In 1672, the year the Dutch angry mob killed and ate his prime minister

In XVII-th century Dutch republic originated a long conflict between the party Orange monarchists and republicans merchant class. When William II, Prince of Orange, died suddenly in 1650, the year opened "vacancy" in place of the ruler.

Republican Johan de Witt was appointed the great pensionariya aged 28+ years and remained there until his death. He ruled during the Dutch Golden Age, when the Dutch East India Company actually controlled the trade routes to Asia. In addition, for the period fell flowering of art - then became famous Dutch painter Rembrandt and Vermeer.

DeWitt tried to extend this golden age - he successfully held the Dutch Republic after the First and Second Anglo-Dutch War. However, in the Third Anglo-Dutch War the Netherlands was defeated because of the attacks in France.





Then the citizens of the Netherlands have accused his brother Cornelius de Witt treason. When de Witt went to prison to visit his brother, both of them fell on the crowd - they were beaten, stabbed and their bodies dragged through the streets. Once they are dead, the bandits cut off part of their dead bodies, and then sold them on the streets disguised as meat.

via factroom.ru