State
Netherlands
one of the four autonomous countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; with territories in the Caribbean
- This boundary
- 1795–1945
- Founded
- 1795
- Capital
- Amsterdam
- Government
- parliamentary monarchy, constitutional monarchy
- Languages
- Dutch, West Frisian, Papiamento, English, Dutch Sign Language
- Preceded by
- United Kingdom of the Netherlands
Overview
The Netherlands, also informally known as Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Netherlands consists of twelve provinces and three overseas special municipalities. European Netherlands has land borders with Germany to the east and with Belgium to the south, and a coastline to the north and west. It shares maritime borders with the United Kingdom, Germany, and Belgium in the North Sea. The official language is Dutch, with West Frisian as a secondary official language in the province of Friesland. Dutch, English, and Papiamento are official in the Caribbean territories. People from the Netherlands are referred to as Dutch.
All rulers (4)
- William I of the Netherlands1815–1840
- William II of the Netherlands1840–1849
- William III of the Netherlands1849–1890
- Wilhelmina of the Netherlands1890–1948
Records (249)
- 28 CE — Battle of Baduhenna WoodBattle
- 695 CE — Battle of DorestadBattle
- 734 CE — Battle of the BoarnBattle
- 882 CE — Siege of AsseltSiege
- 993 CE — Battle of WinkelBattle
- 1018 — Battle of VlaardingenBattle
- 1076 — Battle of IJsselmondeBattle
- 1132–1297 — West-Frisian WarsWar
- 1203–1206 — Loon WarWar
- 1204 — Siege of MaastrichtSiege
- 1228–1233 — Drenther CrusadeWar
- 1256 — Friso-Hollandic WarsWar
- 1256 — Battle at HoogwoudBattle
- 1267 — Siege of MaastrichtSiege
- 1274 — Siege of HaarlemSiege
- 1278 — Siege of BredevoortSiege
- 1303 — Siege of MaastrichtSiege
- 1304 — Battle of ZierikzeeNaval battle
- 1304 — Battle of ManpadBattle
- 1304 — Siege of DordrechtSiege
- 1318 — Siege of SittardSiege
- 1334 — Siege of MaastrichtSiege
- 1351 — Battle of VlaardingenBattle
- 1354 — Slag op de VrijenbergBattle
- 1359 — Siege of DelftSiege
- 1373 — Siege of VenloSiege
- 1380 — Battle of ArumBattle
- 1388 — Battle of NiftrikBattle
- 1407–1408 — Siege of MaastrichtSiege
- 1416 — Siege of IJsselsteinSiege
- 1417 — Battle of OkswerderzijlBattle
- 1422 — Treaty of groningenTreaty
- 1428 — Siege of GoudaSiege
- 1441 — Treaty of CopenhagenTreaty
- 1456–1458 — First Utrecht Civil WarWar
- 1456 — Siege of DeventerSiege
- 1458–1464 — Donia WarWar
- 1459 — Siege of VenloSiege
- 1463 — Battle of MounesylBattle
- 1473 — Siege of VenloSiege
- 1480 — Siege of VenloSiege
- 1480 — Siege of VenloSiege
- 1481 — Looting of NaardenSiege
- 1481 — Siege of LeidenSiege
- 1483 — Siege of UtrechtSiege
- 1489 — Siege of RotterdamSiege
- 1490 — Siege of MontfoortSiege
- 1492 — Battle of BarrahuisBattle
- 1498–1517 — Saxon feudWar
- 1498 — Siege of LeeuwardenSiege
- 1499 — Siege of VenloSiege
- 1499 — Siege of RhenenSiege
- 1502 — Siege of HuissenSiege
- 1510 — Siege of OldenzaalSiege
- 1511 — Siege of IJsselsteinSiege
- 1517 — Siege of MedemblikSiege
- 1517 — Siege of SneekSiege
- 1528 — Treaty of GorinchemTreaty
- 1535 — Siege of BolswardSiege
- 1536 — Treaty of GraveTreaty
- 1543 — Siege of AmersfoortSiege
- 1544 — Treaty of SpeyerTreaty
- 1568 — Siege of GroningenSiege
- 1570 — Siege of LoevesteinSiege
- 1572 — Relief of GoesSiege
