States General

The States General decide which affairs are urgent and pressing.

For this reason, the States General were not assembled very often.

Without a king to rule the country, the States General became the sovereign power.

As a government, the States General were abolished in 1795.

For his conduct he received a golden chain from the States General.

The States General referred to ancient precedent to justify their actions.

The pensionaries started acting as an executive committee of the States General.

Their paralysis prevented taking any action by the States General.

In 1659 a new classification was ordered by the States General:

The new liberal constitution, which put the government under the control of the States General, was accepted by the legislature in 1848.