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The Netherlands
 
[Dutch flag c.1572-c.1660  Princeflag]
c.1572 - c.1596 (de facto: de jure to 19 Feb 1937); 
    (recognized by NSB as national flag 
           14 May 1940 - 5 May 1945)
 
[National flag of the Netherlands]
                c.1596 - 15 Feb 1795; 
             21 Sep 1806 - 13 Jul 1810
 
 
[Flag of the Batavian Republic]
            15 Feb 1795 - 21 Sep 1806
 
 
 
[French Flag]
            13 Jul 1810 - 21 Nov 1813
 
 
[Dutch flag c.1572-c.1660  Princeflag]
            21 Nov 1813 - 16 Mar 1816
   
 
[National flag of the Netherlands]
              Re-adopted 16 Mar 1816
        (officially adopted 19 Feb 1937)
 
Map of The Netherlands
Hear National Anthem
"Wilhelmus van Nassouwe"
(William of Nassau)
from 1626, Adopted 10 May 1932
Former National Anthem
"Wien Neerlandsch Bloed"
(Who is of Dutch Blood)
(1815-1932)
Constitution
(1815, 17 Feb 1983)
Capital: Amsterdam
 Seat of Government: The Hague
Currency: Euro (EUR);
to 1 Jan 2002 Netherlands
Guilder (NLG)
National Holiday: 30 Apr (1980)
Queen's Day
Population: 16,570,613 (2007)
GDP: $512 billion (2006)
Exports: $413.8 billion (2006)
Imports: $373.8 billion (2006)
Ethnic groups: Dutch 81.6%, Indonesian 2.5%, Turkish 2.1%,
German 2.5%, Surinamese 2%, Moroccan 1.8%, Netherlands
Antillean/Aruban 0.8%, other 6.7% (2002)
Total Armed Forces: 53,130 (2003)
Merchant marine: 558 ships (2006)
Religions: Roman Catholic 31%, Dutch Reformed (NHK)
13%, Calvinist 7%, Muslim 5.5%, other 2.5%,
other and non-religious 41% (2002) 
International Organizations/Treaties: AC (observer), ADB, AfDB, AG, ANT, APM, Benelux, BIS, BTWC, CBSS (observer), CE, CTBT, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, EMU, ENMOD, EU, FAO, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, KP, MIGA, MTCR, NAM (guest), NATO, NEA, NPT, NSG, NTBT, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, SECI (observer), UN, UNCLOS, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFCC, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WEU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
The
Netherlands
Index
Chronology

1018                       County of Holland.
19 Jul 1425                Burgundian rule.
23 Dec 1482                Under Habsburg rule (Austrian to 1556; then 
                             to Spanish branch).
16 Jan 1556                Part of the Spanish Netherlands.
 7-10 Aug 1566             Anti-church icon riots soon spread into a general
                             Protestant revolt against Spanish rule.
 5 Jan 1579                Catholic League or "Union of Arras"(Artois, Hainaut
                             and Douay).
23 Jan 1579                Union of Protestant states "Union of Utrecht"
                             (Brabant, Gelder, Flanders, Holland, Zeeland,
                             Friesland, Mechelen and Utrecht).
26 Jul 1581                The Staten-Generaal (Estates-General, usually
                             mistranslated States-General) becomes the
                             supreme authority of the United Netherlands; 
                             from c.1648 in regular non-official use
                             Republic of the United Netherlands or Republic
                             of the United Provinces. Formal declaration of 
                             independence from Spain "Oath of Abjuration."
24 Oct 1648                Independence recognized by Spain.
19 Mar 1702 - 22 Nov 1747  Stadholderate vacant in Holland, Zeeland and 
                             Utrecht.
22 Nov 1747                Hereditability of office of stadholder in all 
                             provinces enacted; style becomes General 
                             Hereditary Stadholder of the United Netherlands
19 Jan 1795 - 13 Jul 1810  Occupied by France.
16 Feb 1795                Office of stadholder abolished by Staten-Generaal
                             now styled Algemene Staten (General Estates).
16 May 1795                Batavian Republic (in informal official use 
                             from 19 Jan 1795; from 17 Oct 1801 also Batavian
                             Commonwealth).
29 Apr 1805                Batavian Commonwealth
 5 Jun 1806                Kingdom of Holland
13 Jul 1810 - 21 Nov 1813  Annexed to France.
21 Nov 1813                United Netherlands
16 Mar 1815                Kingdom of The Netherlands (includes Belgium, 
                             [to 4 Oct 1830] Limburg, and Luxembourg 
                             [to 23 Nov 1890]).
19 Apr 1839 - 11 May 1867  Duchy of Limburg a separate polity in personal
                             union with Netherlands.
10 May 1940 -  5 May 1945  Occupied by Germany (Reichskomissariat 
                             Niederlanden).
23 Apr 1949 - 11 Aug 1963  Annexation of certain German border areas 
                             to The Netherlands (see under Germany).

