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		The Netherlands is a constitutional monarchy, which means that our head of state is a King or Queen, but the royal powers are limited as described in the Constitution.
		The Netherlands has been ruled by Queens since 1898: Emma, Wilhelmina, Juliana and the current head of state is Queen Beatrix.
		The Dutch monarchy does not favor male over female descendants anymore.
	homepage.mac.com /tvandiejie/TnT/Personal146.html (352 words)

	Dutch monarchy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The first king of the constitutional monarchy of the Netherlands, William I, was a direct descendant of John the Elder, a younger brother of William of Orange (also known as William the Silent) who, from 1568 on, had led the Dutch in their eighty-year struggle for independence from Spain.
		The present monarchy was established in 1815 at the Congress of Vienna as part of the re-arrangement of Europe after the fall of Napoleon Bonaparte.
		Queen Wilhelmina and Queen Juliana both abdicated in favor of their daughters and William I abdicated in favor of his son.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dutch_monarchy (1018 words)

	ipedia.com: Netherlands Article
		The Netherlands is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, a constitutional monarchy.
		The Netherlands Antilles ("Nederlandse Antillen", consisting of Saba, Sint Maarten, Sint Eustatius, Bonaire and Curaçao, capital: Willemstad on Curaçao) and Aruba (Capital: Oranjestad), all in the Caribbean Sea, are self-governing parts of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
		The Netherlands is one of the most densely populated and geographically low-lying countries in the world (its name literally means the Low Countries) and is famous for its dikess, windmills, wooden shoes, tulips and perceived social tolerance.
	www.ipedia.com /netherlands.html (1608 words)

	Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles
		In 1815, the northern and southern Netherlands - today’s Netherlands and Belgium - were combined to form the Kingdom of the Netherlands, with Willem Frederik as King William I. This marked the introduction of the Dutch hereditary monarchy.
		The Netherlands is a constitutional monarchy with a parliament (the States-General) consisting of two chambers.
		Throughout the Middle Ages, the Netherlands consisted of many separate feudal entities, which were eventually united, under Emperor Charles V (1500-1558), with the rest of the 'Low Countries' (present-day Belgium and Luxembourg) as part of the Holy Roman Empire.
	www.fco.gov.uk /servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1019061813313 (1608 words)

	Southern Netherlands -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		It was the continuation of the Spanish Netherlands (in its broad sense), which started with the (An imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land) Pragmatic Sanction of 1549, issued by (Click link for more info and facts about Charles V) Charles V.
		After the (The revolution in France against the Bourbons; 1789-1799) French Revolution, in 1794 the entire region was overrun by France ending the existence of this territory as a Spanish/Austrian Netherlands.
		This was done mostly to counter the French, at the insistence of the (The people of Great Britain) British and (The West Germanic language of the Netherlands) Dutch.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/so/southern_netherlands.htm (231 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search View - Netherlands
		Netherlands, also known unofficially as Holland, constitutional monarchy of north-western Europe, bordered on the north and west by the North Sea, on the east by Germany, and on the south by Belgium.
		The Netherlands is a constitutional and hereditary monarchy with a parliamentary system of government.
		The Netherlandsâ major rivers are the Rhine, flowing from Germany, and its several tributaries, including the Waal and Lek; the Maas (a branch of the Meuse) and the Schelde, both flowing from Belgium.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /text_761572410__1/Netherlands.html (231 words)

	Publisher description for Library of Congress control number 2001025656
		Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Netherlands, Staten-Generaal History, Netherlands Politics and government 1477-1556, Monarchy Netherlands, Netherlands Politics and government 1556-1648, Netherlands Foreign relations 1556-1648
		The history of the States General was determined by this structure, and by its relations with the monarchy: dukes of Burgundy in the fifteenth century, and Spanish Habsburgs in the sixteenth.
		Charts the history of the States General - the parliament - of the Netherlands and its relations with two phases of monarchical rule in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
	www.loc.gov /catdir/description/cam021/2001025656.html (213 words)

	The world's top netherlands websites
		The Netherlands (Nederland in Dutch) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, a constitutional monarchy.
		The Netherlands is one of the most densely populated and geographically low-lying countries in the world and is famous for its dikess, windmills, wooden shoes, tulips and perceived social tolerance.
		The Netherlands has been a constitutional monarchy since 1815, after it had been a republic from 1581 to 1806 (it was occupied by France between 1806 and 1815).
	dirs.org /wiki-article-tab.cfm/netherlands (1849 words)

	Country Profile of The Netherlands (part of Grijns' Travel pages)
		The Kingdom of the Netherlands is aconstitutional monarchy.
		After Napoleon's defeat, the Kingdom of the Netherlands was established and the House of Orange was instatedto the monarchy.
		The Netherlands has a long tradition ofadministrative organisation, dating back from the times when collective arrangements had to be made in the ever lasting battle against the water: building dikes, controlling water levels,reclaiming land, etc. The country is divided into twelve Provinces and 625 Local Authorities.
	www.wereldreiziger.net /touristinfo/country.html (1371 words)