- 1572 — Massacre of NaardenMassacre
- 1572–1574 — Siege of MiddelburgSiege
- 1572 — Capture of FlushingBattle
- 1572–1578 — Blockades of AmsterdamSiege
- 1572 — Massacre of ZutphenMassacre
- 1572 — Annexation of DoetinchemSiege
- 1572 — Siege of StavorenSiege
- 1573 — Siege of AlkmaarSiege
- 1573 — Battle on the ZuiderzeeNaval battle
- 1573 — Battle of HaarlemmermeerNaval battle
- 1573 — Battle of DelftBattle
- 1573 — Capture of GeertruidenbergBattle
- 1574 — Siege of LeidenSiege
- 1574 — Battle of ReimerswaalNaval battle
- 1574 — Capture of ValkenburgSiege
- 1574 — Siege of ZaltbommelSiege
- 1575–1576 — Siege of ZierikzeeSiege
- 1575 — Siege of OudewaterSiege
- 1575 — Siege of SchoonhovenSiege
- 1575–1576 — Siege of WoerdenSiege
- 1576–1577 — Siege of VredenburgSiege
- 1577 — Satisfactie van HaarlemTreaty
- 1578 — Siege of Deventer in 1578Siege
- 1579 — Siege of MaastrichtSiege
- 1580–1581 — Siege of SteenwijkSiege
- 1581 — Siege of NiezijlSiege
- 1583 — Siege of EindhovenSiege
- 1585 — Battle of EmpelBattle
- 1586 — Battle of ZutphenBattle
- 1586 — Battle of BoksumBattle
- 1586 — Siege of GraveSiege
- 1586 — Siege of VenloSiege
- 1586 — Capture of AxelSiege
- 1587 — Siege of SluisSiege
- 1588 — Siege of Bergen-op-ZoomSiege
- 1588 — Siege of MedemblikSiege
- 1589 — Assault on NijmegenBattle
- 1589 — Siege of HeusdenSiege
- 1591 — Siege of DeventerSiege
- 1591 — Siege of ZutphenSiege
- 1591 — Siege of NijmegenSiege
- 1591 — Siege of HulstSiege
- 1591 — Siege of KnodsenburgSiege
- 1591 — Capture of DelfzijlBattle
- 1591 — Capture of DelfzijlBattle
- 1592 — Siege of CoevordenSiege
- 1592 — Siege of SteenwijkSiege
- 1593 — Siege of GeertruidenbergSiege
- 1593–1594 — Siege of CoevordenSiege
- 1595 — Siege of GroenloSiege
- 1596 — Siege of HulstSiege
- 1597 — Siege of GroenloSiege
- 1597 — Siege of BredevoortSiege
- 1597 — Siege of OldenzaalSiege
- 1599 — Siege of ZaltbommelSiege
- 1600 — Battle of LekkerbeetjeBattle
- 1600 — Siege of San AndreasSiege
- 1601 — Siege of 's-HertogenboschSiege
- 1602 — Siege of GraveSiege
- 1603 — Battle of SluisNaval battle
- 1603 — Siege of 's-HertogenboschSiege
- 1605 — Siege of OldenzaalSiege
- 1606 — Siege of GroenloSiege
- 1615 — Battle of CañeteNaval battle
- 1622 — Siege of Bergen op ZoomBattle
- 1625 — Treaty of The HagueTreaty
- 1626 — Siege of OldenzaalSiege
- 1627 — Siege of GroenloSiege
- 1629 — Siege of 's-HertogenboschBattle
- 1632 — Capture of MaastrichtSiege
- 1632 — Campaign along the MeuseCampaign
- 1634 — Siege of MaastrichtSiege
- 1635 — Siege of the PhilippinesSiege
- 1637 — Capture of RoermondSiege
- 1640 — Siege of HulstSiege
- 1643 — Ambush at Bergen op ZoomBattle
- 1645 — Siege of HulstSiege
- 1653 — Battle of ScheveningenNaval battle
- 1654 — Act of SeclusionTreaty
- 1661 — Treaty of The HagueTreaty
- 1661 — Partition treatyTreaty
- 1665 — First Münster WarWar
- 1666 — Holmes's BonfireNaval battle
- 1666 — Treaty of KleveTreaty
- 1672 — Siege of GroningenSiege
- 1672 — Siege of CoevordenSiege
- 1672 — Siege of GroenloSiege
- 1672 — Battle of WoerdenBattle
- 1672 — Siege of NimègueSiege
- 1672 — Siege of DoesburgSiege
- 1673 — Siege of MaastrichtSiege
- 1673 — Siege of Naarden (1673)Siege
- 1674 — Siege of GraveSiege
- 1676 — Siege of MaastrichtSiege
- 1694 — Battle of TexelNaval battle
- 1696 — AansprekersoproerRebellion
- 1698 — Treaty of The HagueTreaty
- 1701 — Treaty of The HagueTreaty
