Dutch Republicanism
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Dutch Republicanism was a political ideology in the Dutch Republic that emphasized the sovereignty of the States General and regent oligarchies over monarchical or dynastic rule, particularly opposing the power of the House of Orange.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Patriot movement (Netherlands) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early modern political ideology
ⓘ
political ideology ⓘ republicanism ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
limiting power of the stadtholder
ⓘ
preserving regent autonomy ⓘ preventing hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Amsterdam regent oligarchy
ⓘ
Hugo Grotius ⓘ Johan de Witt ⓘ Pieter de la Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broaderConcept |
Republicanism
ⓘ
surface form:
European republicanism
|
| contrastedWith |
Orangism
ⓘ
hereditary stadtholderate ⓘ |
| country | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| declinedWith |
end of the Dutch Republic in 1795
ⓘ
rise of William III of Orange ⓘ |
| developedFrom | struggle between States Party and Orangists ⓘ |
| emergedIn |
17th century
ⓘ
United Provinces ⓘ |
| emphasized |
sovereignty of regent oligarchies
ⓘ
sovereignty of the States General ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Dutch Golden Age
ⓘ
Eighty Years' War aftermath ⓘ First Stadtholderless Period ⓘ Second Stadtholderless Period ⓘ |
| influenced |
Dutch political thought
ⓘ
European republican traditions ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Calvinist political thought
ⓘ
classical republicanism ⓘ humanism ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
balance of powers between provinces and central institutions
ⓘ
civic virtue ⓘ mixed government ⓘ oligarchic regent rule ⓘ primacy of the States General over the stadtholder ⓘ |
| language | Dutch ⓘ |
| normativeIdeal |
commercial prosperity under republican government
ⓘ
rule by virtuous regent elite ⓘ |
| opposed |
House of Orange-Nassau
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Orange
dynastic rule ⓘ monarchical rule ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
anti‑Orangist
ⓘ
anti‑monarchist ⓘ |
| region | Low Countries ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Orangism in the Netherlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Dutch States Party–Orangist conflict
States Party ⓘ |
| supported |
decentralized sovereignty
ⓘ
provincial autonomy ⓘ urban regent power ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Patriot movement (Netherlands)