page_title: Act of Guarantee
hierarchical_section_title: Act of Guarantee
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Presentatie door de afvaardiging van de Staten-Generaal in Paleis Huis ten Bosch van de Acte van Garantie aan stadhouder Willem V van Oranje-Nassau, 10 juli 1788.English: Presentation by a delegation of the States General in Huis ten Bosch Palace of the Act of Guarantee to Stadtholder William V of Orange-Nassau, July 10, 1788.Deutsch: Präsentation von einer Delegation der Generalstaaten in Palast Huis ten Bosch der Urkunde des Garantie von das erbliche stadholderate für Wilhelm V. von Oranien-Nassau, 10. Juli 1788.Français&#160;: Présentation par une délégation des États généraux dans Huis ten Bosch Palais de l'acte de garantis du stadholderate héréditaire au gouverneur William V d'Orange-Nassau 10 Juillet 1788.
context_page_description: The Act of Guarantee of the hereditary stadtholderate was a document from 1788, in which the seven provinces of the States General and the representative of Drenthe declared, amongst other things, that the admiralty and captain-generalship were hereditary, and together with the hereditary stadtholderate would henceforth be an integrated part of the constitution of the Dutch Republic. Moreover, members of the House of Orange-Nassau would have the exclusive privilege to hold the office. The Act was in force until the Batavian Republic was established in 1795.
context_section_description: The Act of Guarantee (Dutch: Akte van Garantie) of the hereditary stadtholderate was a document from 1788, in which the seven provinces of the States General and the representative of Drenthe declared, amongst other things, that the admiralty and captain-generalship were hereditary, and together with the hereditary stadtholderate would henceforth be an integrated part of the constitution of the Dutch Republic. Moreover, members of the House of Orange-Nassau would have the exclusive privilege to hold the office. The Act was in force until the Batavian Republic was established in 1795.
caption: A States General delegation presents the Act of Guarantee to stadtholder William V at the Huis ten Bosch palace on 10 July 1788. Anonymous engraving, Rijksmuseum collection.
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