On January 1 , 1796 , during the Batavian Republic , Drenthe and Staats-Brabant became the eighth and ninth provinces of the Netherlands ; the latter known as Bataafs Brabant , Batavian Brabant , changing its name to Noord Brabant , North Brabant , in 1815 when it became part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands . This kingdom also contained ( then ) South Brabant , a province in Belgium . On January 1 , 1796 , during the Batavian Republic , Drenthe and Staats-Brabant became the eighth and ninth provinces of the Netherlands ; the latter known as Bataafs Brabant , Batavian Brabant , changing its name to Noord Brabant , North Brabant , in 1815 when it became part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands , which also contained ( then ) South Brabant , a province in Belgium .