List of King's and Queen's commissioners of Limburg
| King's Commissioner of Limburg | |
|---|---|
| Commissaris van de Koning van Limburg | |
| Appointer | The Crown |
| Term length | Six years, no term limit |
| Inaugural holder | Charles de Brouckère |
| Formation | 16 September 1815 |
The King's Commissioner of Limburg (
States of Limburg as well as the provincial executive.[1]
In the Dutch province of Limburg, the King's Commissioner is usually called Gouverneur (governor), as in Belgium. Similarly, the Provinciehuis (Province Hall) in Maastricht is called Gouvernement (Governor's Residence). This local custom arose from the particular status of the current province in the nineteenth century.
In 1830, the whole of the province of Limburg, which at the time consisted of both the present Dutch and Belgian parts, joined in the
German Confederacy as the "Duchy of Limburg" to appease Prussia, which had lost access to the Meuse after the Congress of Vienna. This peculiar arrangement, which excluded Maastricht and Venlo
, lasted until the Confederation's dissolution in 1866.
The folklore custom to call the local King's Commissioner "Governor" dates from these times; nowadays it is used to underline the Limburgers' (self-)perceived otherness from "regular" Dutchmen.[citation needed]
List of King's and Queen's commissioners of Limburg
References
- ^ Commissarissen van de Koning(in) in Limburg sinds 1850 on Parlement.com (in Dutch)
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