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Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <h3>French influence (1795–1814)</h3> <div class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-instance="40-17721723736009c2985fba5" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BFurther2%7C%5B%5BBatavian%20Republic%5D%5D%7C%5B%5BKingdom%20of%20Holland%5D%5D%7D%7D%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Further2%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%7D" contenteditable="false">​​</div> <p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">On 19 January 1795, one day after the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22stadtholder%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22stadtholder%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bstadtholder%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-17721723736009c2985fba5" class="new" title="Stadtholder (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvU3RhZHRob2xkZXI/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">stadtholder</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22William%20V%20of%20Orange%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22William%20V%20of%20Orange%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWilliam%20V%20of%20Orange%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-17721723736009c2985fba5" class="new" title="William V of Orange (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvV2lsbGlhbV9WX29mX09yYW5nZT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">William V of Orange</a>, fled to England, the <i>Bataafse Republiek</i> (<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Batavian%20Republic%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Batavian%20Republic%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBatavian%20Republic%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-17721723736009c2985fba5" class="new" title="Batavian Republic (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQmF0YXZpYW5fUmVwdWJsaWM/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Batavian Republic</a>) was proclaimed, rendering the Netherlands a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22unitary%20state%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22unitary%20state%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5Bunitary%20state%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-17721723736009c2985fba5" class="new" title="Unitary state (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvVW5pdGFyeV9zdGF0ZT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">unitary state</a>. From 1795 to 1806, the Batavian Republic designated the Netherlands as a republic modelled after the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22French%20Republic%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22French%20First%20Republic%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFrench%20First%20Republic%7CFrench%20Republic%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-17721723736009c2985fba5" class="new" title="French First Republic (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRnJlbmNoX0ZpcnN0X1JlcHVibGljP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">French Republic</a>. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">From 1806 to 1810, the <i>Koninkrijk Holland</i> (<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Kingdom%20of%20Holland%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Kingdom%20of%20Holland%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BKingdom%20of%20Holland%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-17721723736009c2985fba5" class="new" title="Kingdom of Holland (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvS2luZ2RvbV9vZl9Ib2xsYW5kP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Kingdom of Holland</a>) was set up by <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Napoleon%20Bonaparte%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Napoleon%20Bonaparte%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNapoleon%20Bonaparte%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-17721723736009c2985fba5" href="/wiki/Napoleon_Bonaparte" title="Napoleon Bonaparte" class="mw-redirect">Napoleon Bonaparte</a> as a puppet kingdom governed by his brother <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Louis%20Bonaparte%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Louis%20Bonaparte%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BLouis%20Bonaparte%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-17721723736009c2985fba5" class="new" title="Louis Bonaparte (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvTG91aXNfQm9uYXBhcnRlP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Louis Bonaparte</a> in order to control the Netherlands more effectively. The name of the leading province, Holland, was used for the whole country. The Kingdom of Holland covered the area of the present day Netherlands, with the exception of Limburg and parts of Zeeland, which were French territory. In 1807, Prussian <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22East%20Frisia%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22East%20Frisia%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BEast%20Frisia%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-17721723736009c2985fba5" class="new" title="East Frisia (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRWFzdF9GcmlzaWE/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">East Frisia</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Jever%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Jever%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BJever%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-17721723736009c2985fba5" class="new" title="Jever (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvSmV2ZXI/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Jever</a> were added to the kingdom. In 1809, however, after a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22failed%20British%20invasion%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Walcheren%20Campaign%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BWalcheren%20Campaign%7Cfailed%20British%20invasion%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-17721723736009c2985fba5" class="new" title="Walcheren Campaign (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvV2FsY2hlcmVuX0NhbXBhaWduP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">failed British invasion</a>, Holland had to surrender all territories south of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Rhine%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Rhine%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BRhine%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-17721723736009c2985fba5" class="new" title="Rhine (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvUmhpbmU/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Rhine</a> to France. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">King Louis Bonaparte did not meet Napoleon's expectations – he tried to serve Dutch interests instead of his brother's, allowed trade with the British in spite of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Continental%20System%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Continental%20System%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BContinental%20System%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-17721723736009c2985fba5" class="new" title="Continental System (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQ29udGluZW50YWxfU3lzdGVtP2FjdGlvbj1lZGl0JnJlZGxpbms9MQ==">Continental System</a> and even tried to learn Dutch – and he was forced to abdicate on 1 July 1810. He was succeeded by his five-year-old son <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Napoleon%20Louis%20Bonaparte%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Napoleon%20Louis%20Bonaparte%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BNapoleon%20Louis%20Bonaparte%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-17721723736009c2985fba5" href="/wiki/Napoleon_Louis_Bonaparte" title="Napoleon Louis Bonaparte" class="mw-redirect">Napoleon Louis Bonaparte</a>. Napoleon Louis reigned as Louis II for just ten days as Napoleon ignored his young nephew's accession to the throne. The Emperor sent in an army to invade the country and dissolved the Kingdom of Holland. The Netherlands then became part of the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22French%20Empire%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22First%20French%20Empire%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BFirst%20French%20Empire%7CFrench%20Empire%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-17721723736009c2985fba5" class="new" title="First French Empire (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvRmlyc3RfRnJlbmNoX0VtcGlyZT9hY3Rpb249ZWRpdCZyZWRsaW5rPTE=">French Empire</a>. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">The Netherlands remained part of the French Empire until the autumn of 1813, when Napoleon was defeated in the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22internal%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Battle%20of%20Leipzig%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22Battle%20of%20Leipzig%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Atrue%2C%22noforce%22%3Atrue%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5B%5BBattle%20of%20Leipzig%5D%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="40-17721723736009c2985fba5" class="new" title="Battle of Leipzig (page does not exist)" rel="nofollow" data-uncrawlable-url="L3dpa2kvQmF0dGxlX29mX0xlaXB6aWc/YWN0aW9uPWVkaXQmcmVkbGluaz0x">Battle of Leipzig</a> and forced to withdraw his troops from the country. </p><p /> <!-- Saved in parser cache with key genealogy:rte-parser-cache:68778 --> Loading editor Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. 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