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	Holland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Holland is a former county of the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by the Count of Holland, and later the leading member of the Republic of the Seven United Provinces of the Netherlands (Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden, 1581–1795).
		The province of Holland was the cultural, political and economic center of the United Provinces.
		The greatest cities of the provinces were located within the province of Holland such as Amsterdam (the capital), Rotterdam, Leiden, the Hague (the seat of government), Delft and Haarlem.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Holland (665 words)

	United Provinces - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Republic was officially recognized in the Peace of Westphalia (1648), and lasted until French revolutionary forces invaded in 1795 and set up a new republic, called the Batavian Republic, which would be replaced by the French-controlled Kingdom of Holland.
		The republic was a confederation of seven provinces, which had their own governments and were very independent, and a number of so called Generality Lands.
		The provinces of the republic were Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Gelre, Overijssel, Friesland and Groningen.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_Provinces (689 words)

	Encyclopedia: United-Provinces
		The flag of Groningen Groningen is the northeast province of the Netherlands with a typical dialect (Gronings) with regional nuances.
		North Brabant (Dutch: Noord-Brabant) is a province of the Netherlands, located in the south of the country, bordered by Belgium in the south, the Meuse River (Maas) in the north, Limburg in the east and Zeeland in the west.
		Francis van Aarssens (1572-1641) was a diplomat and statesman of the United Provinces.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/United_Provinces (3273 words)

	Provinces of the Netherlands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Republic's lands also included Drenthe (one of the 17, but without the autonomous status of the others), and parts of Brabant, Limburg and Flanders, which were considered to be "conquered lands" and were governed directly by the Staten-Generaal, the parliament, hence their name Generality Lands.
		During the Batavian Republic, the Netherlands were from 1798 to 1801 completely reorganised into 8 new departments, most named after rivers, inspired by the French revolutionary example, in an attempt to do away with the old autonomous provincial status.
		The 17 provinces of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands were for a significant part based on the former French departments and their borders, in particular in what would later become Belgium.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Provinces_of_the_Netherlands (741 words)

	Provinces of the Netherlands -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		(One of the northernmost provinces of the Netherlands) Friesland
		During the Batavian Republic, the Netherlands were from 1798 to 1801 completely reorganised into 8 new departments, most named after rivers, inspired by the (The Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France) French revolutionary example, in an attempt to do away with the old autonomous provincial status.
		The 17 provinces of the (additional info and facts about United Kingdom of the Netherlands) United Kingdom of the Netherlands were for a significant part based on the former French departments and their borders, in particular in what would later become Belgium.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/P/Pr/Provinces_of_the_Netherlands.htm (1047 words)

	Station Information - United Provinces (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The United Provinces (Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden/Provinciën, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands/Provinces -- 1581 - 1795) was a European republic which is now known as the Netherlands.
		This was followed in 1581 by the declaration of independence, in which the provinces officially deposed Philip II.
		In 1816 it joined with Belgium to be the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and then the Kingdom of the Netherlands after Belgium became independent.
	www.stationinformation.com /encyclopedia/u/un/united_provinces.html (422 words)

	Read about Province at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Province and learn about Province here! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		confederations), the province or state is not clearly subordinate to the national or "central" government.
		Canadian provinces are sovereign in regard to such matters as law and order, education, social welfare, medical services and even taxation.
		Republic of the Seven United Provinces (The Netherlands)
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Province (534 words)

	Province (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Province is a name for a subnationalentity of government usually one step below the national level.
		The largest provinces by area are Xinjiang, China (1,600,000 sq.
		The former Republic ofthe Seven United Provinces (The Netherlands)
	www.therfcc.org /province-4188.html (117 words)

	United Provinces
		The general name for the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands or Provinces, called Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden or Provinciën in Dutch, the precursor to the present day Netherlands.
		This full name was not always used and several shorter variations were generally known, such as the United Provinces.
		This state came into being when the northern Netherlands formally deposed their lord Philip II of Spain and decided to govern themselves, and lasted until French revolutionary forces invaded in 1795 and set up a new republic, called the Batavian Republic and later the Kingdom of Holland.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/du/Dutch_Republic.html (167 words)

