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<p style="background-color:rgba(240, 240, 240, 0.5);"><b>Historical context</b><br /><small>Brabant of the States (Dutch: Staats-Brabant) was the northern part of the Duchy of Brabant, most of the present province of North Brabant. The Generality Lands (dutch: Generaliteitslanden) were about one fifth of the territories of the Dutch Republic or United Provinces of the Netherlands and were directly governed by the States-General of the Netherlands (Dutch: States-General). |
<p style="background-color:rgba(240, 240, 240, 0.5);"><b>Historical context</b><br /><small>Brabant of the States (Dutch: Staats-Brabant) was the northern part of the Duchy of Brabant, most of the present province of North Brabant. The Generality Lands (dutch: Generaliteitslanden) were about one fifth of the territories of the Dutch Republic or United Provinces of the Netherlands and were directly governed by the States-General of the Netherlands (Dutch: States-General). |
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| − | Unlike the seven provinces Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, Overijssel, Friesland and Groningen, these territories were not represented in the central government. From an economic point of view, they were exploited with heavy taxes and levies. As one author puts it: "Back in the Dutch lap, these so-called Generality countries were for a long time governed as a sort of internal colonies, in which Catholics were seen as second-class citizens."<Br>. |
+ | Unlike the seven provinces Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, Overijssel, Friesland and Groningen, these territories were not represented in the central government. From an economic point of view, they were exploited with heavy taxes and levies. As one author puts it: "Back in the Dutch lap, these so-called Generality countries were for a long time governed as a sort of internal colonies, in which Catholics were seen as second-class citizens."<Br>.</small></p> |
| − | In 1795, Staats-Brabant passed into Bataafs-Brabant, which in 1796 became an equivalent province with autonomous status to the Batavian Republic. |
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== '''Marriage''' == |
== '''Marriage''' == |
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* 1781 born |
* 1781 born |
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+ | * 1781 married Johanna |
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+ | * 1716 son Christiaan born |
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+ | * 1785 daughter Anna born |
| − | * 1821 son Arnoldus born |
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* 1834 passed away |
* 1834 passed away |
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