- 1702 — Siege of HulstSiege
- 1713 — Peace of UtrechtTreaty
- 1720 — Treaty of The HagueTreaty
- 1740 — PachtersoproerRebellion
- 1747 — Siege of Bergen op ZoomSiege
- 1747 — Siege of VenloSiege
- 1748 — Treaty of Aix-la-ChapelleTreaty
- 1748 — Siege of MaastrichtSiege
- 1787 — BijltjesoproerRebellion
- 1790 — Convention of The HagueTreaty
- 1793 — Siege of MaastrichtSiege
- 1794 — Siege of MaastrichtSiege
- 1794 — Battle of BoxtelBattle
- 1794 — Siege of 's-HertogenboschSiege
- 1794 — Siege of NijmegenSiege
- 1794 — Battle of PuiflijkBattle
- 1794 — Siege of VenloSiege
- 1795 — Capture of the Dutch fleet at Den HelderBattle
- 1795 — Treaty of The HagueTreaty
- 1797 — Kollumer RiotRebellion
- 1799 — Battle of CastricumBattle
- 1799 — Anglo-Russian invasion of HollandInvasion
- 1799 — Battle of BergenBattle
- 1799 — Battle of AlkmaarBattle
- 1799 — Battle of CallantsoogBattle
- 1799 — Battle of KrabbendamBattle
- 1802 — Treaty of AmiensTreaty
- 1809 — Walcheren CampaignBattle
- 1813 — Battle of ArnhemBattle
- 1813–1814 — Siege of DelfzijlSiege
- 1813–1814 — Siege of GorkumSiege
- 1813–1814 — Siege of DeventerSiege
- 1813 — Siege of GeertruidenbergSiege
- 1814 — Siege of Bergen op ZoomSiege
- 1830–1833 — Belgian–Dutch WarWar
- 1831 — Treaty of the Eighteen ArticlesTreaty
- 1835 — Soup RiotRebellion
- 1840 — Bread RiotRebellion
- 1848 — DamoproerRebellion
- 1858 — Ansei TreatiesTreaty
- 1876 — Fair RiotRebellion
- 1886 — PalingoproerRebellion
- 1903 — Railroad Strikes of 1903Uprising
- 1912 — International Opium ConventionTreaty
- 1914 — Action of 22 September 1914Naval battle
- 1914 — Battle off TexelNaval battle
- 1916 — Battle of Dogger BankNaval battle
- 1918 — Harskamp riotsRebellion
- 1922 — Nine-Power TreatyTreaty
- 1936 — Battle of SchoterzijlBattle
- 1940 — Dunkirk evacuationNaval battle
- 1940 — German invasion of the NetherlandsBattle
- 1940 — Battle for The HagueBattle
- 1940 — Battle of RotterdamBattle
- 1940 — Battle of the AfsluitdijkBattle
- 1940 — Battle of MaastrichtBattle
- 1940 — Battle of the GrebbebergBattle
- 1940 — Delft student strikeUprising
- 1941 — February strikeUprising
- 1942 — Battle of the Java SeaNaval battle
- 1942 — Indian Ocean raidNaval battle
- 1942 — Battle of Sunda StraitNaval battle
- 1942 — Battle of BalikpapanBattle
- 1942 — Battle of Badung StraitNaval battle
- 1942 — Battle of Makassar StraitNaval battle
- 1942 — Attack on ArubaNaval battle
- 1943 — April–May StrikeUprising
- 1944 — Normandy landingsBattle
- 1944 — Battle of the ScheldtBattle
- 1944 — Battle of ArnhemBattle
- 1944 — Battle of OverloonBattle
- 1944 — Battle of Walcheren CausewayBattle
- 1944 — Battle of NijmegenBattle
- 1944 — Battle of the Nijmegen SalientBattle
- 1944 — Battle of BroekhuizenBattle
- 1944–1945 — liberation of the Netherlands from German occupationCampaign
- 1944 — Dutch Railway strike 1944Uprising
- 1944 — Battle of HaalderenBattle
- 1944 — Battle of OpheusdenBattle
- 1945 — Japanese Instrument of SurrenderTreaty
- 1945 — Borneo campaignCampaign
- 1945 — Liberation of ArnhemBattle
- 1945 — Battle of GroningenBattle
- 1945 — Amsterdam shooting on the Dam, 7 May 1945Massacre
- 1945 — Battle for the Kapelsche VeerBattle
- 1945 — Battle of OtterloBattle
Facts from Wikidata (CC0), HCED (CC0) and Cliopatria (CC BY 4.0); overview excerpted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).