Hector Livius van Altena
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Hector Livius van Altena | |
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| Member of the Representative Body of Friesland | |
| In office 23 June 1795[1] – ?[1] | |
| Constituency | Tietjerksteradeel |
| Member of the First National Assembly of the Batavian Republic | |
| In office 1 March 1796[1] – 31 August 1797[1] | |
| Constituency | Leeuwarderadeel |
| Member of the Second National Assembly of the Batavian Republic | |
| In office 16 October 1797[1] – 22 January 1798[1] | |
| Constituency | Leeuwarden |
| Member of the Constituent Assembly of the Batavian Republic | |
| In office 22 January 1798[1] – 4 May 1798[1] | |
| Member of the Representative Body of the Batavian Republic | |
| In office 4 May 1798[1] – 12 June 1798[1] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1741 |
| Died | 11 April 1806 (aged 64–65) |
Hector Livius van Altena (1741 – 11 April 1806) was a Dutch lawyer and politician who played a significant role in Frisian politics during the late 18th century. He was an opponent of the Orangist majority and later became a member of the National Assembly of the Batavian Republic and its successors.
Van Altena was the son of Henricus Wiardus van Altena and Johanna Hildegond van Glinstra. His birth date is unknown, but he was baptised on 19 May 1741 in Blessum.[2] On 21 September 1758, he enrolled at the University of Groningen, where he studied law which he did not finish. In 1762, he studied law at the University of Utrecht, which he finished.[2]
Franeker politics
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Following his studies, Van Altena established himself as a lawyer in Tietjerk. In 1782, he became a member of the States of Friesland. He was an ally of Court Lambertus van Beyma and was a leading figure in the opposition against the Orangist majority. In 1787 he is clerk of the praetense staten, a Patriotic counter-government meeting in Franeker.[2] It culminated in the capture of Franeker by the Orangists on 3 September 1787.[3]
After the fall of Franeker, Van Altena, like other members of the Franeker assembly, was excluded from the general amnesty declared on 16 October 1787. He fled first to the Austrian Netherlands and later to Saint-Omer in France. Despite his considerable wealth, he arrived there destitute and was granted financial assistance by the French government amounting to 24 livres per week.[3] On 11 September 1801, Van Altena was granted financial compensation of 39,947.17 guilders for the losses he had suffered due to his exile in 1787 and the subsequent years.[3]