e/Admiral (Netherlands)

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has gloss	eng: :Please see "Admiral" for other nations which use this rank Admiral (admiraal) is a rank of the Royal Netherlands Navy (Koninklijke Marine) that can be held by either a Naval officer appointed by the government or a member of the royal family. The nobility connection to the rank of Admiral possibly originated in 1830 when King William I promoted his son prince Frederik (who was already the Secretary of State for War and Navy) to the rank of Admiral and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces. The next promotion to Admiral took place in 1879 when King William III made his brother, Prince Hendrik, Admiral to honor him for a long career in the Navy.
lexicalization	eng: Admiral
instance of	c/Military ranks of the Netherlands