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The Huis van de Patronen is the upper house of the Staten-General and mainly serves an advisory role. Eligibility of membership is limited to patroons in which the 1903 New Netherland Constitution defines two types of patroons, both in equal standing (1) Citizens who have a claim to old patroonship rights given by the 1796 Patroon Constitution & (2) Citizens deems by the Raadspensionaris to be exemplary individuals (this type of partoonshippatroonship is not hereditary). As of the 1903 New Netherland Constitution the each province appoints 11 patroons to the Huis van de Patronen plus an additional 24 patroons that are appointed by the Raadspensionaris as national representatives.