Talk:Stadtholder

message: Is there a separate article on the office of a steward so far? No. Should this article be spli? Not at present. This is the English article corresponding to :nl:Stadhouder and :de:Statthalter. The English translation of these terms is "steward". All three articles treat the Low Countries case as a section. The article for the rank in the Low Countries in particular would be Stadtholders in the Low Countries, which at present redirects to a list article, but which could be independent. dab (𒁳) 15:05, 19 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It turns out that there is allready an article Statthalter that discusses the office in Austria. There is also a Steward (office) that discusses the general concept. So it turns out that there are 3 articles on pretty much the same subject? Perhaps Statthalter and Steward (office) should be merged with this article to create a more comprehensive article on the concept and office of Stadtholder, similar to de:Statthalter, in which the Dutch Stadtholders and Drots would be a section. There have of course been similar offices in other times and places, such as Satrap and Prefect. Suggestions are appreciated. JdH 18:58, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Split

message: I deleted the new paragraph about the alleged use of the title in a "government in exile" because I think these allegations are insufficiently supported and appear mostly to have been  inserted as a kind of advertisement for a new article on a "government in exile of the Dutch Republic" which in my view is mostly in the realm of fantasy. It may be true that William V used the title during his exile after the office was abolished by the Batavian Republic, but the remainder of the deleted paragraph is completely at variance with historical reality. I am all for freedom of speech, but we must maintain some standards in wikipedia and not allow our private views on history, or how it should have been written, to interfere with well-founded information.--Ereunetes (talk) 00:05, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Deletion in "decline" section 

message: Wikipedia defines 'crowned republic' as: 
:A crowned republic is a form of constitutional monarchy where the monarch's role is ceremonial and all the royal prerogatives are prescribed by custom and law in such a way that the monarch has little or no discretion over governmental and constitutional issues.
I feel that this was not the case with stadtholders at all, especially after 1747. We should rethink the use of this word in this context. 83.83.1.229 (talk) 16:55, 8 September 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. The Dutch Republic seems to be a perfect example of the opposite of a crowned republic; officially a republic, but with a monarch-like figure with a lot of power. We could replace crowned republic with monarchy-like republic or something along those lines. Luxorr (talk) 17:04, 8 September 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I think too it's the opposite. I support 'Monarchy-like republic'. --Watisfictie (talk) 21:43, 8 September 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Crowned republic 

message: I believe that under Danish / Swedish rule the King of Denmark / Sweden's "lord lieutenant" in Norway held the title 'stattholder. Might it be appropriate to add to the present article a section dealing with this? -- Picapica (talk) 11:01, 11 September 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Norway 

message: :
Each what? Each of the "Provinces" listed in the linked article? —Tamfang (talk) 21:40, 13 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  each what? 

message: As others have said before, almost 15 years ago, the etymology suggested here is at best what could be called benignly confused. The fact that in modern Dutch it can be (incorrectly) read as meaning "city holder" is not the actual definition regardless. Consider the Dutch version of this article for a better text. 82.73.184.198 (talk) 22:05, 20 January 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wrong etymology?