Batavian Republic

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The Batavian Republic was a French-backed revolutionary state established in the late 18th century that replaced the old Dutch Republic and introduced more democratic and centralized reforms in the Netherlands.


Statements (58)
Predicate Object
instanceOf client state
former republic
historical country
sister republic
allyOf French First Republic
capital The Hague
commonLanguage Dutch
constitutionAdopted 1798
1801
continent Europe
country Netherlands
currency Guilder
dependentOn France
dissolved 1806
endTime June 1806
establishedBy French First Republic
Patriot revolutionaries
executiveBody Staatsbewind
follows Dutch Republic
hasGovernmentForm centralized state
constitutional republic
unitary republic
headOfState Grand Pensionary
historicalEra Age of Revolution
French Revolutionary era
ideology Enlightenment liberalism
French revolutionary ideology
republicanism
inception 1795
legislativeBody National Assembly
Representative Body
locatedIn Low Countries
Western Europe
namedAfter Batavi
Batavian people
navalEngagement Battle of Camperdown
Battle of the Dogger Bank (1799)
notableOfficeHolder Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck
officialLanguage Dutch
officialName Bataafse Republiek
partOf French sphere of influence
partOfConflict French Revolutionary Wars
precededBy Dutch Republic
reform abolition of many feudal privileges
administrative reorganization of provinces
centralization of government
civil equality before the law
introduction of a single national legislature
modernization of tax system
religion religious toleration
replacedBy Kingdom of Holland
significantEvent Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland (1799)
Batavian Revolution
French invasion of the Dutch Republic in 1795
Treaty of Amiens (1802)
Treaty of The Hague (1795)
startTime January 1795
succeededBy Kingdom of Holland

Referenced by (40)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Anglo-Russian invasion of the Netherlands
Battle of Camperdown
Battle of the Dogger Bank (1799)
War of the Third Coalition
belligerent
Batavian army
National Assembly of the Batavian Republic
Staatsbewind
country
Anglo-Russian invasion of the Netherlands
Battle of Camperdown
Battle of the Dogger Bank (1799)
countryInvolved
County of Holland
Stadtholder of Holland ("Batavian Republic executive authorities")
followedBy
Anglo-Russian invasion of the Netherlands
Batavian army
location
Anglo-Russian invasion of the Netherlands
Battle of the Dogger Bank (1799)
opponent
Stadtholder of Utrecht ("Batavian Republic provincial administration")
United Provinces
replacedBy
Staatsbewind
appliesToJurisdiction
Staatsbewind ("Batavian Republic constitutional phase of 1801")
appliesToPeriod
VOC
assetsTakenOverBy
Treaty of Lunéville
confirmed
Staatsbewind
countryControlled
Sovereign Prince of the United Netherlands
countryFormedFrom
Union of Utrecht ("Batavian Revolution")
dissolvedBy
Herman Willem Daendels
employer
United Kingdom of the Netherlands
followedAfter
Battle of the Dogger Bank (1799)
hasParticipant
Atlantic Revolutions ("Batavian Revolution")
includesEvent
National Assembly of the Batavian Republic
legislatureOf
Batavian army
militaryAllegiance
Batavian Republic ("Bataafse Republiek")
officialName
Staatsbewind ("government of the Batavian Republic")
partOf
Treaty of The Hague (1795)
party
Treaty of The Hague (1795)
signedInCountry
Batavian Republic ("Batavian Revolution")
significantEvent
Treaty of The Hague (1795) ("Batavian Republic to provide warships to France")
stipulated
Batavian army ("Batavian Republic government")
subordinateTo
William V, Prince of Orange
succeededBy
Dutch Republic
successor

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