stadholders

William the Silent and his son Maurice were, as stadholders, admirals of

History of Holland George Edmundson 1889

A large number of the magistrates refused to take any part in the cruel persecution that arose, following the example of Orange, Egmont, Berghen and others of the stadholders and leading nobles.

History of Holland George Edmundson 1889

The commanding abilities of the great stadholders of the house of

History of Holland George Edmundson 1889

Of all the stadholders of his line William V was the least distinguished.

History of Holland George Edmundson 1889

In the first place the stadholders, the military and naval leaders, the Calvinist clergy, and the great majority of the traders honestly believed that a peace would be detrimental to all the best interests of the States, and were thoroughly distrustful of the motives which had prompted the archdukes and the Spanish government to make these advances.

History of Holland George Edmundson 1889

This was markedly the case in the following year (1592) when the two stadholders set to work to expel the Spaniards from the two strongly fortified towns of Steenwijk and Coevorden, whose possession enabled a strong force under the veteran Verdugo to retain their hold upon

History of Holland George Edmundson 1889

The States-General at the instance of the two stadholders, May, 1617, declared for the summoning of a National

History of Holland George Edmundson 1889

The younger branch of the Nassau family, who had been, from the time of John of Nassau, stadholders of Friesland and, except for one short interval, of

History of Holland George Edmundson 1889

In the following year the stadholders turned their attention to the north-east corner of the land, which was still in the possession of the Spaniards.

History of Holland George Edmundson 1889

The stadholders of the house of Orange had also, in addition to the prestige attaching to their name, the possession of large property and considerable wealth, which with the emoluments they received from the States-General, as Captain-General and

History of Holland George Edmundson 1889