	The world's top netherlands websites
		The Netherlands (Nederland in Dutch) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, a constitutional monarchy.
		The Netherlands is one of the most densely populated and geographically low-lying countries in the world and is famous for its dikess, windmills, wooden shoes, tulips and perceived social tolerance.
		The Netherlands has been a constitutional monarchy since 1815, after it had been a republic from 1581 to 1806 (it was occupied by France between 1806 and 1815).
	dirs.org /wiki-article-tab.cfm/netherlands (1371 words)

	The world's top netherlands websites
		The Netherlands (Nederland in Dutch) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, a constitutional monarchy.
		The Netherlands is one of the most densely populated and geographically low-lying countries in the world and is famous for its dikess, windmills, wooden shoes, tulips and perceived social tolerance.
		The Netherlands has been a constitutional monarchy since 1815, after it had been a republic from 1581 to 1806 (it was occupied by France between 1806 and 1815).
	dirs.org /wiki-article-tab.cfm/netherlands (1849 words)

	The world's top netherlands websites
		The Netherlands (Nederland in Dutch) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, a constitutional monarchy.
		The Netherlands is one of the most densely populated and geographically low-lying countries in the world and is famous for its dikess, windmills, wooden shoes, tulips and perceived social tolerance.
		The Netherlands has been a constitutional monarchy since 1815, after it had been a republic from 1581 to 1806 (it was occupied by France between 1806 and 1815).
	dirs.org /wiki-article-tab.cfm/netherlands (1849 words)

	Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles
		In 1815, the northern and southern Netherlands - today’s Netherlands and Belgium - were combined to form the Kingdom of the Netherlands, with Willem Frederik as King William I. This marked the introduction of the Dutch hereditary monarchy.
		The Netherlands is a constitutional monarchy with a parliament (the States-General) consisting of two chambers.
		Throughout the Middle Ages, the Netherlands consisted of many separate feudal entities, which were eventually united, under Emperor Charles V (1500-1558), with the rest of the 'Low Countries' (present-day Belgium and Luxembourg) as part of the Holy Roman Empire.
	www.fco.gov.uk /servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1019061813313 (2508 words)

	Country Profile of The Netherlands (part of Grijns' Travel pages)
		The Kingdom of the Netherlands is aconstitutional monarchy.
		After Napoleon's defeat, the Kingdom of the Netherlands was established and the House of Orange was instatedto the monarchy.
		The Netherlands has a long tradition ofadministrative organisation, dating back from the times when collective arrangements had to be made in the ever lasting battle against the water: building dikes, controlling water levels,reclaiming land, etc. The country is divided into twelve Provinces and 625 Local Authorities.
	www.wereldreiziger.net /touristinfo/country.html (1371 words)

	Netherlands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Netherlands has been a parliamentary democracy since 1848 and a constitutional monarchy since 1815; before that it had been a republic from 1581 to 1806 and a kingdom between 1806 and 1810 (it was part of France between 1810 and 1813).
		The Netherlands (Dutch: Nederland; IPA pronunciation: /"ne:dərlɑnt/) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden), which is formed by the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.
		The Netherlands is one of the most densely populated and geographically low-lying countries in the world (its name literally means "low countries" or "low lands") and is popularly known for its windmills, clogs (wooden shoes), dikes, tulips, bicycles and social tolerance.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Netherlands (4452 words)

	Netherlands - Wikitravel
		Avoiding the liberal revolutions of 1848, The Netherlands quietly became a constitutional monarchy and remained neutral in World War I but suffered a brutal invasion and occupation by Germany in World War II.
		The Netherlands is considered to be one of the safest countries in the world.
		The southern Netherlands have a distinct cultural identity because the population is (or was) largely Catholic.
	wikitravel.org /en/Netherlands (4034 words)

	Netherlands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Netherlands has been a parliamentary democracy since 1848 and a constitutional monarchy since 1815; before that it had been a republic from 1581 to 1806 and a kingdom between 1806 and 1810 (it was part of France between 1810 and 1813).
		The Netherlands (Dutch: Nederland; IPA pronunciation: /"ne:dərlɑnt/) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden), which is formed by the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.
		The Netherlands is one of the most densely populated and geographically low-lying countries in the world (its name literally means "low countries" or "low lands") and is popularly known for its windmills, clogs (wooden shoes), dikes, tulips, bicycles and social tolerance.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Netherlands (4452 words)

	Netherlands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Netherlands (Dutch: Nederland; IPA pronunciation: /"ne:dərlɑnt/) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden), which is formed by the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.
		This cabinet got some critique about economic reforms and the immigration policies.
		Dutch governments have since the 19th century always consisted of a coalition, as there was not a single political party large enough to get the majority vote.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Netherlands (4125 words)

