Pieter de la Court

1618 - 1685

About the Author

Pieter de la Court was a Dutch cloth manufacturer with close family ties to the Republican movement. His Interest van Holland (The Interests of Holland ) (1662) became a bestseller as was widely read and discussed. For the better part of a decade, the author and his book were subject to disciplinary procedures by church and state.

In The Library:

• author: The True Interest and Political Maxims, of the Republic of Holland (1662)