Stadtholder of Groningen

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The Stadtholder of Groningen was a provincial chief executive and military commander in the Dutch Republic, representing the authority of the ruling house (often the House of Orange) in the province of Groningen.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political office
provincial office
appliesToJurisdiction province of Groningen
appointedBy States of Groningen
associatedWithDynasty House of Nassau-Dietz
House of Orange-Nassau
country Dutch Republic
existedDuring 18th century
Dutch Golden Age
Eighty Years' War
governmentalFunction link between provincial estates and central authority
hasJurisdictionOver Ommelanden of Groningen
linked to: Groningen region

city of Groningen
historicalRegion Northern Netherlands
historicalStatus abolished after the Batavian Revolution
influencedBy Dutch Reformed elite of Groningen
languageOfOffice Dutch
militaryResponsibility defense of the province of Groningen
officeHolder Ernst Casimir of Nassau-Dietz
Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz
Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz
John William Friso, Prince of Orange
William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz
William IV, Prince of Orange
William Louis, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg
William V, Prince of Orange
officeType hereditary in practice in later period
oftenHeldBy House of Orange-Nassau
partOf system of stadtholders in the Dutch Republic
politicalResponsibility execution of provincial resolutions
maintenance of order and security
relatedPosition Stadtholder of Drenthe
Stadtholder of Friesland
represents authority of the stadtholderate
ruling house of the Dutch Republic
role military commander
provincial chief executive
subordinateTo States General of the Dutch Republic
symbolizes monarchical element within the Dutch Republic

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Stadtholder of Zeeland relatedOffice Stadtholder of Groningen
Stadtholder of Holland relatedPosition Stadtholder of Groningen
House of Orange-Nassau positionHeld Stadtholder of Groningen
subject linked to: Orange-Nassau
Stadtholder of Friesland relatedOffice Stadtholder of Groningen
Stadtholder of Cleves relatedTo Stadtholder of Groningen
Ernest Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz positionHeld Stadtholder of Groningen
Henry Casimir I of Nassau-Dietz positionHeld Stadtholder of Groningen
William Frederick of Nassau-Dietz positionHeld Stadtholder of Groningen
Henry Casimir II of Nassau-Dietz positionHeld Stadtholder of Groningen
Henry Casimir II of Nassau-Dietz monarchOf Groningen (as stadtholder)
linked to: Stadtholder of Groningen
John William Friso of Nassau-Dietz positionHeld Stadtholder of Groningen
House of Nassau-Dillenburg hasTitle Stadtholder of Groningen
George de Lalaing, Count of Rennenberg positionHeld Stadtholder of Groningen
Willem V, Prins van Oranje positionHeld Stadtholder of Groningen
Maximiliaan van Egmond positionHeld Stadtholder of Groningen
Francisco Verdugo positionHeld Governor of Groningen
linked to: Stadtholder of Groningen