Territorial change of Dutch Republic

“Dutch Republic” — appears in this map’s data from AD 1582 to 1795. Its territory was largest in AD 1769 – 1774, at ≈ 334 thousand km².

Territory by period

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 1769 – 1774 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame.

Its highest rank was in AD 1769: number 128 of 26.

Neighbouring countries

In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).

• Kingdom of France — 274 frames
• Kingdom of England — 248 frames
• Kingdom of Portugal — 134 frames
• Belgium — 86 frames
• Bima Sultanate — 83 frames
• Malacca Sultanate — 74 frames
• German Empire — 70 frames
• Bali — 68 frames
• Denmark–Norway — 64 frames
• Asante Empire — 62 frames
• Holy Roman Empire — 61 frames
• Banten Sultanate — 58 frames
• Johor Sultanate — 45 frames
• Hamengkubuwono — 37 frames
• Surakarta Sunanate — 37 frames
• Kingdom of Prussia — 36 frames
• Brazil — 35 frames
• Brandenburg–Prussia — 35 frames
• Jambi Sultanate — 34 frames
• Empire of Brazil — 31 frames

Territory exchanged with

Computed from changes in territory between frames (only changes of about 20,000 km² or more are counted; these are not actual routes of advance). Top 4 by area.

Preceded and succeeded by

Preceded by: Seventeen Provinces

Succeeded by: Batavian Republic

Source: Wikidata (CC0)

Wikipedia summary

The Republic of the Seven United Netherlands, also known as the United Provinces, and referred to in historiography as the Dutch Republic, was a confederation and great power that existed from 1588 until the Batavian Revolution in 1795.

Wikipedia (English) “Dutch Republic”, introduction (first sentences) · text under CC BY-SA 4.0 · read more on Wikipedia

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