Stadholder

Word STADHOLDER
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What do we mean by stadholder?

A governor or viceroy formerly stationed in a province of the Netherlands. noun

The chief magistrate of the former Netherlands republic. noun

Formerly, in the Netherlands, the governor or lieutenant-governor of a province noun

The chief magistrate of the United Provinces of the Netherlands. noun

The chief magistrate, then later, hereditary chief of state of the Dutch Republic.

An office formerly held by Danish and Swedish officials, best translated as governor-general.

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The word "stadholder" in example sentences

The stadholder was the hereditary chief executive and commander in chief of the United Provinces of the Netherlands. ❋ Unknown (2009)

(Dutch: Willem van Oranje) (1533-1584), was the leader of the [[Netherlands, history | Dutch Revolt]] as first stadholder of the Netherlands The stadholder was the hereditary chief executive and commander in chief of the United Provinces of the Netherlands. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The stadholder was the hereditary chief executive and commander in chief of the United Provinces of the Netherlands ❋ Unknown (2009)

When in 1688, after Roman Catholic James II (England's last absolute monarch) was sent on a permanent vacation by his daughter Mary II, his son in law stadholder William III and the protestant parliamentarians who invited them, the Roman Catholics in England were not allowed to vote for 100 years. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I wish you had run all risks, and cudgelled the old burgomaster, stadholder, or whatever else he may be, soundly. ❋ Unknown (2003)

A “national” body, the States General (the legislative assembly of representatives of the orders or classes of society) appointed the stadholder for each province. ❋ Unknown (2001)

The office of stadholder, chief executive officer of a Dutch province that later formed union, the United Provinces, and usually a member of the House of Orange, was settled on William of Orange. ❋ Unknown (2001)

Karl XV had promised to abolish the position of stadholder in Norway. ❋ Unknown (2001)

Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve sent to Norway as stadholder. ❋ Unknown (2001)

WILLIAM IV of Orange Naussau (grandson of William III's cousin) proclaimed stadholder, a dignity that now became hereditary. ❋ Unknown (2001)

De Witt Brothers fell and William of Orange became stadholder. ❋ Unknown (2001)

"Mauritius" in honor of its stadholder, Count Maurice of Nassau. ❋ Various (N/A)

It was natural, therefore, that William III, as stadholder of Holland and king of England, should hold the balance of power between the ❋ Carlton J. H. Hayes (1923)

It was likewise of supreme importance in its effects upon the foreign policy of Louis XIV, for it called to the English throne the son-in-law of James, William III, the stadholder of Holland and arch enemy of the French king. ❋ Carlton J. H. Hayes (1923)

On one side, the head of the Orange family, who bore the title of stadholder, supported by the country districts, the nobles, the Calvinistic clergy, and the peasantry, hoped to consolidate the state and to establish an hereditary monarchy. ❋ Carlton J. H. Hayes (1923)

By the separate treaty of Basel (1795), Prussia gave France a free hand on the left bank of the Rhine and turned her attention to securing compensation at the expense of Poland, William V, the Orange stadholder of Holland, was deposed and his country transformed into the Batavian Republic, allied with France. ❋ Carlton J. H. Hayes (1923)

The stadholder of Friesland was not on good terms with his great relative, and under his lead Friesland stood somewhat aloof from the policies of the latter and of Their High ❋ Jasper Danckaerts (1898)

Prince of Orange, afterward king of Great Britain, had been stadholder ❋ Jasper Danckaerts (1898)

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