Provinces
German Occupation
(1940-1945)
Resistance
(1940-1945)
Maastricht
(1567-1794)
Sint Servaas
(1664-1794)
  Thorn
(1696-1795)
Brabant of
 the States

Bergen-op-Zoom

(1662-1800)
Breda
(1650-1795)
Cuyk (Kuyk)
(1584-1795)
Gemert
(1684-1795)
Megen
(1690-1795)
Historical Maps
of the Netherlands
 
 

Stadholders (from 22 Nov 1747, General Hereditary Stadholder)
22 Nov 1747¹-  1 Jan 1751  Willem IV Karel Hendrik Friso      (b. 1711 - d. 1751)
 1 Jan 1751 - 16 Feb 1795  Willem V Batavus                   (b. 1748 - d. 1806)
                            (in exile from 17 Jan 1795; rule interrupted 
                             in parts of the Netherlands 1785-1787)
22 Oct 1751 - 12 Jan 1759  Anna von Braunschweig-             (b. 1709 - d. 1759)
                             Lüneburg -Regent
12 Jan 1759 -  9 Apr 1765  Marie Luise von Hessen-            (b. 1688 - d. 1765)
                             Kassel -Regent
 9 Apr 1765 -  8 Mar 1766  Carolina von Nassau-Diez -Regent   (b. 1743 - d. 1787)
Presidents of the Revolutionary Committee
17 Jan 1795 - 1795         Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck, heer  (b. 1761 - d. 1825)
                             van Nyenhuis, Peckedam en Gellicum 
1795                       Wybo Fijnje                        (b. 1750 - d. 1809)
1795 -  6 Feb 1795         Pieter Paulus                      (b. 1754 - d. 1796)
Presidents of the General Estates
 6 Feb 1795 - 30 Mar 1795  ....
30 Mar 1795 -  6 Apr 1795  Johannes Lambertus Huber (1st time)(b. 1750 - d. 1826)
 5 May 1795 - May 1795     Pieter Paulus (1st time)           (s.a.) 
19 May 1795 -  2 Jun 1795  Jacob George Hieronymus Hahn       (b. 1761 - d. 1822)
 6 Jul 1795 - 1795         Willem Aernout de Beveren          (b. 1749 - d. 1820)
Sep 1795 - 1795            Pieter Paulus (2nd time)           (s.a.)
1795 - 25 Nov 1795         Gerrit David Jordens               (b. 1734 - d. 1803)
1795 - Dec 1795            Pieter Pijpers                     (b. 1749 - d. 1805)
Dec 1795 - 179.            Johannes Lambertus Huber (2nd time)(s.a.)
Presidents of the National Assembly (often styled National Convention in imitation 
of French parallel)
 1 Mar 1796 - 17 Mar 1796  Pieter Paulus                      (s.a.)
17 Mar 1796 -  2 Apr 1796  Pieter Leonard van de Kasteele     (b. 1748 - d. 1810)
                             (acting for Paulus from Mar 1796)
                             (1st time)
 2 Apr 1796 - 18 Apr 1796  Albert Johan de Sitter             (b. 1748 - d. 1814)
18 Apr 1796 -  2 May 1796  Jan Bernd Bicker (1st time)        (b. 1746 - d. 1812)
 2 May 1796 - 17 May 1796  Daniël Cornelis de Leeuw           (b. 1747 - d. 1834)
17 May 1796 - 30 May 1796  Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck, heer  (s.a.)
                             van Nyenhuis, Peckedam en Gellicum 
                             (1st time) 
30 May 1796 - 13 Jun 1796  Joan Arend de Vos van Steenwijk,   (b. 1746 - d. 1813) 
                             heer van Nijerwal, Oldenhof, 
                             Welland en Serooskerke
13 Jun 1796 - 27 Jun 1796  Jacob George Hieronymus Hahn       (s.a.)
27 Jun 1796 - 11 Jul 1796  Paulus Hartog                      (b. 1735 - d. 1805)
11 Jul 1796 - 25 Jul 1796  Willem Aernout de Beveren          (s.a.)
25 Jul 1796 -  8 Aug 1796  Ludovicus Timon de Kempenaer       (b. 1752 - d. 1812)
 8 Aug 1796 - 22 Aug 1796  Jan Pieter van Wickevoort          (b. 1763 - d. 1837)
                             Crommelin 
22 Aug 1796 -  5 Sep 1796  Paulus Emmanuel Anthony de la      (b. 1760 - d. 1848)
                             Court 
 5 Sep 1796 - 19 Sep 1796  Jacob Jan Cambier                  (b. 1756 - d. 1831)
19 Sep 1796 -  3 Oct 1796  Jacobus Kantelaar                  (b. 1759 - d. 1821)
 3 Oct 1796 - 17 Oct 1796  Tammo Adriaan ten Berge            (b. 1756 - d. 1830)
17 Oct 1796 - 31 Oct 1796  Bernardus Blok                     (b. 1756 - d. 1818)
31 Oct 1796 - 14 Nov 1796  Gerrit David Jordens               (s.a.)
14 Nov 1796 - 28 Nov 1796  Abraham Gijsbertus Verster         (b. 1751 - d. 1841)
28 Nov 1796 - 12 Dec 1796  Ijsbrand van Hamelsveld            (b. 1743 - d. 1812)
12 Dec 1796 - 27 Dec 1796  Cornelis van Lennep                (b. 1751 - d. 1813)
27 Dec 1796 -  9 Jan 1797  Jan Hendrik Stoffenberg            (b. 1749 - d. 1838)
