Pieter Steyn

Pieter Steyn (October 6, 1706 in Haarlem – November 5, 1772) was a Dutch government official. He was grand pensionary of Holland from June 18, 1749 to November 5, 1772.^[1]^{[additional citation(s) needed]} Over the course of his career, he also served as an alderman, mayor, councillor, and administrative officer.^[2]

He was the son of Johanna Patijn and Adriaan Steyn, mayor of Haarlem.^[2] He studied Latin with Eduard van Zurck,^[2] and went on to study law in Leiden between 1724 and 1726.

Both his marriages (of 1736 and 1740) were without issue.^{[citation needed]}

^ Riley, James C. (1986). The Seven Years War and the old regime in France: The economic and financial toll. Princeton University Press. p. 68. ISBN 0-691-05488-6.
^ ^a ^b ^c van der Aa, AJ (1874). "[Pieter Steyn]". Biographisch woordenboek der Nederlanden (in Dutch). Vol. 17, part 2. Haarlem: JJ van Brederode.

[1] Riley, James C. (1986). The Seven Years War and the old regime in France: The economic and financial toll. Princeton University Press. p. 68. ISBN 0-691-05488-6.

[:0-2] van der Aa, AJ (1874). "[Pieter Steyn]". Biographisch woordenboek der Nederlanden (in Dutch). Vol. 17, part 2. Haarlem: JJ van Brederode.

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