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As the title says, the Prince of Orange doesn't die in 1650 but instead gets more than a few more years (his dad made 63yo and mom a decade more, so him surviving past his 30s shouldn't be too ASB). What progress is made in the stattholder's position (as far as elective to hereditary is concerned)? Willem was (IIRC) eager for a more monarch-like role, so might we see a Dutch kingdom emerging earlier than the 19th century? What effects might no First Stattholderless Period have? I'm guessing that him marrying to an English princess WOULDN'T prevent the Anglo-Dutch Wars from happening though (at least, not if they're against Cromwell's England). Might he go after some/all the Spanish held territory to the south? The Staaten-Generaal didn't want to, but Wim isn't the Staaten-General. So, I'd imagine that once he's sure of his base in Holland, he'd turn his attention south. @Janprimus@pompejus