 9 Jan 1797 - 23 Jan 1797  Lambert Engelbert van Eck          (b. 1754 - d. 1803)
23 Jan 1797 -  6 Feb 1797  Willem Queysen                     (b. 1754 - d. 1817)
 6 Feb 1797 - 20 Feb 1797  Carel de Vos van Steenwijk, heer   (b. 1759 - d. 1830)
                             van Dikninge en de Hogenhof
20 Feb 1797 -  6 Mar 1797  Hendrik van Castrop                (b. 1736 - d. 1806)
 6 Mar 1797 - 20 Mar 1797  Meinardus Siderius                 (b. 1754 - d. 1829)
20 Mar 1797 -  3 Apr 1797  Cornelis Wilhelmus de Rhoer        (b. 1751 - d. 1821)
 3 Apr 1797 - 18 Apr 1797  Jan Couperus                       (b. 1755 - d. 1833)
18 Apr 1797 -  1 May 1797  Jacob Abraham de Mist              (b. 1749 - d. 1823)
 1 May 1797 - 15 May 1797  Jan Bernd Bicker (2nd time)        (s.a.)
15 May 1797 - 29 May 1797  Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck, heer  (s.a.)
                             van Nyenhuis, Peckedam en Gellicum 
                             (2nd time) 
29 May 1797 - 12 Jun 1797  Gerard Willem van Marle            (b. 1752 - d. 1799)
12 Jun 1797 - 26 Jun 1797  Herman Hendrik Vitringa            (b. 1757 - d. 1801)
26 Jun 1797 - 10 Jul 1797  Johan Herman de Lange
10 Jul 1797 - 24 Jul 1797  Ambrosius Justus Zubli             (b. 1751 - d. 1820)
24 Jul 1797 -  7 Aug 1797  Willem Hendrik Teding van Berkhout (b. 1745 - d. 1809)
 7 Aug 1797 - 21 Aug 1797  Scato Trip                         (b. 1742 - d. 1822)
21 Aug 1797 -  1 Sep 1797  Pieter Leonard van de Kasteele     (s.a.)
                             (2nd time) 
 1 Sep 1797 - 18 Sep 1797  Jan David Pasteur                  (b. 1753 - d. 1804)
18 Sep 1797 -  2 Oct 1797  Adrianus Ploos van Amstel          (b. 1749 - d. 1816)
 2 Oct 1797 - 16 Oct 1797  Joachim Nuhout van der Veen        (b. 1756 - d. 1833)
16 Oct 1797 - 30 Oct 1797  Hugo Gevers                        (b. 1765 - d. 1852)
30 Oct 1797 - 13 Nov 1797  Jacob van Manen                    (b. 1752 - d. 1822)
13 Nov 1797 - 27 Nov 1797  Pieter Vreede                      (b. 1750 - d. 1837)
27 Nov 1797 - 11 Dec 1797  Stefanus Jacobus van Langen        (b. 1758 - d. 1847)
11 Dec 1797 - 27 Dec 1797  Jacobus Blaauw                     (b. 1756 - d. 1829)
27 Dec 1797 -  8 Jan 1798  Joan Bernard Auffmorth             (b. 1744 - d. 1831)
 8 Jan 1798 - 22 Jan 1798  Joannes Franciscus Rudolphus van   (b. 1755 - d. 1816)
                             Hooff
22 Jan 1798 - 25 Jan 1798  Johannes Henricus Midderigh        (b. 1753 - d. 1800)
                           (President of the Constituent Assembly)
Chairmen of the Uitvoerend bewind (literally: Executive Authority; usually translated
as Executive Directory, in imitation of French parallel) (provisional to 20 May 1798)
25 Jan 1798 - 24 Feb 1798  Pieter Vreede                      (s.a.)
25 Feb 1798 - 24 Mar 1798  Wijbo Fijnje                       (s.a.)
25 Mar 1798 - 24 Apr 1798  Stefanus Jacobus van Langen        (s.a.)
25 Apr 1798 - 24 May 1798  Berend Wildrik                     (b. 1754 - d. 1831)
25 May 1798 - 12 Jun 1798  Johan Pieter Fokker                (b. 1755 - d. 1831)
12 Jun 1798 - 17 Aug 1798  Intermediair Bestuur (Interim Government);
                           from 14 Jun 1798, Intermediair uitvoerend bewind
                           (Interim Executive Authority)
                           - Jacob Spoors
                               (signed as Chairman 14 Jun 1798, 19 Jul 1798)
                           - Gerrit Jan Pijman                (b. 1750 - d. 1839)
                               (signed as Chairman 25 Jun 1798)
                           - Isaäk Jan Alexander Gogel        (b. 1765 - d. 1821)
                               (signed as Chairman 3 Jul 1798, 2 Aug 1798)
                           - Reinier Willem Tadama            (b. 1771 - d. 1812)
                               (signed as Chairman 4 Jul 1798, 12 Aug 1798)
                           - Abraham Jacques La Pierre
                               (signed as Chairman 12 Jul 1798)
17 Aug 1798 - 16 Sep 1798  Albert Willem Hoeth (1st time)     (b. 1758 - d. 1827)
17 Sep 1798 - 16 Oct 1798  Johannes Willem van Hasselt
                             (1st time)                       (b. 1752 - d. 1833)
