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John-William assumed the title of Prince of Orange: he died in 1711, without having exercised the power of the stadtholderate, except in the province of Frizeland.

From The Life of Hugo Grotius With Brief Minutes of the Civil, Ecclesiastical, and Literary History of the Netherlands by Butler, Charles

The constitution of the old republic was thoroughly overhauled and the stadtholderate, long in the possession of the house of Orange, was abolished.

From The Governments of Europe by Ogg, Frederic Austin

Before this event, William V. died, leaving a son, called from his pretensions to the stadtholderate, William VI.

From The Life of Hugo Grotius With Brief Minutes of the Civil, Ecclesiastical, and Literary History of the Netherlands by Butler, Charles

The party opposed to the stadtholderate seconded the victorious efforts of the French army, and the revolution and conquest took place simultaneously at Leyden, Amsterdam, the Hague, and Utrecht.

From History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814 by Mignet, M. (François-Auguste-Marie-Alexis)

The latter powers had in 1787 re-established by force the hereditary, stadtholderate of the United Provinces.

From History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814 by Mignet, M. (François-Auguste-Marie-Alexis)