As a reward, the prior Hanoverian annexation of the Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg by George's uncle, was recognised by the British and Dutch.

This clause, overtly a demand by Cromwell fearing the Orangists, was perhaps inserted on the covert wishes of the leading Dutch politicians, the new Grand Pensionary, the young republican Johan de Witt, and his uncle Cornelis de Graeff.

His father Samuel Constant de Rebecque was a high ranking officer in the Dutch States Army, like his grandfather, his uncle and his cousin Jean Victor de Constant Rebecque.

In Paris, at Jean-Baptiste-Antoine Suard he became acquainted with Belle van Zuylen, a 26-year older Dutch woman and writer, who knew his uncle well through their correspondance.

Following the First Javanese War of Succession between Amangkurat III and his uncle, Pangeran Puger, the Dutch gained control of the eastern half of Madura in 1705.

Pieter Burman ( Petrus Burmannus, often cited as Burmann, October 23, 1713 – June 24, 1778 ), called by himself the Younger ( Secundus ) to distinguish himself from his uncle, was a Dutch philologist, born at Amsterdam.

At the age of fourteen he went to learn war in the camp of his uncle, Maurice of Nassau the Stadtholder of Holland and Prince of Orange, and began his military career ( as a private soldier in that prince's bodyguard ) in the Dutch Revolt.

The character of the young elector had been stamped by his Calvinist nurturer Calcum, a long stay in the Dutch Republic during his grand tour, and the events of the war, of which a meeting with his uncle Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden in Pomerania was among the most impressive.

Her godparents were: Queen Victoria ( her paternal grandmother ); the German Empress ( for whom Alice's paternal aunt Princess Beatrice stood proxy ); William III, King of the Netherlands ( for whom the Dutch Ambassador Count de Bylandt stood proxy ); Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse ( her namesake's widower, whose brother-in-law the Duke of Edinburgh represented him ); the Princess of Waldeck-Pyrmont ( her maternal grandmother ); the Prince of Wales ( her paternal uncle ); the German Crown Princess ( her paternal aunt, whose sister-in-law the Princess of Wales represented her ); Prince Wilhelm of Württemberg ( her cousin, for whom his cousin the Duke of Teck stood proxy ); the Hereditary Princess of Bentheim and Steinfurt ( her maternal aunt, for whom her paternal aunt Princess Christian stood proxy ); and the Duchess of Cambridge ( an aunt of the Queen, whose daughter the Duchess of Teck represented her ).

He received his early education at the gymnasium of his native town, of which his uncle was rector, and in 1617 attended the high school —" Schonaichianum "— at Beuthen an der Oder ( Bytom Odrzański ), where he made a special study of French, Dutch and Italian poetry.

However, Narai was also an ambitious prince and had requested Dutch support against his uncle.

Supposedly she met Rembrandt at the home of her uncle, Hendrick van Uylenburgh, a painter and art dealer who had emigrated from Friesland to Kraków in Poland with his parents but decided in 1625 to move to the Dutch Republic, where there was growing tolerance after the death of Maurice of Orange.

His uncle had grown to dislike the subject and in particular its practitioners, so when it became time to write his ' masterscriptie ' ( Dutch equivalent of a master's thesis ) in 1968 ,'t Hooft turned to the newly appointed professor Martinus Veltman, who specialized in Yang – Mills theory, a relative fringe subject at the time because it was thought that these could not be renormalized.

This was a " deal " from the leading Dutch politicians Johan de Witt and his uncle Cornelis de Graeff.

He was the uncle of the former Dutch Minister of Social Affairs and Employment, Piet Hein Donner.

Thus, a " Dutch uncle " is a person who is rather the reverse of what is normally thought of as avuncular or uncle-like ( which would be indulgent and permissive ).

