Stadtholder of Holland

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The Stadtholder of Holland was the chief executive and military leader of the Dutch province of Holland during the Dutch Republic, often held by members of the House of Orange.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political office
provincial office
appliesToJurisdiction Province of Holland
linked to: County of Holland
associatedDynasty House of Orange-Nassau
country Dutch Republic
dissolved 1795
endCause Batavian Revolution
followedBy Batavian Republic executive authorities
linked to: Batavian Republic
governmentalBody States of Holland and West Friesland
hasPart appointment of local officials
military command of provincial forces
presiding over provincial States in military matters
historicalRegion County of Holland
inception 16th century
languageOfWorkOrName Dutch
nativeLabel Stadhouder van Holland
officeHolder Albert, Duke of Saxony
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange
John William Friso
Mary of Hungary (as governor-general overseeing stadtholders)
linked to: Mary of Hungary

Maurice of Nassau
William II, Prince of Orange
William III of Orange
William IV, Prince of Orange
William V, Prince of Orange
William the Silent
officeHolderRole chief executive of Holland
military leader of Holland
opposedBy States Party (Holland regent oligarchy)
partOf Stadtholderate of the Dutch Republic
politicalAlignment Orangist faction
precededBy Burgundian stadtholder in the Low Countries
relatedPosition Stadtholder of Friesland
Stadtholder of Gelderland
Stadtholder of Groningen
Stadtholder of Overijssel
Stadtholder of Utrecht
Stadtholder of Zeeland
replacedBy King of the Netherlands (as head of state, later Orange-Nassau monarchy)
residence Binnenhof
Binnenhof Stadtholder’s Quarter
linked to: Binnenhof

Noordeinde Palace
seat The Hague
significantEvent First Stadtholderless Period
Glorious Revolution (through William III)
linked to: Glorious Revolution

Second Stadtholderless Period
subordinateTo States General of the Netherlands
States of Holland
typicallyHeldBy House of Orange

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William II, Prince of Orange positionHeld Stadtholder of Holland
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange positionHeld Stadtholder of Holland
William II of Scotland positionHeld Stadtholder of Holland
Lord of the Netherlands followedBy Count of Holland (as a title of the Dutch Republic’s stadtholder)
linked to: Stadtholder of Holland
Stadtholder of Zeeland relatedOffice Stadtholder of Holland
Stadtholder of Utrecht sharesConceptWith Stadtholder of Holland
Stadtholder of Drenthe similarTo Stadtholder of Holland
Stadtholder of Holland nativeLabel Stadhouder van Holland
linked to: Stadtholder of Holland
Willem van Nassau positionHeld Stadtholder of Holland
Philip William, Prince of Orange title Stadtholder of Holland
Philip William, Prince of Orange positionHeld Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht
linked to: Stadtholder of Holland
René of Chalon nobleTitle Stadtholder of Holland
House of Orange-Nassau positionHeld Stadtholder of Holland
subject linked to: Orange-Nassau
Stadtholder of Friesland relatedOffice Stadtholder of Holland
Lieutenant-Admiral of Holland and West Friesland governmentalBodyAppointing Stadtholder of Holland (in some periods)
linked to: Stadtholder of Holland
Frederick Henry of Orange-Nassau positionHeld Stadtholder of Holland
William the Silent positionHeld Stadtholder of Holland
Henry III of Nassau-Breda position held Stadtholder of Holland
Willem V, Prins van Oranje positionHeld Stadtholder of Holland
Willem de Zwijger positionHeld Stadtholder of Holland
Baron of Breda linkedToMonarch Stadtholders of Holland
linked to: Stadtholder of Holland
Renatus of Châlon title Stadtholder of Holland
William I, Prince of Orange positionHeld Stadtholder of Holland