Political and colonial affairs (1796–1798)← Previous revisionRevision as of 16:37, 29 October 2026 Line 67: Line 67: In 1797, Wiselius travelled to Middelburg to promote the Unitarist programme in Zeeland, where opposition to the loss of provincial sovereignty remained strong.{{cite web |title=Inventaris van het archief van S.I. Wiselius, 1788–1818 |url=https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/onderzoeken/archief/2.21.176 |publisher=Nationaal Archief}} In 1797, Wiselius travelled to Middelburg to promote the Unitarist programme in Zeeland, where opposition to the loss of provincial sovereignty remained strong.{{cite web |title=Inventaris van het archief van S.I. Wiselius, 1788–1818 |url=https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/onderzoeken/archief/2.21.176 |publisher=Nationaal Archief}} [[File:Stadsarchief Amsterdam, Afb 012000007965.jpg|thumb|Singel 110-126. Wiselius lived at Singel 120]] In January 1798, he became involved in preparations for the radical coup of 22 January. On 17 January, Wiselius, [[Quint Ondaatje]] and Frederik von Liebeherr travelled to The Hague at the invitation of [[Wybo Fijnje]], where they met with [[Herman Willem Daendels|Daendels]] and other political figures. Although initially supportive of the coup, Wiselius opposed plans to arrest moderate members of the [[National Assembly of the Batavian Republic|National Assembly]] and confiscate their property. He protested to the French ambassador [[Charles-François Delacroix]] and eventually withdrew from the organization of the coup, as did Von Liebeherr and several others.{{cite book |last=Oddens |first=Joris |title=Pioniers in schaduwbeeld: Het eerste parlement van Nederland 1796–1798 |publisher=Vantilt |year=2012 |pages=335–336 |url=https://pure.uva.nl/ws/files/1873361/111969_10.pdf}}De Bruin, R.E. (1987). "De tweede ronde: De rol van Utrechtse patriotten in de Bataafs-Franse tijd". ''Jaarboek Oud-Utrecht'', pp. 289–290. In January 1798, he became involved in preparations for the radical coup of 22 January. On 17 January, Wiselius, [[Quint Ondaatje]] and Frederik von Liebeherr travelled to The Hague at the invitation of [[Wybo Fijnje]], where they met with [[Herman Willem Daendels|Daendels]] and other political figures. Although initially supportive of the coup, Wiselius opposed plans to arrest moderate members of the [[National Assembly of the Batavian Republic|National Assembly]] and confiscate their property. He protested to the French ambassador [[Charles-François Delacroix]] and eventually withdrew from the organization of the coup, as did Von Liebeherr and several others.{{cite book |last=Oddens |first=Joris |title=Pioniers in schaduwbeeld: Het eerste parlement van Nederland 1796–1798 |publisher=Vantilt |year=2012 |pages=335–336 |url=https://pure.uva.nl/ws/files/1873361/111969_10.pdf}}De Bruin, R.E. (1987). "De tweede ronde: De rol van Utrechtse patriotten in de Bataafs-Franse tijd". ''Jaarboek Oud-Utrecht'', pp. 289–290.