United Kingdom of the Netherlands
1815–1830 kingdom including the Netherlands and Belgium / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The United Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Verenigd Koninkrijk der Nederlanden; French: Royaume uni des Pays-Bas) is the unofficial name given to the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden; French: Royaume des Belgiques) as it existed between 1815 and 1830. The United Netherlands was created in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars through the fusion of territories that had belonged to the former Dutch Republic, Austrian Netherlands, and Prince-Bishopric of Liège in order to form a buffer state between the major European powers. The polity was a constitutional monarchy, ruled by William I of the House of Orange-Nassau.
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Kingdom of the Netherlands | |
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1815–1839[lower-alpha 1] | |
Motto: Je maintiendrai ("I will uphold") | |
Anthem: Wien Neêrlands Bloed ("Those in whom Dutch blood") | |
Capital | The Hague and Brussels |
Largest city | Amsterdam |
Common languages | Dutch (official) and French (official in Wallonia) Frisian languages, Limburgish, Dutch Low Saxon, Northwestern Yiddish, Northern Romani |
Religion | Dutch Reformed Roman Catholic |
Demonym(s) | Dutch |
Government | Unitary parliamentary semi-constitutional monarchy |
King | |
• 1815–1830 | William I |
Legislature | States General |
Senate | |
House of Representatives | |
Historical era | Late modern period |
16 March 1815 | |
24 August 1815 | |
25 August 1830 | |
19 April 1839[lower-alpha 2] | |
Population | |
• 1815 | c. 2,233,000[2] |
• 1830 | c. 3,500,000[2] |
Currency | Dutch guilder |
ISO 3166 code | NL |
Today part of | Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg |
The polity collapsed in 1830 with the outbreak of the Belgian Revolution. With the de facto secession of Belgium, the Netherlands was left as a rump state and refused to recognise Belgian independence until 1839 when the Treaty of London was signed, fixing the border between the two states and guaranteeing Belgian independence and neutrality as the Kingdom of Belgium.