state-council

He was a member of the state-council under Napoleon and under Louis XVIII, member of the

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913

Norris, Sir John Conway, the members of the state-council, and all others who should have had authority, do their utmost to avert a catastrophe.

History of the United Netherlands, 1587a John Lothrop Motley 1845

The state-council had written concerning these rumours to Roland York, but the patient man had replied in a manner which Wilkes characterized as

History of the United Netherlands, 1587a John Lothrop Motley 1845

On the 24th November, acts were drawn up and signed by the Earl, according to which the supreme government of the United Netherlands was formally committed to the state-council during his absence.

History of the United Netherlands, 1586e John Lothrop Motley 1845

Now supreme executive authority had been delegated to the state-council by the Governor-General during his absence.

History of the United Netherlands, 1587a John Lothrop Motley 1845

Making a merit to himself of imparting an important secret, he said that the state-council of the commonwealth had resolved to elude at any cost the restoration of the cautionary towns.

History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce, 1603-04 John Lothrop Motley 1845

England, a seat in the state-council at the Hague, and who was a man of a somewhat rough and insolent deportment, took occasion at a session of that body, when the prince was present, to urge the necessity of at once resuming the ruptured negotiations.

History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce, 1608b John Lothrop Motley 1845

Besides Deventer of Utrecht, then, on whom, the Earl chiefly relied during his, absence, there were none to support him cordially, except two or three members of the state-council.

History of the United Netherlands, 1587a John Lothrop Motley 1845

The state-council declared, by way of answer to the foreign ambassadors, that the principal points and conditions which had been solemnly fixed, before the States had consented to begin the negotiations, had been disputed with infinite effrontery and shamelessness by the enemy.

History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce, 1608b John Lothrop Motley 1845

Leicester very important letters addressed by the council of Gelderland to Count Moeurs, stadholder of the Province, and by him forwarded to the state-council.

History of the United Netherlands, 1587a John Lothrop Motley 1845