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Facts

Also Known As Republic of the United Netherlands • United Provinces of the Netherlands • United Provinces • Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden
Date 1588 - 1795

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French Revolutionary wars
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Painting by Gerard Terborch showing a large group of men in formal 17th-century attire gathered around a green-covered table, witnessing the signing of the Treaty of Munster.
Peace of Westphalia
Jan van Huchtenburg: William III and Maximilian II Emanuel
War of the Grand Alliance
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War of the Austrian Succession
Historical map of Central Europe showing territorial changes resulting from the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 at the end of the Thirty Years' War. Areas transferred to Sweden, Brandenburg, Transylvania, Saxony, France, the United Provinces, Bavaria, and Poland are color-coded. The map also marks the boundary of the Holy Roman Empire, key battle sites, and the route of Gustavus Adolphus's campaign from 1631 to 1632. Major cities, rivers, and neighboring countries such as France, Poland, Sweden, and
Thirty Years’ War
Anglo-Dutch Wars
Anglo-Dutch Wars
The Raid on the Medway
Raid on the Medway
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treaties of Utrecht
The Naval Battle at Beachy Head
Battle of Beachy Head
The Battle of Lowestoft, 1665
Battle of Lowestoft
Ambrogio Spinola
Siege of Ostend
Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban
Siege of Maastricht
Ambrogio Spinola
Siege of Breda
The Battle of Portland, 1653
Battle of Portland
The Battle of Texel
Battle of Texel
Gibraltar
Battle of Gibraltar
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Dutch War
Jean Bart
Battle of Dogger Bank
William III
Battle of Saint-Denis

Related Places

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Netherlands
country, Europe

Key People

Portrait of William I, Prince of Orange, by Adriaen Thomasz Key. He wears a dark embroidered coat, a white ruff collar, and a black cap, with a trimmed beard and mustache.
William I
stadholder of United Provinces of The Netherlands
William III
William III
king of England, Scotland, and Ireland
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt
Dutch statesman
Maurice, prince of Orange
Maurice
stadholder of The Netherlands
Jan Pieterszoon Coen
Jan Pieterszoon Coen
Dutch merchant and statesman
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Frederick Henry, prince of Orange, count of Nassau
prince of Orange
Johan De Witt
Johan De Witt
Dutch statesman
Maarten Tromp
Maarten Tromp
Dutch admiral
Cornelis Tromp, detail of an oil painting by Sir Peter Lely and Willem van de Velde; in the Nederlandsch Historisch Scheepvaart Museum, Amsterdam
Cornelis Tromp
Dutch admiral
Peter Minuit
Peter Minuit
Dutch colonial governor
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Pieter Geyl
Dutch historian
Michiel de Ruyter
Michiel de Ruyter
Dutch admiral
John Maurice of Nassau
John Maurice Of Nassau
count of Nassau-Siegen
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William Louis
stadholder of Friesland
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Juan Guillermo Riperdá, duque de Riperdá
Dutch adventurer
Sir William Temple, detail of a painting attributed to Peter Lely, 1660; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
Sir William Temple, Baronet
English statesman
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Boris Ivanovich, Prince Kurakin
Russian diplomat
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Anthony van Diemen
Dutch colonial administrator
Peter Stuyvesant
Peter Stuyvesant
Dutch colonial governor
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William II
prince of Orange