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The ''' | The '''Staten-Generaal''', or known during the [[Second Kingdom of Batavia|Second Kingdom]] as '''Houses of the Realm''' ('''Huyzen van het Koninkrijk'''), acts as the bicameral parliament and supreme legislative body of the Kingdom of [[Batavia]]. | ||
It was first established during the early days of the [[First Kingdom of Batavia|First Kingdom]], although its ways of functioning differed. Originally having been an unicameral body, it was transformed into a bicameral parliament during the [[Second Kingdom of Batavia|Second Kingdom]] as a way to solve tensions between landholders and nobility at one hand and the rising demands for power for the people at the other hand. | |||
The Parliament and its [[Hogerhuis]] and [[Lagerhuis]] have been located in [['s Koningenwaarde]] ever since. | The Parliament and its [[Hogerhuis]] and [[Lagerhuis]] have been located in [['s Koningenwaarde]] ever since. | ||
Latest revision as of 13:16, 27 June 2020
The Staten-Generaal, or known during the Second Kingdom as Houses of the Realm (Huyzen van het Koninkrijk), acts as the bicameral parliament and supreme legislative body of the Kingdom of Batavia.
It was first established during the early days of the First Kingdom, although its ways of functioning differed. Originally having been an unicameral body, it was transformed into a bicameral parliament during the Second Kingdom as a way to solve tensions between landholders and nobility at one hand and the rising demands for power for the people at the other hand.
The Parliament and its Hogerhuis and Lagerhuis have been located in 's Koningenwaarde ever since.
