Batavian Republic

Batavian Republic
Republic of the Netherlands after it was conquered by France in 1795.

Its government, set up in 1798, was bound to France by alliance. In 1805 Napoleon renamed it the Batavian Commonwealth and placed executive power in the hands of a dictator. In 1806 it was replaced by the Kingdom of Holland under the rule of Louis Bonaparte; it was incorporated into the French empire in 1810.

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▪ historical republic, The Netherlands
French  République Batave,  Dutch  Bataafse Republiek,  

      republic of the Netherlands, established after it was conquered by the French (French revolutionary and Napoleonic wars) during the campaign of 1794–95. Formalized in a constitution of 1798, it possessed a centralized government patterned after that of the Directory in France and was bound to France by alliance. In March 1805 Napoleon (Napoleon I) changed the system of government once more: the Batavian Republic was renamed Batavian Commonwealth, and executive power was given to a kind of dictator called the council pensionary. In June 1806, however, the Batavian Commonwealth was replaced by the Kingdom of Holland under Napoleon's brother Louis (Bonaparte, Louis); this monarchy lasted until July 1810, when the northern Dutch provinces were incorporated into the French Empire.

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