admiral-general

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The admiral-general was a powerful military and political office in the Dutch Republic, combining supreme command over the navy with significant influence in state affairs.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Admiral-General of the Union 1
admiral-general canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf military office ⓘ
political office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Dutch Republic ⓘ
confers command over fleet deployments ⓘ
influence over foreign policy involving naval power ⓘ
influence over naval strategy ⓘ
country Dutch Republic ⓘ
dissolved 1795 ⓘ
exercisedAuthorityOver Dutch navy ⓘ
admiralties of the Dutch Republic ⓘ
fieldOfWork naval warfare ⓘ
state governance ⓘ
hasEffect centralization of naval command ⓘ
increase of Orange family power ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver naval forces of the Dutch Republic ⓘ
hasRole naval commander-in-chief ⓘ
political leader ⓘ
supreme commander of the navy ⓘ
historicalPeriod Early modern period ⓘ
linked to: Early Modern period
inception 17th century ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity United Provinces ⓘ
officeHolder William II of Orange ⓘ
William III of Orange ⓘ
William IV of Orange ⓘ
William V of Orange ⓘ
partOf government of the Dutch Republic ⓘ
positionHeldBy stadtholder of the Dutch Republic ⓘ
replacedBy naval command structures of the Batavian Republic ⓘ
subordinateTo States General of the Netherlands ⓘ
usedBy House of Orange-Nassau ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Captain-General of the Union → relatedPosition → Admiral-General of the Union ⓘ
linked to: admiral-general