17 Oct 1798 - 16 Nov 1798  François Ermerins (1st time)       (b. 1753 - d. 1840)
17 Nov 1798 - 16 Dec 1798  Anthony Frederik Robbert Evert
                             van Haersolte, heer van Staverden
                             (1st time)                       (b. 1756 - d. 1830)
17 Dec 1798 - 16 Jan 1799  Joannes Franciscus Rudolphus
                             van Hooff (1st time)             (s.a.)
17 Jan 1799 - 16 Feb 1799  Albert Willem Hoeth (2nd time)     (s.a.)
17 Feb 1799 - 16 Mar 1799  Johannes Willem van Hasselt
                             (2nd time)                       (s.a.)
17 Mar 1799 - 16 Apr 1799  François Ermerins (2nd time)       (s.a.)
17 Apr 1799 - 16 May 1799  Anthony Frederik Robbert Evert
                            van Haersolte, heer van Staverden
                             (2nd time)                       (s.a.)
17 May 1799 - 16 Jun 1799  Joannes Franciscus Rudolphus
                             van Hooff (2nd time)             (s.a.)
17 Jun 1799 - 16 Jul 1799  Albert Willem Hoeth (3rd time)     (s.a.)
17 Jul 1799 - 16 Aug 1799  Augustijn Gerhard Besier
                             (1st time)                       (b. 1758 - d. 1829)
17 Aug 1799 - 16 Sep 1799  François Ermerins (3rd time)       (s.a.)
17 Sep 1799 - 16 Oct 1799  Anthony Frederik Robbert Evert
                             van Haersolte, heer van Staverden
                             (3rd time)                       (s.a.)
17 Oct 1799 - 16 Nov 1799  Joannes Franciscus Rudolphus
                             van Hooff (3rd time)             (s.a.)
17 Nov 1799 - 16 Dec 1799  Albert Willem Hoeth (4th time)     (s.a.)
17 Dec 1799 - 16 Jan 1800  Augustijn Gerhard Besier
                             (2nd time)                       (s.a.)
17 Jan 1800 - 16 Feb 1800  François Ermerins (4th time)       (s.a.)
17 Feb 1800 - 16 Mar 1800  Anthony Frederik Robbert Evert
                             van Haersolte, heer van Staverden
                             (4th time)                       (s.a.)
17 Mar 1800 - 16 Apr 1800  Joannes Franciscus Rudolphus
                             van Hooff (4th time)             (s.a.)
17 Apr 1800 - 16 May 1800  Albert Willem Hoeth (5th time)     (s.a.)
17 May 1800 - 16 Jun 1800  Augustijn Gerhard Besier
                             (3rd time)                       (s.a.)
17 Jun 1800 - 16 Jul 1800  François Ermerins (5th time)       (s.a.)
17 Jul 1800 - 16 Aug 1800  Anthony Frederik Robbert Evert
                             van Haersolte, heer van Staverden
                             (5th time)                       (s.a.)
17 Aug 1800 - 16 Sep 1800  Jan Hendrik van Swinden (1st time) (b. 1746 - d. 1823)
17 Sep 1800 - 16 Oct 1800  Albert Willem Hoeth (6th time)     (s.a.)
17 Oct 1800 - 16 Nov 1800  Augustijn Gerhard Besier
                             (4th time)                       (s.a.)
17 Nov 1800 - 16 Dec 1800  François Ermerins (6th time)       (s.a.)
17 Dec 1800 - 16 Jan 1801  Anthony Frederik Robbert Evert
                             van Haersolte, heer van Staverden
                             (6th time)                       (s.a.)
17 Jan 1801 - 16 Feb 1801  Jan Hendrik van Swinden (2nd time) (s.a.)
17 Feb 1801 - 16 Mar 1801  Albert Willem Hoeth (7th time)     (s.a.)
17 Mar 1801 - 16 Apr 1801  Augustijn Gerhard Besier
                             (5th time)                       (s.a.)
17 Apr 1801 - 16 May 1801  François Ermerins (7th time)       (s.a.)
17 May 1801 - 16 Jun 1801  Anthony Frederik Robbert Evert
                             van Haersolte, heer van Staverden
                             (7th time)                       (s.a.)
17 Jun 1801 - 16 Jul 1801  Jan Hendrik van Swinden (3rd time) (s.a.)
17 Jul 1801 - 16 Aug 1801  Gerrit Jan Pijman                  (s.a.)
17 Aug 1801 - 16 Sep 1801  Augustijn Gerhard Besier
                             (6th time)                       (s.a.)
17 Sep 1801 - 16 Oct 1801  François Ermerins (8th time)       (s.a.)
17 Oct 1801                Anthony Frederik Robbert Evert
                             van Haersolte, heer van Staverden
                             (8th time)                       (s.a.)
Chairmen of the Staatsbewind (literally: State Authority, usually translated
as State Council)
17 Oct 1801 - 31 Jan 1802  Willem Aernout de Beveren          (s.a.) 
