United Kingdom of the Netherlands facts for kids
|
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Koninkrijk der Nederlanden (Dutch)
Royaume des Belgiques (French) |
|||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1815–1839 | |||||||||||||||
.svg) Coat of arms
|
|||||||||||||||
|
Motto: Je maintiendrai
"I will maintain" |
|||||||||||||||
|
Anthem: Wien Neêrlands Bloed
"Those in whom Dutch blood" |
|||||||||||||||
Map of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1815
|
|||||||||||||||
| Capital | Amsterdam and Brussels | ||||||||||||||
| Common languages | Dutch, French | ||||||||||||||
| Religion | Protestant, Roman Catholic | ||||||||||||||
| Government | Constitutional monarchy | ||||||||||||||
| King | |||||||||||||||
|
• 1815–1839
|
William I | ||||||||||||||
| Legislature | States-General | ||||||||||||||
| Senate | |||||||||||||||
| House of Representatives | |||||||||||||||
| Historical era | Early modern period | ||||||||||||||
| 15 March 1815 | |||||||||||||||
|
• Constitution adopted
|
24 August 1815 | ||||||||||||||
| 25 August 1830 | |||||||||||||||
| 19 April 1839 | |||||||||||||||
| Currency | Dutch guilder | ||||||||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | NL | ||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||
The United Kingdom of the Netherlands (1815–1839) is the unofficial name used for the Kingdom of the Netherlands. This was after it was first made from part of the First French Empire and before the new Kingdom of Belgium split off from it in 1830. Most of it is still today the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It was made up of the former Dutch Republic to the north, the former Austrian Netherlands to the south, and the former Prince-Bishopric of Liège. The House of Orange-Nassau were the monarchs.
The United Kingdom of the Netherlands ended after the 1830 Belgian Revolution. William I, King of the Netherlands did not recognize a Belgian state until 1839. He was made to sign the Treaty of London. Only at this time were borders agreed.
Images for kids
-
A historical depiction of Leo Belgicus, showing the territorial extent to which the United Kingdom of the Netherlands aspired
-
'The Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and Limburg in 1839'1, 2 and 3 United Kingdom of the Netherlands (until 1830)1 and 2 Kingdom of the Netherlands (after 1830)2 Duchy of Limburg (1839–1867) (in the German Confederacy after 1839 as compensation for Walloon-Luxemburg)3 and 4 Kingdom of Belgium (after 1830)4 and 5 Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (borders until 1830) 4 Province of Luxembourg (Walloon-Luxemburg, to Belgium in 1839)5 Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (German Luxemburg; borders after 1839)In blue, the borders of the German Confederation.
