Estates General of the Batavian Republic
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The States General
of the Batavian Republic
was the name for the Dutch government between January, 1795 and March 1796. It was nominally the same as the States-General of the Dutch Republic
, the predecessor of the Batavian Republic, as the old constitution, the Union of Utrecht
remained in place till a new National Assembly of the Batavian Republic
was seated after general election, under universal manhood suffrage
. In practice, however, the places of the members of the previous Orangist
regime as representatives of the Seven Provinces were now taken by members of the Patriot party
. The presidents of the States-General, both under the old and the new Republic, were acting as head of state for their term in office as president (usually a month).
was the head of state in the Dutch Republic. However, since 1588 the States-General had been the Sovereign power in the Republic. The stadtholder (when one was in office as for long periods of time, the so-called First Stadtholderless Period
and Second Stadtholderless Period
, the Republic dispensed with their services) was just their "first servant."
States-General of the Netherlands
The States-General of the Netherlands is the bicameral legislature of the Netherlands, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The parliament meets in at the Binnenhof in The Hague. The archaic Dutch word "staten" originally related to the feudal classes in which medieval...
of the Batavian Republic
Batavian Republic
The Batavian Republic was the successor of the Republic of the United Netherlands. It was proclaimed on January 19, 1795, and ended on June 5, 1806, with the accession of Louis Bonaparte to the throne of the Kingdom of Holland....
was the name for the Dutch government between January, 1795 and March 1796. It was nominally the same as the States-General of the Dutch Republic
Dutch Republic
The Dutch Republic — officially known as the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands , the Republic of the United Netherlands, or the Republic of the Seven United Provinces — was a republic in Europe existing from 1581 to 1795, preceding the Batavian Republic and ultimately...
, the predecessor of the Batavian Republic, as the old constitution, the Union of Utrecht
Union of Utrecht
The Union of Utrecht was a treaty signed on 23 January 1579 in Utrecht, the Netherlands, unifying the northern provinces of the Netherlands, until then under the control of Habsburg Spain....
remained in place till a new National Assembly of the Batavian Republic
National Assembly of the Batavian Republic
The National Assembly of the Batavian Republic was the name for the Dutch parliament between 1796 and 1801. The National assembly was founded in 1796 after general elections. It replaced the States-General of the Batavian Republic...
was seated after general election, under universal manhood suffrage
Universal suffrage
Universal suffrage consists of the extension of the right to vote to adult citizens as a whole, though it may also mean extending said right to minors and non-citizens...
. In practice, however, the places of the members of the previous Orangist
Orangism (Netherlands)
Orangism is a monarchist political support for the House of Orange-Nassau as monarchy of the Netherlands. It played a significant role in the political history of the Netherlands since the Dutch revolt...
regime as representatives of the Seven Provinces were now taken by members of the Patriot party
Patriots (faction)
The Patriots were a political faction in the Dutch Republic in the second half of the 18th century. They were led by Joan van der Capellen tot den Pol, gaining power from November 1782....
. The presidents of the States-General, both under the old and the new Republic, were acting as head of state for their term in office as president (usually a month).
Note
It is a common misunderstanding that the StadtholderStadtholder
A Stadtholder A Stadtholder A Stadtholder (Dutch: stadhouder [], "steward" or "lieutenant", literally place holder, holding someones place, possibly a calque of German Statthalter, French lieutenant, or Middle Latin locum tenens...
was the head of state in the Dutch Republic. However, since 1588 the States-General had been the Sovereign power in the Republic. The stadtholder (when one was in office as for long periods of time, the so-called First Stadtholderless Period
First Stadtholderless Period
The First Stadtholderless Period or Era is the period in the history of the Dutch Republic in which the office of a Stadtholder was absent in five of the seven Dutch provinces...
and Second Stadtholderless Period
Second Stadtholderless Period
The Second Stadtholderless Period or Era is the designation in Dutch historiography of the period between the death of stadtholder William III on March 19, 1702 and the appointment of William IV, Prince of Orange as stadtholder and captain general in all provinces of the Dutch Republic on May 2,...
, the Republic dispensed with their services) was just their "first servant."
Dutch heads of state between 1795 and 1796
- Johannes Lambertus Huber 30 March 1795 - 6 April 1795
- Pieter Paulus 5 May 1795 - May 1795
- Jacob George Hieronymus Hahn 19 May 1795 - 2 June 1795
- Willem Aernout de Beveren 6 July 1795 - Sep 1795
- Pieter Paulus Sep 1795 - ?
- Gerrit David Jordens ? - 25 November 1795
- Pieter Pijpers 25 November 1795 - Dec 1795
- Johannes Lambertus Huber Dec 1795 - 1796