Original sentence: Admiraal (Admiral).In the Royal Netherlands navy (Koninklijke Marine), the rank of Admiral (admiraal) can be held by either an Naval officer appointed by the government or a member of the royal family.In the modern Netherlands Navy, the rank of Admiral is still an offical position but at present is not used as an active rank.Luitenant-admiraal (Lieutenant Admiral).The next promotion to Admiral took place in the 1880's when King William III made his brother Admiral to honor him for a long career in the Navy.The nobility connection to the rank of Admiral possibly originated in 1830 when King William I promoted his son (who was already the Secretary of State for War and Navy) to the rank of Admiral and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces.The seniority of all Netherlands Admiral ranks is as follows:
Edited sentence: Admiraal (Admiral of the Fleet) (no longer existent).However, there is no law nor rule to support this widespread believe.In fact, the rank of admiral (equivalent to Field-Marshal or Admiral of the Fleet in the Royal Navy) is officially abandoned in 1956.In the Royal Netherlands navy (Koninklijke Marine) it is often heard that the rank of Admiral (admiraal) can only be held by a prince of the royal family.Luitenant-admiraal (Admiral).The idea possibly originated when king William I promoted his son, allready Secretary of State for War and Navy, admiral and made him commander-in-chief of the forces in 1830.The second time someone was promoted admiral was in the 1880's when king William III made his brother admiral, 6 days before his death, to honor him for his long career in the navy.The seniority is as follows with British equivalents behind them: