Paulus de Withe

Paulus de Withe was prime minister of Batavia between 1685 AN and present. As member of the Radicalen, he succeeded his fellow party member and sitting prime minister Jacques Montrarde in 1685 at the outbreak of the Batavian Revolution. He successfully fought off the syndicalists, by keeping control over the capital, and isolating the armed groups from each other. Confronted with financial disaster, he urged his party to lower military spending and request military aid from neighbouring countries.