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• stadholder — stadholderate, stadholdership, n. /stad hohl deuhr/, n. 1. the chief magistrate of the former republic of the United Provinces of the Netherlands. 2. (formerly, in the Netherlands) the viceroy or governor of a province. Also, stadtholder. [1585… …   Universalium

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• Gillis Valckenier — (1623 1680) was nine years burgomaster of Amsterdam: in 1665, 1666, 1668, 1670, 1673, 1674, 1676, 1678, 1679. He was a strong personality, but changing allies as a real opportunist.Valckenier was the son of a skipper on Leiden. He studied at the… …   Wikipedia

• stadt|hold|er|ate — «STAT HOHL duhr iht», noun. = stadholderate. (Cf. ↑stadholderate) …   Useful english dictionary

• Batavian Republic — Infobox Former Country native name = Bataafse Republiek conventional long name = Batavian Republic common name = Batavian Republic continent = Europe region = Low Countries country = Netherlands era = status = Client status text = Client of the… …   Wikipedia

• Johan van Oldenbarnevelt — (September 14, 1547, Amersfoort ndash; May 13, 1619, The Hague) was a Dutch statesman, who played an important role in the Dutch struggle for independence from Spain.Van Oldenbarnevelt studied law at Leuven, Bourges, Heidelberg and Padua, and… …   Wikipedia

• Joan van der Capellen tot den Pol — Joan Derk, Baron van der Capellen tot den Poll (November 2, 1741, Tiel – June 6, 1784, Zwolle) was a Dutch nobleman who played a prominent role in the formation of the Batavian Republic and the revolutionary events that preceded its formation. As …   Wikipedia

• First Stadtholderless Period — The First Stadtholderless Period or Era (1650 1672) (Dutch Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk ) is the period in the history of the Dutch Republic in which it reached the zenith of its economic, military and political Golden Age. The term has… …   Wikipedia

• William III — (William III of Orange) 1650 1702, stadholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands 1672 1702; king of England 1689 1702, joint ruler with his wife, Mary II. * * * I Dutch Willem Alexander Paul Frederik Lodewijk born Feb. 19, 1817, Brussels …   Universalium

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