▁R ennen berg ▁( as ▁he ▁was ▁known ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands ) ▁was ▁after ▁the ▁Pac ification ▁of ▁Gh ent ▁appointed ▁stad th older ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁provinces ▁by ▁the ▁States ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁in ▁ 1 5 7 7 ▁on ▁a ▁proposal ▁from ▁William ▁of ▁Orange . ▁He ▁allowed ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁important ▁re forms ▁in ▁F ries land , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁the ▁G ede put e erde ▁St aten ▁( Deleg ated ▁States ), ▁and ▁the ▁forming ▁of ▁a ▁fourth ▁quarter ▁in ▁the ▁States ▁of ▁F ries land ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁eleven ▁F ris ian ▁cities . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁firm ▁bel ie ver ▁in ▁the ▁Pac ification ▁of ▁Gh ent ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁to ▁recon cile ▁the ▁reb elli ous ▁Cal vin ists ▁with ▁their ▁Catholic ▁king . ▁When ▁the ▁treat y ▁resulted ▁in ▁Protest ant ism ▁gain ing ▁ground , ▁not ably ▁in ▁Br uss els , ▁Gh ent ▁and ▁Bru ges , ▁he ▁abandoned ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁the ▁reb els ▁for ▁the ▁king ▁on ▁ 3 ▁March ▁ 1 5 8 0 , ▁with ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁G ron ingen , ▁according ▁to ▁tradition ▁convinced ▁by ▁his ▁sister ▁Corn elia ▁van ▁L ala ing . ▁The ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁province ▁remained ▁loyal ▁to ▁the ▁re bel ▁cause . ▁He ▁attempted ▁to ▁bes ie ge ▁Ste en w ijk ▁but ▁had ▁to ▁raise ▁the ▁sie ge ▁once ▁John ▁Nor re ys ▁arrived ▁and ▁rel ieved ▁the ▁place . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁further