Dutch Republic
The Dutch Republic—offeecially kent as the Republic o the Seven Unitit Netherlands (Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden), the Republic o the Unitit Netherlands, or the Republic o the Seven Unitit Provinces (Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Provinciën)—wis a republic in Europe existin frae 1581, when pairt o the Netherlands separatit frae Spainyie rule, tae 1795. It precedit the Batavian Republic, the Unitit Kinrick o the Netherlands an ultimately the modren Kinrick o the Netherlands. Alternative names include the Unitit Provinces (Verenigde Provinciën), Federatit Dutch Provinces (Foederatae Belgii Provinciae), an Dutch Federation (Belgica Foederata).
Republic o the Seven Unitit Netherlands / Provinces Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden / Zeven Provinciën | |||||||||||
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1581–1795 | |||||||||||
Provinces an Dependencies | |||||||||||
Status | Confederal Republic | ||||||||||
Caipital | None
De facto The Hague (govrenment seat)/ Amsterdam (cultural/financial centre/lairgest ceety) | ||||||||||
Common leids | Dutch | ||||||||||
Govrenment | Confederal Republic | ||||||||||
Legislatur | Dutch States-General | ||||||||||
Historical era | Early Modren Age | ||||||||||
26 Julie 1581 | |||||||||||
19 Januar 1795 | |||||||||||
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The day pairt o | Netherlands Belgium |
References
eedit- ↑ 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, p. 31–32.