	Province Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Province is a name for a subnational entity that is a secondary level of government in most countries.
		In some countries an alternative term is used, such as state (in Australia and the United States), prefecture (in Japan), län (in Sweden), or region (in France and in Italy where provincia is a tertiary form of government, akin to a county).
		In many federations (particularly those that are in fact confederations), the province or state is not clearly subordinate to the national or "central" government.
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	Province (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Province is a name for a secondary level of government in most countries.
		In some countries an alternative term is used, such as state (in Australia and the United States), prefecture (in Japan), or region (in France and Italy; the latter uses provincia as a tertiary form of government, akin to a county).
		Provinces are a tertiary unit of government in Peru, as the country is divided into twenty-five regions, which are then subdivided into 194 provinces.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/P/Province.htm (1026 words)

	United Provinces -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The States-General (Staten-Generaal in Dutch) was seated in (The site of the royal residence and the de facto capital in the western part of the Netherlands; seat of the International Court of Justice) The Hague, and consisted of representatives of each of the seven provinces.
		Each province was governed by the Provincial States and by a (additional info and facts about stadtholder) stadtholder (Stadhouder in Dutch).
		After the (The peace treaty that ended the Thirty Years' War in 1648) Peace of Westphalia several border territories were assigned to the United Provinces.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/U/Un/United_Provinces.htm (580 words)

	Geographic Terms File 8 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Italy (Italian Italia), republic in southern Europe, bounded on the north by Switzerland and Austria; on the east by Slovenia and the Adriatic Sea; on the south by the Ionian Sea and the Mediterranean Sea; on the west by the Tyrrhenian Sea, the Ligurian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea; and on the northwest by France.
		Germany, Federal Republic of (German Bundesrepublik Deutschland), country in central Europe, bounded on the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; on the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; on the south by Austria and Switzerland; and on the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
		Poland, officially the Republic of Poland (Polish Rzeczpospolita Polska), country in Central Europe, bordered on the north by the Baltic Sea and Russia; on the east by Lithuania, Belarus, and Ukraine; on the south by the Czech Republic and Slovakia; and on the west by Germany.
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		The seven provinces in the Union of Utrecht were cleared of Spanish troops by 1600.
		The republic thus severed all theoretical ties with Spain and the Holy Roman Empire and became one of the great powers on the Continent, a republic in the midst of monarchies.
		Eventually the Dutch Republic was overshadowed by the expanding power of the United Kingdom on the sea and France on the land.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761572410___37/Netherlands.html (3569 words)

	Holland from 1581 - 1697 The history of the Lowlands during the 80 years war with Spain, The Republic of the Seven ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Republic of the seven united provinces of The Netherlands 1588 - 1795
		In the long struggle of the United Provinces with Spain, which followed the death of William I of Orange in1584, the brunt of the conflict fell upon Holland.
		The United Provinces reached the peak of political power when, by forming (1668) the Triple Alliance with Sweden and England, it forced Louis XIV of France to halt the War of Devolution against Spain.
	www.geerts.com /holland/holland-4.htm (4195 words)

	Encyclopedia: Provinces (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Province is a name for a secondary, or subnational entity of government in most countries.
		As well, in the British Empire various colonies had the title of province such as the Province of Canada.
		There are also provinces in New Zealand, but the country is not seen as a "federal" country.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Provinces (227 words)

	Holland - TheBestLinks.com - Amsterdam, Delft, Friesland, Folk etymology, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Holland is a former county of the Holy Roman Empire and later the leading member of the Republic of the Seven United Provinces of the Netherlands (1581–1795).
		A few regions historically Hollandic became part of other provinces as a result of reforms during the French occupation (1795-1813): Willemstad and surroundings, Biesbosch and the Land of Altena became part of North Brabant, the island of Vlieland went to Friesland, and the island of Urk to Overijssel (later Flevoland).
		The province of Holland was the cultural, political and economic center of the United Provices.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Holland.html (452 words)

	Louis XIV of France - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The most prominent political figure in the United Provinces at the time, Johan de Witt, feared that power might come into the hands of William III, Prince of Orange.
		To protect itself from further French aggression, the United Provinces joined the Triple Alliance, with England and Sweden, in 1668.
		Louis XIV and Philip V made peace with Great Britain and the United Provinces in 1713 with the Treaty of Utrecht.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Louis_XIV_of_France (4615 words)

