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Kingdom of the Netherlands
Koninkrijk der Nederlanden
Timeline: Principia Moderni III (Map Game)
OTL equivalent: United Kingdom of the Netherlands
. 1450 - Present
Flag of Nk's Netherlands 2
Motto: 
Je maintiendrai" (French)

"Ik zal handhaven" (Dutch)

"I will uphold"
PM3 Netherlands 1828
Location of the Netherlands and its Protectorates
CapitalAmsterdam
Official languages Dutch, French
Demonym Dutch
Religion Dutch Reformist
Government Constitutional Monarchy
 -  King Rudolph I
 -  Royal House Nassau-Orleans
Establishment
 -  Treaty of Brussels 22 March 1450 
Currency Dutch guilder

The Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden), also known simply as the Netherlands is a sovereign state and constitutional monarchy located in northern Europe, and centered in the Lowlands. The Netherlands also controls several colonies, protectorates, and territorial possessions across the world, including holdings in Hesperia, Asia, and India.

Formed in 1450 upon the signing of the Treaty of Brussels between Karl I, first king of the Netherlands, and Albert II of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor, the Netherlands established themselves as a sovereign nation independent of the Holy Roman Empire. This formally concluded the Dutch War of Independence, a more than fifteen year struggle for independence.

The Netherlands is the home of the Dutch Reformist movement, a reformation movement against the Catholic Church that gained popularity in the early fifteenth century. Religion would play a large factor in unifying the Netherlands and prompting the Dutch states to fight for independence. Today the Netherlands continues to be a major Reformist state, as well as a religiously tolerant one, attracting large populations of European Jews, Reformists, and other minority religions.


History[]

1900-1930[]

1900-1910 was a turbulent era for the Netherlands. A civil war with communists devastated the economy. The Dutch lost all colonies. Then, the Dutch won a brief moment of glory when they helped win the war with France.

Government[]

Royal Family[]

  • Willem I (1488 - 1545) - Charlotte
    • Christoffel van Nassau-Orleans (Willem II) (1525 - 1591) - Sophia von Valois-Arc
      • Frederik (1565 - 1587) - Anna (1566 - 1612)
        • Karl (1583 - 1590)
      • Charlotte (1572) - Karl von Wittlesbach (1574)
      • Willem III (1570 - 1638) - Maria von Habsburg (1580)
        • Maurits I (1600)
        • Hendrik (1602)
        • Carolina (1604)
      • Anna (1574) - Claudius I Strategopoulos (1557)
        • Claudius Strategopoulos (1593)
        • Justinian Strategopoulos (1593)
      • Lodewijk (1577) - Maria Le Habsburg (1575)
        • Johan I (1593) - Elisabeth von Hohenzollern (1585)
          • Anna (1632) - Maximilian von Habsburg (1630)
            • Leopold I/II von Habsburg(-Nassau-Orleans) (1670)
        • Anna (1596)
  • Leopold I/II von Habsburg(-Nassau-Orleans) (1670 - 1760)
    • Joseph I (1703 - 1781) - Rozenn of Brittany (1720)
      • Wolfgang II of Westphalia (1740) - Leopoldine von Lippe
      • Rudolph I of the Netherlands (1745-1825)
        • Antonie I of the Netherlands (1767)
          • Willem (1788)
          • Adrianus (1791)
          • Tuur (1791)
          • Charlotte (1793)
          • Bartholomeus (1795)
          • Daphne (1797)
          • Christoffel (1799)
          • Wolfgang (1809)
        • Anna (1770)
        • Xander (1772)
        • Gert (1776)
        • Jakob (1782)
    • Carolina (1705) - Giovanni Visconti (1699)
      • Stephano von Habsburg-Visconti (1728 - 1799) (King of Lombardy)
        • Giovanni IV (1748)- Elisabetta Farnese
          • Francesco (1770)
        • Maria Adelaide (1750)
        • Maria Christina (1752)
        • Tommaso, Prince of Modena (1755)

Territories[]

Name Status Date Established Government Change OTL Location Pixels Sq Km
Kingdom of the Netherlands Main Nation 1450 1450 Netherlands, Belgium 1395 ?
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Under Personal Union 1059 1813 Luxembourg ? ?
Dutch East Indian Trade Company
  • Sunda (Java)
  • Malacca (Malay Peninsula)
  • Borneo (Borneo)
  • Riau (Central Sumatra)
  • Lesser Sunda (West Nusa Tenggara)
  • Sulawesi (North Sulawesi)
  • Dutch Philippines (Palawan, Basilan)
  • Dutch Nieuw-Guinea (Milne Bay)
  • Aceh (Northern Sumatra)
Trade Company 1550 1550 Indonesia, The Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Papua New Guinea ? ?
Dutch Africa
  • Benin-Oyo (on Gulf of Guinea)
  • Cape Colony (Southern Africa)
  • Joesphstad (Sao Tome, Principe, Malabo)
  • Kameroen (Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea)
  • Gambia (Senegal, Gambia)
  • Heideland (Mauritania)
Federation of Colonies 1545 1545 Benin, Togo, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Mauritania ? ?
Mexicostad
  • Lower Mexicostad
    (Veracruz, Oaxaca)
  • Upper Mexicostad
    (Chiapas, Guatemala)
  • Willemland (Honduras)
Federation of Colonies 1750 1750 Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras ? ?
Dutch Oceanië
  • Karlstad (New Caledonia)
  • Wolfgangstad (Vanuatu)
  • Hendrikland (Samoa)
Trade Posts 1760 1760 Oceania ? ?
Dutch India
  • Empire of Lanka
Trade Protectorate 1415 1643 Sri Lanka, India 1353 ?
Guiana Colony 1535 1535 Guianas, East Venezuela ? ?
Nieuwe-Gelre Colony 1735 1735 Nova Scotia ? ?

Footnotes[]

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