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
Court Lambertus van Beyma
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Coert or Court Lambertus van Beyma, son of Julius Matthijs van Beyma and Fokel Helena van Burmania, was a public notary and auctioneer, delegate and representative of the Frisian States, and the radic
States of Friesland
…would actually be observed. However, this appears not to have been the case, as shown by the facts in the Apologie ("Apologia") of Frisian politician Court Lambertus van Beyma, published during his exile in Saint-Omer in 1790. Many corrupt practices were continued, and the hoped for forceful government of William IV as a…
Coert Lambertus van Beyma, engraving by R. Vinkeles and C. Bogerts