                             (1st time) 
 1 Feb 1802 - 30 Apr 1802  Egbert Sjuck Gerrold Juckema       (b. 1745 - d. 1806)
                             van Burmania Rengers 
 1 May 1802 - 31 Jul 1802  Samuel van Hoogstraten             (b. 1756 - d. 1830)
 1 Aug 1802 - 31 Oct 1802  Gerrit Jan Pijman                  (s.a.)
 1 Nov 1802 - 31 Jan 1803  Johannes Baptista Verheyen         (b. 1746 - d. 1814)
 1 Feb 1803 - 30 Apr 1803  Jacobus Spoors                     (s.a.)
 1 May 1803 - 31 Jul 1803  Campegius Hermannus Gockinga       (b. 1748 - d. 1823)
 1 Aug 1803 - 31 Oct 1803  Daniël Cornelis de Leeuw           (s.a.)
 1 Nov 1803 - 31 Jan 1804  Augustijn Gerhard Besier           (s.a.)
 1 Feb 1804 - 30 Apr 1804  Anthony Frederik Robbert Evert     (s.a.)
                             van Haersolte, heer van Staverden 
 1 May 1804 - 31 Jul 1804  Gerard Brantsen                    (b. 1734 - d. 1809)
 1 Aug 1804 - 31 Oct 1804  Willem Queysen                     (s.a.)
 1 Nov 1804 - 31 Jan 1805  Willem Aernout de Beveren          (s.a.)
                             (2nd time) 
 1 Feb 1805 - 29 Apr 1805  Jan Bernd Bicker                   (s.a.)
Pensionaries of the Council (Raadpensionaris, usually translated Grand Pensionaries)
29 Apr 1805 -  4 Jun 1806  Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck, heer  (s.a.)
                             van Nyenhuis, Peckedam en Gellicum 
 4 Jun 1806 -  5 Jun 1806  Carel de Vos van Steenwijk, heer   (s.a.)
                             van Dikninge en de Hogenhof
                             (acting) 
Kings²
 5 Jun 1806 -  1 Jul 1810  Lodewijk I Napoleon                (b. 1778 - d. 1846)
                            (Louis Bonaparte) 
 1 Jul 1810 - 13 Jul 1810  Napoleon Lodewijk II               (b. 1804 - d. 1831)
                            (Louis Napoleon II Bonaparte) 
Governors-general
 9 Jul 1810 - 1812         Nicolas-Charles Oudinot,           (b. 1767 - d. 1847)
                             duc de Reggio 
1812 - 21 Nov 1813         Charles-François Lebrun,           (b. 1739 - d. 1824)
                             duc de Plaisance
Sovereign Prince²
21 Nov 1813 -  2 Dec 1813  General Government in the name of the
                           Prince of Orange (Oranje)-Nassau
                           - Gijsbert Karel van Hogendorp     (b. 1762 - d. 1834)
                           - Adam François Jules Armand van   (b. 1771 - d. 1848)
                               der Duyn, heer van Maasdam 
                           - Leopold Karel, graaf van         (b. 1758 - d. 1840)
                               Limburg Stirum 
 2 Dec 1813 - 16 Mar 1815  Willem VI Frederik                 (b. 1772 - d. 1848)
                            (in exile since 1806)
Kings² (also Grand dukes of Luxembourg 1815-1890)
16 Mar 1815 -  7 Oct 1840  Willem I                           (s.a.)
 7 Oct 1840 - 17 Mar 1849  Willem II                          (b. 1792 - d. 1849)
17 Mar 1849 - 23 Nov 1890  Willem III                         (b. 1817 - d. 1890)
1889 - 23 Nov 1890         Gerlach Cornelis Johannes          (b. 1818 - d. 1893) 
                             van Reenen -Regent
Queen²
23 Nov 1890 -  4 Sep 1948  Wilhelmina                         (b. 1880 - d. 1962)
                            (13 May 1940 - 13 Mar 1945 in London exile)
 8 Dec 1890 - 31 Aug 1898  Emma of Waldeck-Pyrmont (f)-Regent (b. 1858 - d. 1934)
13 May 1940 - 29 May 1940  Henri Gerard Winkelman             (b. 1876 - d. 1952)  Mil
                            (Commander-in-Chief of the Army and Navy;
                             Supreme Authority in the Netherlands)
Military Governors
10 May 1940 - 20 May 1940  Fedor von Bock                     (b. 1880 - d. 1945)  Mil
20 May 1940 - 29 May 1940  Alexander von Falkenhausen         (b. 1878 - d. 1966)  Mil
                            (military governor of Netherlands and Belgium)
Reichskommissar
29 May 1940 -  5 May 1945  Artur von Seyss-Inquart            (b. 1892 - d. 1946)  NSDAP
Queens²
14 Oct 1947 -  1 Dec 1947  Juliana (f) -Regent (1st time)     (b. 1909 - d. 2004)
14 May 1948 - 30 Aug 1948  Juliana (f) -Regent (2nd time)     (s.a.)
 4 Sep 1948 - 30 Apr 1980  Juliana                            (s.a.)
30 Apr 1980 -              Beatrix                            (b. 1938)
 

