States of Friesland
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The States of Friesland were the sovereign body that governed the province of Friesland under the Dutch Republic. They were formed in 1580 after the former Lordship of Frisia acceded to the Union of U
Interior of the restored Meeting Hall of the States of Friesland (still in use by the modern States)
Portrait of Ulrik Huber
Portrait of stadtholder William IV
Portrait of Court Lambertus van Beyma
Allart Pieter van Jongestall
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Allart Pieter van Jongestall, also spelled Allard Pieter van Jongestal was a Dutch jurist and diplomat. He was president of the Hof van Friesland and represented the States-General of the Dutch Republ
States of Friesland
…by the boy-stadtholder, consisting of one representative of each of the land quarters, and two representatives of the city quarter (one of which was Allart Pieter van Jongestall). This commission took the report of the mediation commission as a starting point and came (after some culling) up with 97 articles, which were promulgated…
Drawing of Jongestall State or Hûs fan Berou in Hallum where Jongestall lived