The French army enters Flanders in April…

April 1747 CE

The French army enters Flanders in April 1747, threatening the Netherlands, which is weakened by internal division.

The Dutch decide that their country needs a single strong executive, and turns to the House of Orange.

William and his family move from Leeuwarden ...

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Willem Karel Hendrik Friso van Oranje-Nassau. Attributed to Johann Valentin Tischbein (1715–1768). 1751 (oil on canvas 87,7 x 69 cm)

Willem Karel Hendrik Friso van Oranje-Nassau. Attributed to Johann Valentin Tischbein (1715–1768). 1751 (oil on canvas 87,7 x 69 cm)

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Leeuwarden Friesland Netherlands View →

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George II of Great Britain View → Louis XV of France View → Prince William, Duke of Cumberland View →

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Flanders, County of View → Guelders, Duchy of View → Groningen, Lordship of View → Frisia, Lordship of View → Hesse-Kassel, Landgraviate of View → Netherlands, United Provinces of the (Dutch Republic) View → France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of View → Nassau-Orange, Principality of View → Britain, Kingdom of Great View → Netherlands, Southern (Austrian) View →

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Austrian Succession, War of the View →

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