Pensionaries of the Council (Raadpensionaris, usually translated Grand Pensionaries)
29 Apr 1805 -  4 Jun 1806  Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck, heer  (s.a.)
                             van Nyenhuis, Peckedam en Gellicum 
 4 Jun 1806 -  5 Jun 1806  Carel de Vos van Steenwijk, heer   (s.a.)
                             van Dikninge en de Hogenhof
                             (acting) 
Chief ministers
 5 Jun 1806 - 1809         Willem Frederic Roëll, baron Roell (b. 1768 - d. 1835)
1809 - 13 Jul 1810         Cornelis Rudolphus Theodorus,      (b. 1758 - d. 1840)
                             baron Kraijenhoff
Secretaries of State
31 Dec 1813 - 19 Mar 1818  Anton Reinhard Falck               (b. 1777 - d. 1843)  Con
21 Sep 1815 - 11 Oct 1815  Godert Alexander Gerard            (b. 1778 - d. 1848)  Con
                             Philip van der Capellen 
28 Dec 1823 - 12 Nov 1835  Jean Gijsberto de Mey van          (b. 1782 - d. 1841)  Con
                             Streefkerk (from 16 Jun 1826,
                             Jean Gijsberto baron de Mey
                             van Streefkerk) 
 4 Nov 1835 - 22 Sep 1836  Gerrit graaf Schimmelpenninck      (b. 1794 - d. 1863)  Con
 1 Dec 1836 - 20 Oct 1840  Henri baron van Doorn van          (b. 1786 - d. 1853)  Con
                             Westcapelle 
1841 - 1844                Ministers 
                           (in montly rotation)
                           - Willem Anne baron                (b. 1800 - d. 1872)  Con
                               Schimmelpenninck van der Oye
                           - Jan Willem ridder Huyssen        (b. 1816 - d. 1866)  Con
                               van Kattendijke 
                              (to 6 Oct 1841)
                           - Felix van Maanen                 (b. 1769 - d. 1846)  Con
                              (to 1 Apr 1842)
                           - Floris Adriaan van Hall          (b. 1791 - d. 1866)  Mod
                              (from 1 Apr 1842)
                           - Jan Jacob Rochussen              (b. 1797 - d. 1871)  Con
                           - Jules Constantijn Rijk           (b. 1787 - d. 1854)  Con
                              (from 1 Jan 1842)
                           - Jacques Jean Quarles van Ufford  (b. 1788 - d. 1855)  Non-party
                              (acting for Rijk to 2 Jun 1842) 
                           - Jean Chrétien Baud               (b. 1789 - d. 1859)  Con

