Stadtholder of Zeeland
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The Stadtholder of Zeeland was the provincial chief executive and military leader of the Dutch province of Zeeland during the Dutch Republic, often held by members of the House of Orange-Nassau.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stadtholder of Zeeland canonical | 16 |
| Stadhouder van Zeeland | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T515320 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Stadtholder of Zeeland Context triple: [Maurice of Nassau, positionHeld, Stadtholder of Zeeland]
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A.
Lord of the Netherlands
Lord of the Netherlands was the title held by the sovereign ruler of the Habsburg Netherlands, encompassing much of the Low Countries in the 16th century.
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B.
Sovereign Prince of the United Netherlands
The Sovereign Prince of the United Netherlands was the monarchical head of state of the newly restored Dutch polity after the Napoleonic era, a transitional title that preceded the establishment of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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C.
Jonkheer Andries Cornelis Dirk de Graeff
Jonkheer Andries Cornelis Dirk de Graeff was a Dutch nobleman and statesman who served as a prominent colonial administrator in the early 20th century.
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D.
Cornelis de Witt
Cornelis de Witt was a prominent 17th-century Dutch statesman and republican leader who, alongside his brother Johan de Witt, played a central role in the politics of the Dutch Republic before being murdered during the political turmoil of 1672.
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E.
Godert van der Capellen
Godert van der Capellen was a 19th-century Dutch statesman and colonial administrator who served as a leading authority in the Dutch East Indies during the post-Napoleonic era.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Stadtholder of Zeeland Target entity description: The Stadtholder of Zeeland was the provincial chief executive and military leader of the Dutch province of Zeeland during the Dutch Republic, often held by members of the House of Orange-Nassau.
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A.
Lord of the Netherlands
Lord of the Netherlands was the title held by the sovereign ruler of the Habsburg Netherlands, encompassing much of the Low Countries in the 16th century.
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B.
Sovereign Prince of the United Netherlands
The Sovereign Prince of the United Netherlands was the monarchical head of state of the newly restored Dutch polity after the Napoleonic era, a transitional title that preceded the establishment of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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C.
Jonkheer Andries Cornelis Dirk de Graeff
Jonkheer Andries Cornelis Dirk de Graeff was a Dutch nobleman and statesman who served as a prominent colonial administrator in the early 20th century.
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D.
Cornelis de Witt
Cornelis de Witt was a prominent 17th-century Dutch statesman and republican leader who, alongside his brother Johan de Witt, played a central role in the politics of the Dutch Republic before being murdered during the political turmoil of 1672.
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E.
Godert van der Capellen
Godert van der Capellen was a 19th-century Dutch statesman and colonial administrator who served as a leading authority in the Dutch East Indies during the post-Napoleonic era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political office
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provincial office ⓘ |
| abolishedWith | end of the Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Zeeland
ⓘ
surface form:
Province of Zeeland
|
| appointedBy |
Provincial government of Zeeland
ⓘ
surface form:
provincial States of Zeeland
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| associatedWithDynasty | House of Orange-Nassau ⓘ |
| associatedWithHouse |
House of Orange-Nassau
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Orange
|
| associatedWithInstitution |
Zeeland
ⓘ
surface form:
States of Zeeland
|
| category | Offices of the Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country |
Dutch Republic
ⓘ
Dutch Republic ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
|
| governmentalFunction |
executive authority in Zeeland
ⓘ
military command in Zeeland ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch of provincial government ⓘ |
| governs | Zeeland provincial affairs ⓘ |
| hasTitleInDutch |
Stadtholder of Zeeland
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Stadhouder van Zeeland
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| hierarchicalRelation | provincial counterpart of the Stadtholder of Holland ⓘ |
| historicalGovernment |
States General of the Netherlands
ⓘ
surface form:
States-General of the Netherlands
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| historicalRegion | Low Countries ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | abolished office ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Dutch ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dutch Republic
ⓘ
Zeeland ⓘ |
| militaryResponsibility | defense of Zeeland’s territory ⓘ |
| officeHolderRole |
military leader
ⓘ
provincial chief executive ⓘ |
| officeLinkedTo |
military command of provincial troops
ⓘ
representation of the stadtholder in Zeeland ⓘ |
| officeScope |
civil administration
ⓘ
defense and security ⓘ |
| oftenHeldBy | members of the House of Orange-Nassau ⓘ |
| partOf |
Stadtholder
ⓘ
surface form:
Stadtholderate system of the Dutch Republic
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| politicalSystem | federal republic ⓘ |
| powerBase | provincial nobility and regents ⓘ |
| relatedOffice |
Stadtholder of Friesland
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Stadtholder of Gelderland ⓘ Stadtholder of Groningen ⓘ Stadtholder of Holland ⓘ Stadtholder of Overijssel ⓘ Stadtholder of Utrecht ⓘ |
| seatOfPower | Middelburg ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
States General of the Netherlands
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surface form:
States-General of the Netherlands
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| symbolizes | Orange influence in Zeeland ⓘ |
| typeOfMonarchyRelation | quasi-monarchical provincial leadership ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod |
Dutch Golden Age
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Early modern period ⓘ |
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Subject: Stadtholder of Zeeland Description of subject: The Stadtholder of Zeeland was the provincial chief executive and military leader of the Dutch province of Zeeland during the Dutch Republic, often held by members of the House of Orange-Nassau.
Referenced by (17)
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