Dutch Republic
The Dutch Republic, officially known as the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands, the Republic of the United Netherlands, or the Republic of the Seven United Provinces, was a republic in Europe. It was a confederacy of provinces that existed from 1581 to 1795. It started when seven northern provinces of the Spanish Netherlands joined together to fight for independence. It ended when Napoleon set up the Batavian Republic, which later became the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and the modern Netherlands (now part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands). Alternative names include the United Provinces, Federated Belgic Provinces, and Belgic Federation.
Republic of the Seven United Netherlands Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden | |||||||||
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| 1588–1795[1] | |||||||||
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| Motto: Concordia res parvae crescunt[2] "Unity makes strength" | |||||||||
| Anthem: Het Wilhelmus "The William" | |||||||||
.svg.png.webp) Location of the Dutch Republic in 1789 | |||||||||
| Capital | Amsterdam | ||||||||
| Common languages | Dutch, Zeelandic, West Flemish, Dutch Low Saxon, West Frisian | ||||||||
| Religion | Dutch Reformed | ||||||||
| Government | Confederative republic | ||||||||
| Stadtholder | |||||||||
• 1581–1584 | William I (first) | ||||||||
• 1751–1795 | William V (last) | ||||||||
| Grand Pensionary | |||||||||
• 1581–1585 | Paulus Buys (first) | ||||||||
• 1787–1795 | Laurens van de Spiegel (last) | ||||||||
| Legislature | States General | ||||||||
• State council | Council of State | ||||||||
| Historical era | Early modern | ||||||||
• Union of Utrecht | 23 January 1579 | ||||||||
• Act of Abjuration | 26 July 1581 | ||||||||
| 30 January 1648 | |||||||||
• Batavian Revolution | 19 January 1795 | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1795 | 1880500[3] | ||||||||
| Currency | Guilder | ||||||||
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| Today part of | |||||||||
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Although it was called a republic, its Stadtholder became a heredity dynasty.
References
- NTR, Omroep. "Waarom vormen de Noordelijke Nederlanden een republiek?". NPO Focus.
- In full concordia res parvae crescunt, discordia maximae dilabuntur. Hubert de Vries, Wapens van de Nederlanden. De historische ontwikkeling van de heraldische symbolen van Nederland, België, hun provincies en Luxemburg. Uitgeverij Jan Mets, Amsterdam, 1995, pp. 31–32.
- Demographics of the Netherlands Archived 2011-12-26 at the Wayback Machine, Jan Lahmeyer. Retrieved on 10 February 2014.
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