1844 - 25 Mar 1848         King Willem II                     (s.a.)               Non-party
Prime ministers (until 19 Feb 1937, Formers of the cabinet)
25 Mar 1848 - 21 Nov 1848  Gerrit graaf Schmmelpenninck       (s.a.)               Con
                             (provisional)
21 Nov 1848 -  1 Nov 1849  Dirke Donker Curtius (1st time)    (b. 1792 - d. 1863)  Con-Lib
                           + Jacob Matthaeus de Kempenaer     (b. 1793 - d. 1870)  Con-Lib
 1 Nov 1849 - 19 Apr 1853  Johan Rudolf Thorbecke (1st time)  (b. 1798 - d. 1872)  Lib
19 Apr 1853 -  1 Jul 1856  Baron Floris Adriaan von Hall      (b. 1791 - d. 1866)  Con-Lib
                             (1st time)
                           + Dirke Donker Curtius (2nd time)  (s.a.)               Con-Lib
 1 Jun 1856 - 18 Mar 1858  Jastinus Jacob Leonard van der     (b. 1804 - d. 1863)  Con-P
                             Bruggen
18 Mar 1858 - 23 Feb 1860  Jan Jacob Rochussen                (b. 1797 - d. 1871)  Con-Lib
                           + Pieter Philip van Bosse          (b. 1809 - d. 1879)  Lib
                             (1st time)
23 Feb 1860 - 14 Mar 1861  Baron Floris Adriaan von Hall      (s.a.)               Con-Lib
                             (2nd time) 
                           + Baron Schelte Heemstra           (b. 1807 - d. 1864)  Lib
14 Mar 1861 - 31 Jan 1862  Baron Jacob Pieter Pompejus        (b. 1816 - d. 1890)  Con-Lib
                             van Zuylen van Nijevelt
                           + James Loudon                     (b. 1824 - d. 1900)  Lib
 1 Feb 1862 - 10 Feb 1866  Johan Rudolf Thorbecke (2nd time)  (s.a.)               Lib
10 Feb 1866 -  1 Jun 1866  Isaac Dignus Fransen van de Putte  (b. 1822 - d. 1802)  Lib
 1 Jun 1866 -  4 Jun 1868  Count Julius Philip Jacob Adriaan  (b. 1819 - d. 1894)  ARP
                             graaf van Zuylen van Nijevelt
                           + Jan Heemskerk Abrahamzoon        (b. 1818 - d. 1897)  Con
                             (1st time)
 4 Jun 1868 -  4 Jan 1871  Philip Peter van Bosse  (2nd time) (s.a.)               Lib
                           + Cornelis Fock                    (b. 1828 - d. 1910)  Lib
 4 Jan 1871 -  6 Jul 1872  Johan Rudolf Thorbecke  (3rd time) (s.a.)               Lib
 6 Jul 1872 - 27 Aug 1874  Gerrit de Vries                    (b. 1818 - d. 1900)  Lib
                           + Isaac Dignus Fransen van de Pute (b. 1822 - d. 1902)  Lib
27 Aug 1874 -  3 Nov 1877  Jan Heemskerk Abrahamzoon          (s.a.)               Con
                             (2nd time) 
                           + Count Constantijn Theodor van    (b. 1826 - d. 1885)  ARP
                             Lynden van Sandenburg (1st time)
 3 Nov 1877 - 20 Aug 1879  Johannes Kappeyne van de Coppello  (b. 1822 - d. 1895)  Lib
20 Aug 1879 - 22 Apr 1883  Count Constantijn Theodoor van     (s.a.)               Con-P
                             Lynden van Sandenburg (2nd time) 
22 Apr 1883 - 20 Apr 1888  Jan Heemskerk Abrahamzoon          (s.a.)               Con
                             (3rd time)
