Stadtholder of Zeeland

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The Stadtholder of Zeeland was the provincial chief executive and military leader of the Dutch province of Zeeland during the Dutch Republic, often held by members of the House of Orange-Nassau.

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Stadhouder van Zeeland 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political office
provincial office
abolishedWith end of the Dutch Republic
appliesToJurisdiction Province of Zeeland NERFINISHED
appointedBy Provincial government of Zeeland
surface form: provincial States of Zeeland
associatedWithDynasty House of Orange-Nassau
associatedWithHouse House of Orange-Nassau
surface form: House of Orange
associatedWithInstitution Zeeland
surface form: States of Zeeland
category Offices of the Dutch Republic
continent Europe
country Dutch Republic
Dutch Republic
surface form: Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
governmentalFunction executive authority in Zeeland
military command in Zeeland
governmentBranch executive branch of provincial government
governs Zeeland provincial affairs
hasTitleInDutch Stadtholder of Zeeland self-linksurface differs
surface form: Stadhouder van Zeeland
hierarchicalRelation provincial counterpart of the Stadtholder of Holland
historicalGovernment States General of the Netherlands
surface form: States-General of the Netherlands
historicalRegion Low Countries
historicalStatus abolished office
languageOfName Dutch
locatedIn Dutch Republic
Zeeland NERFINISHED
militaryResponsibility defense of Zeeland’s territory
officeHolderRole military leader
provincial chief executive
officeLinkedTo military command of provincial troops
representation of the stadtholder in Zeeland
officeScope civil administration
defense and security
oftenHeldBy members of the House of Orange-Nassau
partOf Stadtholder
surface form: Stadtholderate system of the Dutch Republic
politicalSystem federal republic
powerBase provincial nobility and regents
relatedOffice Stadtholder of Friesland
Stadtholder of Gelderland
Stadtholder of Groningen
Stadtholder of Holland
Stadtholder of Overijssel
Stadtholder of Utrecht
seatOfPower Middelburg NERFINISHED
subordinateTo States General of the Netherlands
surface form: States-General of the Netherlands
symbolizes Orange influence in Zeeland
typeOfMonarchyRelation quasi-monarchical provincial leadership
usedInPeriod Dutch Golden Age
Early modern period

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Stadtholder of Zeeland hasTitleInDutch Stadtholder of Zeeland self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Stadhouder van Zeeland
René of Chalon nobleTitle Stadtholder of Zeeland
Orange-Nassau positionHeld Stadtholder of Zeeland
subject surface form: House of Orange-Nassau
Maurice of Nassau positionHeld Stadtholder of Zeeland
Willem van Nassau positionHeld Stadtholder of Zeeland
William II of Scotland positionHeld Stadtholder of Zeeland
Stadtholder of Friesland relatedOffice Stadtholder of Zeeland
Stadtholder of Holland relatedPosition Stadtholder of Zeeland
Stadtholder of Utrecht sharesConceptWith Stadtholder of Zeeland