stadtholders

A well-read theorist could apply these to doges or stadtholders, but in 1789 the monarch in the forefront of American minds was still the king of England, against whom they had fought for eight and a half years.

America's First Dynasty Richard Brookhiser 2002

John William Friso, however, also took the title, and his successors the stadtholders and kings of the Netherlands have all been designated princes of Orange-Nassau.

The South of France—East Half C. B. Black

“Prince of Orange” was consequently borne by the stadtholders Maurice,

The South of France—East Half C. B. Black

Though it was the residence of the stadtholders in former times, it was only a small village, and its notable features are of modern origin.

Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim Oliver Optic 1859

Her portrait is to be seen in all the shop windows, and all the stadtholders dine once a month in the

Frederick the Great and His Family Chapman Coleman 1843

England or with France, as the party of the stadtholders or that of the people prevailed in the republic.

History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814 Francois-Auguste Mignet 1840

Witt had for a long time past foreseen the defeat of his cause, and he had carefully trained up the heir of the stadtholders, William of Nassau, the natural head of his adversaries.

A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 5 1830

May heaven preserve us from kings, princes, and stadtholders.

The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. VIII Jared Sparks 1827

The toquis have in course the first claim to this high dignity, as being the hereditary generals and stadtholders of the republic; yet, disregarding all respect for superior rank, the council often entrusts this supreme power to the most deserving of the Ulmens, or even to an officer of an inferior class, considering only on this occasion the talents that are deemed necessary for command.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 05 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time Robert Kerr 1784

Thus were the dictators occasionally named at Rome, and the stadtholders in the United Provinces; and thus, in mixed governments, the royal prerogative is occasionally enlarged, by the temporary suspension of laws, [Footnote: In Britain, by the suspension of the _Habeas Corpus_.] and the barriers of liberty appear to be removed, in order to vest a dictatorial power in the hands of the king.

An Essay on the History of Civil Society, Eighth Edition Adam Ferguson 1769