The Dutch state combined all the following EXCEPT
A) the most innovative commercial and financial practices in Europe.
B) a unique urban and capitalist cultural milieu.
C) a well-defined republican government with the head of the House of Orange as limited monarch.
D) wide tolerance and the richest society in Europe.
E) a rich and politically engaged bourgeoisie.

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The Dutch state did not have a well-defined Republican government with the head of the House of Orange as a limited monarch. In fact, the Dutch state was officially a monarchy, with the House of Orange as the ruling dynasty. However, the Dutch political system did have elements of republicanism, as it was based on a system of checks and balances between different levels of government and had a strong tradition of civic participation and political engagement among the population.

The Dutch State Combined All the Following EXCEPT