Het college van hoofdingelanden.:De vertegenwoordiging van de ingelanden in Rijnland en Schieland in de vroegmoderne tijd. ; The Board of Principal Landowners.:The Representation of Landowners in Rijnland and Schieland in de Early Modern Period.

In the Early Modern Period the representation of landowners on the regional water boards of Rijnland and Schieland changed drastically. During the Middle Ages the regional water authorities conferred with a broad and flexible group of representatives, delegated by local landowners, but these were dismissed and replaced by a small, permanent and elitist group of principal landowners. The cities were the driving forces behind the formation of Boards of Principal Landowners. By linking representative institutions in rural contexts to cities, this article contributes to the debate whether or not i... Mehr ...