Thorbecke, Jan Rudolf
Jan Rudolf Thorbecke (yän rōō´dôlf tôr´bĕkə), 1798–1872, Dutch statesman. An eminent jurist and the leading liberal politician of his day, he was one of the men appointed in 1848 by King William II to revise the constitution. Thorbecke was largely responsible for the final revision, which increased the power of the States-General and reduced that of the king. He served (1849–52) as the first constitutional premier of the Netherlands and was twice more premier (1862–66, 1871–72). He gave Catholics equal rights with Protestants, extended the electorate, removed trade restrictions, and initiated projects for the construction of canals for reclaiming land from the sea.
More From encyclopedia.com
constitute , con·sti·tute / ˈkänstəˌt(y)oōt/ • v. [tr.] 1. be (a part) of a whole: single parents constitute a great proportion of the poor. ∎ (of people or thing… Constitution Of The United States , The fundamental law, written or unwritten, that establishes the character of a government by defining the basic principles to which a society must co… Mahendra , King Mahendra
King Mahendra (1920-1972) was the ninth Shah dynasty ruler of Nepal. The period of his rule (1955-1972) was marked by a wide variety of… Kamehameha , Kamehameha Name of five kings of Hawaii. Kamehameha I (r. c.1758–1819) united all the Hawaiian islands. He instituted harsh laws, but abolished human… Conservatism , Conservatives would agree with Robert Bork's understanding of the role of the Supreme Court under the Constitution and with its implicit understandin… Constitutional Convention , Constitutional conventions, like the written constitutions that they produce, are among the American contributions to government. A constitutional co…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Thorbecke, Jan Rudolf