Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck

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Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck Count Schimmelpenninck
Schimmelpenninck around 1805
Grand Pensionary of Batavia
In office 29 April 1805 – 4 June 1806
Preceded by	Staatsbewind
Succeeded by	Carel de Vos van Steenwijk
Personal details
Born	31 October 1761 Deventer, Overijssel, United Provinces
Died	15 February 1825(1825-02-15) (aged 63) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Political party	Patriot
Spouse	Catharina Nahuys
Alma mater	Leiden University

Rutger Jan, Count Schimmelpenninck (31 October 1761 – 15 February 1825), Lord of Nyenhuis, Peckedam and Gellicum, was a Dutch jurist, ambassador and politician who served as Grand Pensionary of the Batavian Republic from 1805 to 1806. Historian Niek Sas called him the first Dutch liberal politician.^[1]