Dutch republicans, with the armed support of…

1684 CE to 1827 CE

Dutch republicans, with the armed support of revolutionary France, proclaim the Batavian Republic, modeled after the French Republic and rendering the Netherlands a unitary state on January 19, 1795.

The stadtholder William V of Orange had fled to England, but from 1806 to 1810, the Kingdom of Holland is set up by Napoleon Bonaparte as a puppet kingdom governed by his brother Louis Bonaparte to control the Netherlands more effectively.

However, King Louis Bonaparte tries to serve Dutch interests instead of his brother's, and he is forced to abdicate on July 1, 1810.

The Emperor sends in an army and the Netherlands become part of the French Empire until the autumn of 1813, when Napoleon is defeated in the Battle of Leipzig.

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Louis Bonaparte View → Napoleon View → William V, Prince of Orange View →

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Dutch people View → Netherlands, United Provinces of the (Dutch Republic) View → French First Republic View → Batavian Republic View → France, (first) Empire of View → Holland, Kingdom of View → Holland, Kingdom of View → Holland, Kingdom of View →

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