Pieter de Huybert (

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, 1 April 1622 -

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, 7 January 1697) was a Dutch politician and diplomat.

Life

Personal life

De Huybert was a son of Johanna Haecx and Anthony Anthonyszoon de Huybert, a Middelburg merchant in

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. He studied law at

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, just like his nephew Justus de Huybert. He was first married with Anna Elisabeth van Panhuijs, and after being widowed, with Elisabeth de Hoochepied. He had two daughters: Clara Elisabeth and Petronella Genoveva, and at least one son: Antonie. Through inheritances and purchase he acquired the ''ambachtsheerlijkheid'' of ''Burgh and Kraaiesteijn'', making him a lord of the manor. He had the church of the village built in 1674. He was buried in this church under a monument with his bust and an inscription from

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.Nagtglas, pp. 443-444

Career

De Huybert became a member of the Middelburg

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in March 1646. In this period he was used by the

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as a diplomat, among others in

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in the

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(1652 and 1659); Sweden (1656-7);

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and Brandenburg-Prussia(1659-1660).Nagtglas, p. 443 He was appointed clerk of the

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and of the ''Gecommitteerde Raden'' on 24 March 1659. He held these posts until 15 December 1664, when he was succeeded by his nephew Justus. His next post was that of Grand pensionary of the States of Zeeland (and of the ''Gecommitteerde Raden'' at the same time), which he attained on 19 March 1664 (so there was an overlap with his previous function). He remained Grand pensionary until 9 October 1687. He became a member of the ''Raad van State of the

on 10 November 1687 until his death on 7 January 1697.Repertorium De Huybert (together with his nephew Justus) was instrumental in having

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recognized as ''First Noble'' in 1668. He thereafter belonged to the Orangist faction in Zeeland and the Republic. In 1672 both De Huyberts were drivers behind the naval expedition of

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that would recapture

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from the English in 1673.

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