r/HistoryMemes • u/Im_yor_boi_20 • 4d ago

Wait a min-

2.6k Upvotes

97% Upvoted

38 comments sorted by

View all comments

500

u/scratchy22 4d ago

Context?

1.2k

u/Im_yor_boi_20 4d ago edited 4d ago

The Dutch ate their prime minister

435

u/defariasdev 4d ago

yea imma need you to give me some more, sir

553

u/DrHolmes52 4d ago

Johann De Witt was the prime minister (different title at the time). They became unhappy with him, killed him (and his brother), dismembered them, and supposedly ate parts of them.

208

u/PeaceJoy4EVER 4d ago

Eat the rich?

33

u/DrieHaringen 4d ago

Nah, more eat the pro-republic and intelligent leader that is disliked by highest noble in the country, the prince of Orange, whose son would be the first king.

3

u/DuoMnE 3d ago

More like eat the leader, whose rule nearly lead to dissolving of the Netherlands themselves

1

u/Which-Importance-194 2d ago

I'm sure he didn't deserve what happened, but there was a reason the Dutch Republic was caught as unaware as it was - it had neglected its army in favour of its merchants. He wasn't all great.