At this time the English language gained a whole array of new insults ( including " Dutch uncle "), such as:

* Louise Amable Rion Françoise de Narbonne-Lara ( Nice, 25 May 1786-Lisbon, 28 March 1849 ), Dame of Honour of Her Majesty Queen Mary II ( with right to the Grandeess of Spain for being representative of her paternal uncle the 2e duc de Narbonne-Lara ), who married at Agen on 17 February 1806 the Portuguese of Dutch descent Hermano José Braamcamp de Almeida Castelo-Branco, 5th Lord, 2nd Baron, 1st Viscount and 1st Count of Sobral ( 16 September 1775-Lisbon, 2 February 1846 ), and had two daughters

However, this time the Dutch believed they had found a more reliable client, and hence supported his uncle Pangeran Puger, formerly Susuhunan ing Alaga, who had previously been defeated by VOC and Amangkurat II.

Then his father was shot, and Robbins spent much of his remaining childhood and teen years on a farm owned by an Old Mennonite great aunt and uncle in Pennsylvania Dutch country.

Jurriaan Hendrik Andriessen ( 15 November 1925, Haarlem19 August 1996, The Hague ) was a Dutch composer, whose father, Hendrik, brother Louis, and uncle Willem have also been notable composers.

* the Dutch / Afrikaans word for " uncle ", often applied to Paul Kruger, former president of the Transvaal Republic

* 1661 – The Treaty of The Hague is signed by Portugal and the Dutch Republic.

Arminianism is based on the theological ideas of the Dutch Reformed theologian Jacobus Arminius ( 1560 – 1609 ) and his historic supporters known as the Remonstrants and is known as a soteriological sect of Protestant Christianity.

The airport that serves Aachen, Maastricht Aachen Airport, is located about 40 km away in Dutch territory, close to the town of Beek.

* 1799 – The entire Dutch fleet is captured by British forces under the command of Sir Ralph Abercromby and Admiral Sir Charles Mitchell during the Second Coalition of the French Revolutionary Wars.

The word acre is derived from Old English æcer originally meaning " open field ", cognate to west coast Norwegian ækre and Swedish åker, German Acker, Dutch akker, Latin ager, and Greek αγρός ( agros ).

Plancius called the constellation " Paradysvogel Apis Indica "; the first word is Dutch for ' bird of paradise ', but the others are Latin for " Indian Bee "; " apis " ( Latin for " bee ") is presumably an error for " avis " or " bird ".

It is also similar to the use of quotation marks in many other languages ( including Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian, Catalan, Dutch and German ).

Why they went with Aster, and not the more well known Tulip is unknown, perhaps they thought it would be to presumptuous, or perhaps the fact that " Aster " is also a Dutch girls name has something to do with it.

It originates from 17th century Dutch dialects spoken by the mainly-Dutch settlers of what is now South Africa, where it began to develop independently.

Hence, historically, it is a daughter language of Dutch, and was previously referred to as " Cape Dutch " ( a term also used to refer collectively to the early Cape settlers ) or ' kitchen Dutch ' ( a crude or derogatory term Afrikaans was called in its earlier days ).

Although Afrikaans adopted words from languages such as Malay, Portuguese, the Bantu languages, and the Khoisan languages, an estimated 90 to 95 percent of Afrikaans vocabulary is ultimately of Dutch origin.

The club is historically one of the three clubs that dominate the Dutch national football league ( Eredivisie ), the others being PSV and Feyenoord.

The club is also particularly famous for its renowned youth program that has produced many Dutch talents over the years – Johan Cruijff, Edwin van der Sar, Dennis Bergkamp, national team top scorer Patrick Kluivert, and former national team coach Marco van Basten.

Dutch First Division club Telstar is an official satellite club of AZ.

* 1704 – War of the Spanish Succession: Gibraltar is captured by an English and Dutch fleet, commanded by Admiral Sir George Rooke and allied with Archduke Charles.

Cuyp ( 1594 – 1651 / 52 ), he is especially known for his large views of the Dutch countryside in early morning or late afternoon light.

His period of activity as a painter is traditionally limited to the two decades between 1639 and 1660, fitting directly within the generally accepted limits of the Dutch Golden Age ’ s most significant period, 1640-1665.

Dutch hip hop or Nederhop is hip hop music created by musicians in the Netherlands and Flanders.

But there is disagreement about who started rapping in Dutch between Blonnie B, Alex and the CityCrew, Dynamic Rockers, Def Rhymes and Osdorp Posse.

( The Edison Awards is an award by the Dutch Music Industry.