stadtholder
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- stadtholderate noun
- stadtholdership noun
Example Sentences
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At that time, almost exactly parallel with Rembrandt's career, The Netherlands was entering its "Golden Age" under the able stadtholder.
From Time Magazine Archive
On leaving college, he entered the royal aulic chancellery, and in 1832 was appointed secretary of the royal stadtholder at Buda.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" by Various
But though the cap is now exchanged for a crown, and the stadtholder is a monarch, the policy seems to flourish on the old footing of their close-handed fathers.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847. by Various
Orange, as stadtholder, was now acting as the King's representative in Holland, and gave all his orders in Philip's name.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10 by Rudd, John
The palace was purchased by the States in 1595, rebuilt by the stadtholder William III., and extended by King William I. in the beginning of the 19th century.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various
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