Stadtholder of Drenthe

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The Stadtholder of Drenthe was the provincial chief executive and military leader representing the authority of the Dutch Republic’s central government in the rural province of Drenthe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political office
provincial office
appliesToJurisdiction Drenthe NERFINISHED
category History of Drenthe
Offices of the Dutch Republic
constitutionalRole representative of the sovereign authority in the province
country Dutch Republic
countryDuringExistence Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
governmentalFunction command of provincial military forces
execution of provincial laws and decrees
representation of central authority in Drenthe
hasLanguage Dutch
historicalRegion Northern Netherlands
locatedIn Drenthe NERFINISHED
Dutch Republic
officeHolderRole military leader
provincial chief executive
officeNameInDutch Stadhouder van Drenthe
partOf provincial government of Drenthe
positionHeldBy members of the House of Orange-Nassau
represents States General of the Netherlands
seatOfPower Drenthe NERFINISHED
similarTo Stadtholder of Friesland
Stadtholder of Groningen
Stadtholder of Holland
subordinateTo States General of the Netherlands
stadtholderate system of the Dutch Republic
timePeriod Early modern period
usedInGovernmentType federal republic

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