Government of the other provinces Politics and government of the Dutch Republic

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map showing political makeup of provinces , rotation of stadholdership amongst different lines of house of orange , nassau.


the governments of remaining provinces, except friesland, tended follow pattern of holland local variations.


the form of government of zeeland identical of holland. had 6 representative cities: middelburg, vlissingen, ter veere, zierikzee, goes , tholen. william silent had bought marquisate of veere , flushing in 1582, giving him right appoint government (regents) in first 3 cities, , making him first noble (actually noble) in province. controlled 4 of 7 votes, , province. william silent had been promised countship of holland , zeeland before death. not granted heirs. however, version of it, writ small, , thorn in side of regents of holland day end of republic. ·


utrecht had states consisting of cities of utrecht, amersfort, montfoort, rhenen , wijk, clergy, province had been governed bishop in middle ages.


guelders states included delegates arnhem, den bommel, doesburg, elburg, groenlo, hardewijk, hattern, lochem, nijmegen, , nobility, numerous there.


groningen functioned city-state based on city of groningen. representation flowed through there.


overijssel had states consisting of 3 representative towns, deventer, kampen, , zwolle, nobility.


the form of government of friesland, mentioned above, differed of other provinces. province had own language, frisian, more akin old english dutch. government based on universal male suffrage , had large dose of democracy surviving dark ages. organised 4 quarters, 3 of further divided local subdivisions known grietenijen , governed grietman. eastergoa divided eleven grietenijen, westergoa divided 9 grietenijen, , zevenwouden divided ten grietenijen. fourth quarter consisted of eleven towns of friesland, of leeuwarden largest, functioning seat of states of friesland. each grietenij , each town sent 2 delegates states. unlike rest of generality, these delegates did not need recourse elected them make decision on how vote.


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arms of non-voting provinces:




























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