Princes of Orange became the stadtholder and an almost hereditary ruler in 1672 and 1748. Hendrik Casimir II was therefore the first Friesian stadtholder. Zeeland and usually Utrecht had the same stadtholder as Holland. William IV was proclaimed the stadtholder of Guelders, Overijssel, and Utrecht in 1722. As long as Holland was divided the stadtholder reigned supreme. The title of Prince of Orange became associated with the stadtholder of the Netherlands. After the death of William's father, most provinces had left the office of stadtholder vacant. They were lynched, and a new stadtholder, William III, was appointed. The author then continues with a diatribe against the stadtholder&colon; . They named it in honour of Prince Maurice of Nassau, the Stadtholder of the Netherlands. This had left Maurice as the only acceptable candidate for the position of Stadtholder. The stadtholder, feeling betrayed by the British, left for Germany. The French Revolutionary War proceeded disastrously for the forces of the Stadtholder. Charles appointed Floris van Egmont as the first Stadtholder of Friesland. I van Lalaing (), the future Stadtholder of Holland and Zeeland.