biography
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Capellen tot den Pol, Joan Derk van der
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pronunciation:
[van der kapelen tot den
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| lived:
| (1741–84)
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| biography:
| Dutch politician, born in Tiel, C Netherlands. A follower of the ideals of the Enlightenment, in 1772–8 he was a member of the States of Overijssel, encouraging citizen militias and participation in government, which made him very influential in the patriot movement. A States member again from 1782, he broke the power of the nobility by altering the elective process, and also abolished the office of droste (bailiff). |
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