt, former Grand Pensionary of Holland, and his brother Cornelis. Their bodies were displayed at a city gallows and mutilated; body parts were sold as gruesome souvenirs, and witnesses even reported cannibalism. The episode is linked to the political turmoil of 1672, a disastrous year for the Dutch Republic.