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Act of Seclusion

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  • William III
    William III
    / Early life

    …Orange from power, and the Act of Seclusion (1654) debarred the prince of Orange and his descendants from holding office in the state.

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    …Orange from power, and the Act of Seclusion (1654) debarred the prince of Orange and his descendants from holding office in the state.

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  • Johan De Witt
    Johan De Witt

    This Act of Seclusion was aimed at the young Prince of Orange, whose close relationship to the Stuarts made him an object of suspicion to Cromwell.

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    This Act of Seclusion was aimed at the young Prince of Orange, whose close relationship to the Stuarts made him an object of suspicion to Cromwell.

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  • Netherlands
    Netherlands
    / The first stadtholderless period

    …secret promise by Holland (“Act of Seclusion”) to exclude forever the prince of Orange from the stadtholderate and the supreme command.

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    …secret promise by Holland (“Act of Seclusion”) to exclude forever the prince of Orange from the stadtholderate and the supreme command.

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