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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stadtholderate of Friesland | 1 |
Statements (45)
| 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
|
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Stadtholderate of Friesland
subject surface form:
House of Orange-Nassau