Reinier van Oldenbarnevelt, lord of Groeneveld, (also known as Reinier van Groeneveld) (c. 1588 – 1623) was the son of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt. In 1607 he visited Paris

Paris

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 with his brother Willem van Oldenbarnevelt

Willem van Oldenbarnevelt

Willem van Oldenbarnevelt, lord of the Stoutenburg was a son of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt. He was born in The Hague, where he was baptised at the court-chapel in November 1590....

 as part of their Grand tour

Grand Tour

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, and they were received at the court of king Henry IV of France

Henry IV of France

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. He married Anna Weytsen, lady of Brandwijk

Brandwijk

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 and Gijbeland

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, in Delft

Delft

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 in 1608. They had three children; Jacoba Francina (1610), Johan (1612) and Jacob van Oldenbarnevelt (1614). Reinier became forester of Holland and lived in the Slot Teylingen

Slot Teylingen

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 at Voorhout

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After the execution of his father, Reinier conspired with his brother Willem van Oldenbarnevelt

Willem van Oldenbarnevelt

Willem van Oldenbarnevelt, lord of the Stoutenburg was a son of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt. He was born in The Hague, where he was baptised at the court-chapel in November 1590....

 and amongst others the Remonstrant preacher Hendrick Danielsz Slatius to assassinate stadtholder

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 Maurice of Orange. The assassination attempt failed however, and Reinier van Oldenbarnevelt was beheaded in 1623 in The Hague

The Hague

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 for financial complicity in the conspiracy to assassinate prince Maurice. His wife Anna remarried in 1625 with Jacob Westerbaen

Jacob Westerbaen

Ridder Jacob Westerbaen , heer of Brantwyck-en-Ghybelant, was a Dutch poet.-Life:Westerbaen was born in The Hague, the son of a rope maker, and was initially schooled in the Staten-College, then as secretary and preacher of the Remonstrants of the Synod of Dort...

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Sources

• Molhuysen, P.C. en P.J. Blok, Nieuw Nederlandsch biografisch woordenboek: deel 5; Oldenbarnevelt, Reinier van