Transforming the Dutch Republic into the Kingdom of Holland: the Netherlands between Republicanism and Monarchy (1795–1815)1
Martijn van der Burg
Abstract In 1806 more than two centuries of the republican form government in Northern Netherlands came to an end. For a long time, historiography had it that Dutch were indifferent end Republic and establishment Kingdom Holland. The transformation was, however, much dynamic process has been portrayed. King Louis Bonaparte difficult task acquainting people with monarchy. Even though republicanism lost its appeal by 1806, usefulness democratic institutions was put into question, many Batavians nourished anti-monarchism. state one European client states began experience tensions between gains revolution Napoleonic Realpolitik geared towards limiting popular sovereignty expanding French Empire. Bonaparte, later Restoration monarchs, tried reconcile monarchic authority propagating constitutional monarchy as ideal juste milieu (middle way) extremes. 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