	Habsburg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Austrian Habsburgs held (after 1556) the title of Holy Roman Emperor, as well as the Habsburg Hereditary Lands and the Kingdoms of Bohemia and Hungary, while the Spanish Habsburgs ruled over the Spanish kingdoms, the Netherlands, the Habsburgs' Italian possessions, and, for a time, Portugal.
		However, the heiress of the last Austrian Habsburg (Maria Theresa) had married Francis Stephan Duke of Lorraine, (both of them were great-grandchildren of Habsburg Emperor Ferdinand III, but from different empresses) and their descendants carried on the Habsburg tradition from Vienna under the dynastic name Habsburg-Lorraine.
		NB: Maria Theresa of Austria, Habsburg heiress and wife of emperor Francis I Stephen, reigned as Archduchess of Austria and Queen of Hungary and Bohemia 1740- 1780
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Habsburg (2765 words)

	Wikinfo House of Orange-Nassau
		Juliana made the monarchy less aloof and under her rule the monarchy became known as the "cycling monarchy" (as the members of the royal family cycled often through the countryside).
		The second person was Engelbert I, who offered his services to the Duke of Burgundy, married a Dutch noblewoman and inherited lands in the Netherlands, with the barony of Breda as the core of the Dutch possessions.
		William died in 1751, leaving his three years old son Willem V as stadtholder.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=House_of_Orange-Nassau (1908 words)

	covcap07.htm
		Monarchy becomes a "monolithic block ruled by the passions of one despot"; it is by definition unreasonable, and thus the worst form of government; a republic however composed is always better.
		The Dutch presumption to independent existence sans sovereign prince, combined with their economic success, made them the target of a baroque-monarchic wrath which was more than animosity, but positive repugnance to the Netherlanders' very existence.
		Dutch republicanism would profit greatly from his work; in fact, the only country in which Hobbes received favorable opinion was the Netherlands.
	www.commonlawreview.com /ccsp/covcap07.htm (15430 words)

	Search Results for 'Absolute-monarchy'
		The first king of the constitutional monarchy of the Netherlands, William I, was a descendant of William the Rich through his eldest son William of Orange (also known as William the Silent) who, from 1568 on, had led the...
		The Habsburg Monarchy, often called Austrian monarchy or simply Austria, is the name given to the territories ruled by the Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg, and then by the successor House of Habsburg-Lorraine, between 1526 and 1867/1918.
		The present monarchy was established in 1815 at the Congress of Vienna as part of the re-arrangement of Europe after the fall of Napoleon Bonaparte.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/A/Absolute-monarchy.htm (1542 words)

	ipedia.com: Netherlands Article
		The Netherlands (Nederland in Dutch) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, a constitutional monarchy.
		The Netherlands Antilles ("Nederlandse Antillen", consisting of Saba, Sint Maarten, Sint Eustatius, Bonaire and Curaçao, capital: Willemstad on Curaçao) and Aruba (Capital: Oranjestad), all in the Caribbean Sea, are self-governing parts of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
		The Netherlands is one of the most densely populated and geographically low-lying countries in the world (its name literally means the Low Countries) and is famous for its dikess, windmills, wooden shoes, tulips and perceived social tolerance.
	www.ipedia.com /netherlands.html (1608 words)

	Netherlands - Wikitravel
		Avoiding the liberal revolutions of 1848, The Netherlands quietly became a constitutional monarchy and remained neutral in World War I but suffered a brutal invasion and occupation by Germany in World War II.
		The Netherlands is considered to be one of the safest countries in the world.
		The Netherlands (also popularly called Holland in English, in Dutch Nederland) is a Benelux country in Western Europe, facing onto the North Sea and the United Kingdom and bordered on land by Germany and Belgium.
	wikitravel.org /en/article/Netherlands (1608 words)

	Netherlands - free-definition
		The Netherlands Antilles ("Nederlandse Antillen", consisting of Saba, Sint Maarten, Sint Eustatius, Bonaire and Curaçao, capital: Willemstad on Curaçao) and Aruba (Capital: Oranjestad), all in the Caribbean Sea, are self-governing parts of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
		The Netherlands is one of the most densely populated and geographically low-lying countries in the world (its name literally means the Low Countries) and is famous for its dikes, windmills, wooden shoes, tulips, and perceived social tolerance.
		After being incorporated in the French empire under Napoleon, the Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed in 1815, consisting of the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.
	www.free-definition.com /Netherlands.html (1608 words)

	constitutional monarchy. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002
		Several nations, especially in modern times, have passed from absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy, including Belgium, Britain, Denmark, The Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and Sweden.
		A form of national government in which the power of the monarch (the king or queen) is restrained by a parliament, by law, or by custom.
	www.bartleby.com /59/13/constitutio4.html (146 words)

	The Militant - May 27, 2002 -- Nationalist outpouring in Holland after rightist is assassinated
		While calling for defense of the Netherlands’ sovereignty, he spoke in favor of remaining in the European Union, demanding a reduction in "the bureaucracy in Brussels," where the EU is headquartered.
		The Netherlands is a constitutional monarchy and an imperialist country with direct colonies in the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.
		Right-wing sociologists in the Netherlands accuse first-generation Algerian and Moroccan youth, primarily raised by single mothers, as being "decultured." They falsely claim Muslim women are never allowed to discipline any of their male children, contributing to criminal behavior.
	www.themilitant.com /2002/6621/662105.html (1353 words)

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