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A stadtholder (Dutch: stadhouder meaning "representative of state", a literal translation of the French lieutenant or the Latin locum tenans) was the person who ruled an area in the name of the land owner, in the Netherlands (which included present-day Belgium) from the 15th to the 18th century. The title therefore roughly corresponds with "governor".
The office of stadtholderStadtholders were appointed by feudal lords to govern parts of their territory. Stadtholders could be appointed for the whole or parts of their territory by the local rulers of the independent provinces in the Low Countries, e.g. the Duke of Gelre appointed a stadtholder to represent him in Groningen. During the sixteenth century, the Habsburg Holy Roman Emperor Charles V one by one acquired all Low Country provinces and became their sole feudal lord. Stadtholders continued to be appointed to represent him and his successor, Philip II. After some of the Dutch provinces declared their independence in 1581 with the Oath of Abjuration, the function of stadtholder became obsolete in absence of the (abolished) land owner, but the function was continued in the (still semi-independent) provinces of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands. Although each province could assign its own stadtholder, most stadtholders ruled over several provinces at the same time. In 1747, the office of stadtholder was made herary with the stadtholder of Friesland becoming stadtholder for the entire Republic (which in effect became a monarchy under the House of Orange-Nassau). The function of stadtholder was abolished in 1795 with coming of the French and the start of the Batavian Republic. List of stadtholders for the Low Countries provincesStadtholders of Holland, Zeeland and UtrechtThe stadtholdership of Holland and Zeeland has always been combined. Since the office was instuted there in 1534, the stadtholder of Utrecht has been the same as the one of Holland, with one exception. In 1572, William of Orange was elected as the stadtholder, although Philip II had appointed a different one.
First Stadtholderless Era, 1650-1672
Second Stadtholderless Era, 1702-1747 During the Stadtholderless Eras, the provinces of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht were governed by a college of regents. The Second Stadtholderless Era in Holland ended when the Frisian stadtholder became herary stadtholder for all provinces of the Dutch Republic. Stadtholders of Friesland
Stadtholders of Gelre
First Stadtholderless Era, 1650-1675
Second Stadtholderless Era, 1702-1722
Stadtholders of GroningenFrom 1584 to 1594, there were two stadtholders: one appointed by the king of Spain, whose authority was only recognized in the city of Groningen, and one on the side of the United Provinces.
Albertine Agnes van Oranje-Nassau, regentess for Hendrick Casimir II, 1664-1673
Henriette Amalia von Anhalt, regentess for Johan Willem Friso, 1696-1707
Marie Louise von Hessen-Kassel, regentess for William IV, 1711-1729
Stadtholders of Overijsselw/. Herary stadtholders of the United Provinces
Anne, Princess Royal, regentess for William V, 1751-1759
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