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58  INTRODUCING THE NE THERLANDS

From Republic to Kingdom

After the death of the powerful stadholder William III,
the republic no longer played an important role within
Europe. Britain took over as the principal maritime and Amsterdam
trading power. At the end of the 18th century, a long Rotterdam
dispute began between the House of Orange and
democratically minded patriots, which was resolved in Antwerp
Brussels
favour of the latter with the founding of the Batavian
Republic (1795). After the Napoleonic era, the House of The Low Countries in 1800
Orange returned to power, this time not as stadholder Batavian Republic
but as monarch. In 1839, the borders of the present-day French territory
Netherlands were finally established.
The British ensign flying on the English
warship the Warrior, the boat which brought
William I back to the Netherlands.
William I Landing
at Scheveningen
In 1813, almost 20 years after the House of
Orange had been ousted by the patriots,
Prince William returned to the Netherlands.
He landed on the shore at Scheveningen,
the same place where his father had
departed for England. Two days later, he
was inaugurated as sovereign. In 1815, he
also claimed possession of present-day
Belgium and pronounced himself king of
the Netherlands.

Goejanverwellesluis
In 1785, the patriots took power, and
the stadholder William V and his wife
Wilhelmina of Prussia fled from The Hague.
Wilhelmina attempted to return in 1787
but was stopped at Goejanverwellesluis.
It was at this point that the Prussian king The prince is lowered from the ship in a rowboat, but a
decided to send troops to restore the farmer’s wagon from the beach picks him up to take him
ashore through the surf.
power of the stadholder.

1756–1763 The great powers
1702–1747 Second 1747 William IV “the Frisian” of Europe become embroiled
stadholder-free period becomes hereditary in the Seven Years War. The 1791 Abolition of
stadholder of all provinces republic remains neutral the Dutch West
India Company
1700 1720 1740 1760 1780
The city hall of 1786 The patriots take hold of
Utrecht, where the power in various towns. The rule of
1713 The Peace of Utrecht Peace of Utrecht stadholder William V is restored in 1795–1806
marks the end of the was signed 1787 with the help of Prussia The
republic as a great power Batavian
Republic

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