	Holland 1697 - 1890 The history of the Lowlands during the 18th and 19th century, The Franch revolution, The Batavian ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The province of Holland was by far the largest and most important province in the 17th and 18th century.
		The Seven United provinces consisted of : Holland (North and South), Drenthe, Groningen, Friesland (Frisia), Gelderland (Gelre), Zeeland and Utrecht.
		At the same time the leading part played by the province of Holland in the history of the republic has not been unrecognized, for the Country ruled over by the sovereigns of the house of Orange is always popularly, and often officially, known as Holland.
	www.geerts.com /holland/holland-5.htm (2262 words)

	Peace of Westphalia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The power of the Holy Roman Emperor was broken, and the rulers of the German states were again able to determine the religion of their lands.
		The Republic of the seven United Provinces of the Netherlands (Protestant Netherlands) was recognized as an independent nation (before its rebellion a century earlier, it had been a possession of the Habsburg family and thus of Spain).
		The various independent German states (about 360) were given the right to exercise their own foreign policy, but they could not wage war against the Holy Roman Emperor.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Peace_of_Westphalia (981 words)

	Drenthe on GlobalGuide.Org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		When the Republic of the Seven United Provinces was declared, Drenthe became part of it, although it did not gain provincial status until 1 January 1796.
		The present province was for centuries referred to within the constitution as ’a landscape’, and for this reason did not even have a delegate in the ’States General’ (the Parliament of the Netherlands).
		The province is closely involved in preserving this valuable scenery and involved in the management of the national parks like the ’Dwingelderveld’ and the ’Drents-Fries Wold’.
	www.globalguide.org /index.phtml?id=43101 (328 words)

	Provinces of the Netherlands - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The modern day Netherlands are divided into twelve provinces (provincies in Dutch), listed below with their capital city:
		Nearly all Dutch provinces can trace their origin to a mediaeval state such as a county or a duchy, as can the provinces of Belgium.
		Provinces of the Netherlands, Structure, Historical background, The Departments of the French Period, See also and External links.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Provinces_of_the_Netherlands (766 words)

	The Menso family
		The "Republic of the Seven United Provinces" was proclaimed.
		The Republic of the Seven United Provinces was recognized.
		The family is traced to the 16:th century in the city of Zwolle, in the province Overijssel, in Holland.
	web.telia.com /~u30218256/english1.htm (1145 words)

	Armenian community in Holland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Armenian merchants arrived in the Republic of the Seven United Dutch Provinces in three immigration waves during the 17th and 18th centuries.
		The main incentive to migrate was the rise of the Dutch Republic, and Amsterdam in particular, as a centre of global economic activity in the 17th century.
		Fewer Iranian Armenians came to the Republic after the fall of the Safavids led to a decline in trade with Iran in the first quarter of the 18th century.
	www.simonian.nl /nl/ArmenianCommunity.html (1952 words)

	Holland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Holland is a former county of the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by the Counts of Holland, and later the leading member of the Republic of the Seven United Provinces of the Netherlands (Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden, 1581–1795).
		A few regions that were historically Hollandic became part of other provinces as a result of reforms during the French occupation (1795-1813): Willemstad and surroundings, Biesbosch and the Land of Altena became part of North Brabant and the island of Urk to Overijssel (later Flevoland).
		More recent territorial changes are the transfer of Oudewater and Vianen from South Holland to the province of Utrecht, in 1970 and 2002 respectively.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/H/Holland.htm (544 words)

	The Netherlands in the 16th and 17th century
		This was an important stimulus for the later Republic of the Seven United Netherlands, set up in the northern provinces in 1588.
		The administration was staffed with Spanish officials, and in the area of religion the Habsburgs dealt forcibly with the counter-reformation and reintroduced Catholicism.
		With the Peace of Munster Spain recognised the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands, and the separation was confirmed definitively.
	www.ned.univie.ac.at /Publicaties/taalgeschiedenis/en/gesch3.htm (972 words)

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