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.

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Patriot movement (Netherlands) 1

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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

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Anthonie Heinsius movement Dutch Republicanism
Herman Willem Daendels politicalAlignment Dutch Republicanism
this entity surface form: Patriot movement (Netherlands)