Grand Pensionary

E2095

The Grand Pensionary was the leading political official and de facto prime minister of the Dutch Republic, responsible for directing its domestic and foreign policy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government position
head of government
political office
abolishedWith end of the Dutch Republic in 1795
appliesToJurisdiction Dutch Republic
appointedBy States of Holland
provincial States
associatedWithInstitution Council of State of the Netherlands
States General of the Netherlands
country Dutch Republic
deFactoScope entire Dutch Republic
governmentBranch executive branch of the Dutch Republic
historicalContext existed during the Anglo-Dutch Wars
existed during the Eighty Years War
existed during the War of the Spanish Succession
inception 17th century
influencedBy urban regent oligarchy of Holland
languageOfTitle Dutch
mainFunction directing domestic policy of the Dutch Republic
directing foreign policy of the Dutch Republic
notableOfficeHolder Anthonie Heinsius
Isaac van Hoornbeek
Johan de Witt
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt
Simon van Slingelandt
officeHierarchy senior civil servant of Holland
officeHolderTitleInDutch landsadvocaat
linked to: Grand Pensionary

raadpensionaris
linked to: Grand Pensionary
officeScope province of Holland
partOf States of Holland and West Friesland
politicalSystem federal republic
powerBase merchant elite of Holland
powerLimitation formally subordinate to the States of Holland
shared power with the stadtholder
precededBy Landsadvocaat of Holland
linked to: Grand Pensionary
relativePower most powerful civilian office in the Dutch Republic
responsibility advising the States General of the Netherlands
conducting negotiations with foreign powers
coordinating military and naval policy with the stadtholder and admiralties
drafting important state documents
preparing resolutions for the States of Holland
roleInGovernment de facto prime minister of the Dutch Republic
leading political official of the Dutch Republic
seatOfOffice The Hague
significantPeriod Dutch Golden Age
succeededByOffice government offices of the Batavian Republic
termLength usually five years
typeOfHeadOfGovernment non-monarchical head of government

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Dutch Republic headOfGovernmentTitle Grand Pensionary
Grand Pensionary officeHolderTitleInDutch raadpensionaris
linked to: Grand Pensionary
Grand Pensionary officeHolderTitleInDutch landsadvocaat
linked to: Grand Pensionary
Grand Pensionary precededBy Landsadvocaat of Holland
linked to: Grand Pensionary
United Provinces hadGovernor Governor of the United Provinces
linked to: Grand Pensionary
Johan de Witt positionHeld Grand Pensionary of Holland
linked to: Grand Pensionary
Hugo Grotius positionHeld pensionary of Rotterdam
linked to: Grand Pensionary
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt positionHeld Grand Pensionary of Holland
linked to: Grand Pensionary
Batavian Republic headOfState Grand Pensionary
Jacob Cats positionHeld Grand Pensionary of Holland
linked to: Grand Pensionary
Anthonie Heinsius positionHeld Grand Pensionary of Holland
linked to: Grand Pensionary
Isaac van Hoornbeek positionHeld Grand Pensionary of Holland
linked to: Grand Pensionary
Simon van Slingelandt positionHeld Grand Pensionary of Holland
linked to: Grand Pensionary
Simon van Slingelandt positionHeld Grand Pensionary of the Dutch Republic
linked to: Grand Pensionary
Simon van Slingelandt hasHonorificTitle Grand Pensionary
Simon van Slingelandt notableOffice Grand Pensionary of Holland
linked to: Grand Pensionary
United Provinces headOfGovernmentTitle Grand Pensionary
Johan de Witt positionHeld Grand Pensionary of Holland
subject linked to: De Witt
linked to: Grand Pensionary
Johan de Witt occupation Grand Pensionary
subject linked to: Anna van den Corput
Sovereign Prince of the United Netherlands precededBy Grand Pensionary of the Batavian Republic
linked to: Grand Pensionary
Andries de Witt positionHeld Grand Pensionary of Holland
linked to: Grand Pensionary
Andries de Witt office Grand Pensionary of Holland
linked to: Grand Pensionary
Anthonie Heinsius positionHeld Grand Pensionary of Holland
subject linked to: Heinsius
linked to: Grand Pensionary
Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck positionHeld Grand Pensionary of the Batavian Republic
linked to: Grand Pensionary
Anthonie van Slingelandt positionHeld Grand Pensionary of Holland
subject linked to: van Slingelandt
linked to: Grand Pensionary
Stadtholder relatedPosition Grand Pensionary
Johan de Witt positionHeld Grand Pensionary of Holland
linked to: Grand Pensionary
Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic relatedOffice Grand Pensionary of Holland
linked to: Grand Pensionary
Portrait of Johan de Witt depictsOccupation Grand Pensionary of Holland
linked to: Grand Pensionary
Portrait of Johan de Witt depictsPositionHeld Grand Pensionary of Holland
linked to: Grand Pensionary
Gaspar Fagel positionHeld Grand Pensionary of Holland
linked to: Grand Pensionary
raadpensionaris of the Batavian Republic follows Grand Pensionary of Holland
linked to: Grand Pensionary
raadpensionaris of the Batavian Republic replaces Grand Pensionary of Holland
linked to: Grand Pensionary
Jacob Cats positionHeld Grand Pensionary of Holland
subject linked to: Dutch poet Jacob Cats
linked to: Grand Pensionary
Jacob Cats positionHeld Grand Pensionary of Holland
subject linked to: Dutch statesman Jacob Cats
linked to: Grand Pensionary