Stadtholder of Friesland

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The Stadtholder of Friesland was the provincial chief executive and military leader of Friesland in the Dutch Republic, a role often held by members of the House of Nassau-Dietz.

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Surface form Occurrences
Stadtholderate of Friesland 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political office
provincial office
abolished 1795
abolishedBy Batavian Revolution
appliesToJurisdiction Friesland NERFINISHED
country Dutch Republic
governmentalFunction implementation of provincial decisions
representation of provincial interests at the States General
hasPredecessorOffice Habsburg stadtholder in Friesland
hasSuccessorOffice Commissioner of the King in Friesland
King of the Netherlands
historicalRegion Frisia
historicalStatus key office in the Dutch Republic
inception late 16th century
languageOfWorkOrName Dutch
militaryCommandOver Frisian troops of the Dutch Republic
militaryFunction defense of Friesland
nativeLabel Stadhouder van Friesland
notableOfficeHolder Ernest Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz
surface form: Ernst Casimir, Count of Nassau-Dietz

Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz
surface form: Henry Casimir I, Count of Nassau-Dietz

Henry Casimir II of Nassau-Dietz
surface form: Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz

John William Friso, Prince of Orange NERFINISHED
William Frederick of Nassau-Dietz
surface form: William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz

William IV, Prince of Orange
William Louis, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg
William V, Prince of Orange NERFINISHED
officeHolderRole military leader
provincial chief executive
officeType hereditary de facto in Nassau-Dietz line
partOf Stadtholderate of the Dutch Republic
surface form: Stadtholderate system of the Dutch Republic
powerBase Frisian nobility
urban regents of Friesland
relatedOffice Stadtholder of Groningen
Stadtholder of Holland
Stadtholder of Zeeland
religionAssociated Protestantism
residence Leeuwarden NERFINISHED
seatOfGovernment Leeuwarden NERFINISHED
significantEvent Eighty Years' War
subordinateTo States General of the Netherlands
Friesland
surface form: States of Friesland
timePeriod Early modern period
typicallyHeldBy House of Nassau-Dietz
House of Orange-Nassau
usedBy Dutch Republic
surface form: United Provinces of the Netherlands

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County of Nassau-Dietz associatedWithTitle Stadtholder of Friesland
Lordship of Friesland followedBy Stadtholder of Friesland
this entity surface form: Stadtholderate of Friesland
House of Nassau-Dietz hasTitle Stadtholder of Friesland
Orange-Nassau positionHeld Stadtholder of Friesland
subject surface form: House of Orange-Nassau
Stadtholder of Zeeland relatedOffice Stadtholder of Friesland
Stadtholder of Holland relatedPosition Stadtholder of Friesland
Stadtholder of Cleves relatedTo Stadtholder of Friesland
Stadtholder of Utrecht sharesConceptWith Stadtholder of Friesland
Stadtholder of Drenthe similarTo Stadtholder of Friesland