Pieter Steyn

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Pieter Steyn (October 6, 1706, Haarlem - November 5, 1772) was Grand Pensionary of Holland from June 18, 1749 to November 5, 1772.

He was the son of Johanna Patijn and Adriaan Steyn, burgomaster of Haarlem and studie Law in Leiden between 1724 and 1726. Both his marriages (of 1736 and 1740) were without issue. He was survived by his second wife, Cornelia Schellinger.

Preceded by Jacob Gilles

Grand Pensionary of Holland 1749–1772

Succeeded by Pieter van Bleiswijk

[edit] External links

• Inventory of the archives of Pieter Steyn (Dutch)
• Annotated list of Grand Pensinaries (Dutch)