# Olden Barneveldt — The First Sir Percy character guide

> Olden Barneveldt in The First Sir Percy by Baroness Orczy.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Barneveldt

**First appearance:** 0000-i-a-night-on-the-veluwe

## Who they are

A historical Dutch statesman, referenced in the political context.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_first_sir_percy_se/chapters/i)

Referenced as the victim of a judicial murder by the Stadtholder, a source of lingering resentment.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_first_sir_percy_se/chapters/i)

Mentioned as having been executed for contumacy, serving as a warning of the Stadtholder's arbitrary temper.

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