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  1. 1 day ago · The history of the Netherlands extends back long before the founding of the modern Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1815 after the defeat of Napoleon. For thousands of years, people have been living together around the river deltas of this section of the North Sea coast.

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › AmsterdamAmsterdam - Wikipedia

    1 day ago · www.amsterdam.nl. Click on the map for a fullscreen view. Amsterdam ( / ˈæmstərdæm / AM-stər-dam, UK also / ˌæmstərˈdæm / AM-stər-DAM, [10] [11] Dutch: [ˌɑmstərˈdɑm] ⓘ; literally, "The Dam on the River Amstel ") is the capital [a] and most populated city of the Netherlands.

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  4. 1 day ago · The Netherlands is the 67th most populated country in the world. As of January 2023, the Netherlands has a population of 17,821,419. [1] Between 1900 and 1950 the population almost doubled from 5.14 to 10.11 million people.

  5. 3 days ago · The Glorious Revolution [a] is the sequence of events that led to the deposition of James II and VII in November 1688. He was replaced by his daughter Mary II and her Dutch husband, William III of Orange, who was also his nephew. The two ruled as joint monarchs of England, Scotland, and Ireland until Mary's death in 1694.

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  6. 20 hours ago · The monarchy of the Netherlands is a constitutional monarchy whose role and position are governed by the Constitution of the Netherlands.Roughly a third of the Constitution explains the succession, mechanisms of accession and abdication to the throne, the roles and duties of the monarch, the formalities of communication between the States General of the Netherlands, and the monarch's role in ...

  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › BelgiumBelgium - Wikipedia

    1 day ago · Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the south, and the North Sea to the west.

  8. Apr 27, 2024 · Dutch Republic. Formally: Republic of the United Netherlands. Dutch: Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden. Date: 1588 - 1795. Major Events: French Revolutionary wars. American Revolution. Peace of Westphalia. War of the Grand Alliance. War of the Austrian Succession. (Show more) Key People: William III. Johan van Oldenbarnevelt. Maurice.

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