Willem Bastiaensz Schepers
Willem Schepers | |
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| Birth name | Willem Bastiaensz Schepers |
| Born | 8 October 1619 Haarlem, Dutch Republic |
| Died | 21 January 1704 (aged 84) Kralingen, Dutch Republic |
| Allegiance | Dutch Republic |
| Admiralties | |
| Years of service | 1673–1704 |
| Rank | Lieutenant admiral |
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Willem Bastiaensz Schepers (8 October 1619 – 21 January 1704) was a Dutch States Navy officer. Having made his career as a shipping magnate in Rotterdam, Schepers was rewarded in 1673 for his political support to the new Orangist regime, by being made lieutenant admiral. In 1688, he organised the transport fleet for the Glorious Revolution.