20 Apr 1888 - 21 Aug 1891  Æneas baron Mackay                 (b. 1838 - d. 1909)  ARP
21 Aug 1891 -  8 May 1894  Gijsbert van Tienhoven             (b. 1841 - d. 1914)  LU
 8 May 1894 - 26 Jul 1897  Jonkheer Joan Roëll                (b. 1844 - d. 1914)  Ofl
26 Jul 1897 - 31 Jul 1901  Nicolaas Gerard Pierson            (b. 1839 - d. 1909)  LU
31 Jul 1901 - 16 Aug 1905  Abraham Kuyper                     (b. 1837 - d. 1920)  ARP
16 Aug 1905 - 11 Feb 1908³ Theodoor Herman de Meester         (b. 1851 - d. 1919)  LU
11 Feb 1908 - 29 Aug 1913  Theodoorus "Theo" Heemskerk        (b. 1852 - d. 1932)  ARP
29 Aug 1913 -  9 Sep 1918  Pieter Willem Adriaan Cort van     (b. 1846 - d. 1935)  Lib
                             der Linden
 9 Sep 1918 -  3 Aug 1925  Jonkheer Charles Joseph Maria Ruys (b. 1873 - d. 1936)  AB
                             de Beerenbrouck (1st time)
 4 Aug 1925 -  8 Mar 1926  Hendrikus Colijn (1st time)        (b. 1869 - d. 1944)  ARP 
 8 Mar 1926 - 10 Aug 1929  Dirk Jan de Geer (1st time)        (b. 1870 - d. 1960)  CHU
10 Aug 1929 - 26 May 1933  Jonkheer Charles Joseph Maria Ruys (s.a.)               RKSP
                             de Beerenbrouck (2nd time)
26 May 1933 - 10 Aug 1939  Hendrikus Colijn (2nd time)        (s.a.)               ARP 
10 Aug 1939 -  3 Sep 1940  Dirk Jan de Geer (2nd time)        (s.a.)               CHU
                             (from 13 May 1940 in London exile)
 3 Sep 1940 - 24 Jun 1945  Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy           (b. 1885 - d. 1961)  ARP
                             (to 23 May 1945 in London exile) 
Nov 1942 -  5 May 1945     Anton Adriaan Mussert              (b. 1894 - d. 1946)  NSB
                            (German authorized honorific
                             style Leider van het Nederlandse Volk 
                             ["Leader of the Netherlands People"])
24 Jun 1945 -  3 Jul 1946  Willem Schermerhorn                (b. 1894 - d. 1977)VDB;1946 PvdA
 3 Jul 1946 -  7 Aug 1948  Louis J.M. Beel (1st time)         (b. 1902 - d. 1977)  KVP
 7 Aug 1948 - 22 Dec 1958  Willem Drees                       (b. 1886 - d. 1988)  PvdA
22 Dec 1958 - 19 May 1959  Louis J.M. Beel (2nd time)         (s.a.)               KVP
19 May 1959 - 24 Jul 1963  Jan Eduard de Quay                 (b. 1901 - d. 1985)  KVP
24 Jul 1963 - 14 Apr 1965  Victor Marijnen                    (b. 1917 - d. 1975)  KVP
14 Apr 1965 - 22 Nov 1966  Joseph "Jo" Cals                   (b. 1914 - d. 1971)  KVP
22 Nov 1966 -  5 Apr 1967  Jelle Zijlstra                     (b. 1918 - d. 2001)  ARP 
 5 Apr 1967 -  6 Jul 1971  Petrus "Piet" de Jong              (b. 1915)            KVP
 6 Jul 1971 - 11 May 1973  Barend Willem Biesheuvel           (b. 1920 - d. 2001)  ARP
11 May 1973 - 19 Dec 1977  Johannes "Joop" den Uyl            (b. 1919 - d. 1987)  PvdA
19 Dec 1977 -  4 Nov 1982  Andreas van Agt                    (b. 1931)      KVP;11Oct1980 CDA
 4 Nov 1982 - 22 Aug 1994  Rudolphus "Ruud" Lubbers           (b. 1939)            CDA 
22 Aug 1994 - 22 Jul 2002  Willem "Wim" Kok                   (b. 1938)            PvdA
22 Jul 2002 -              Jan Peter Balkenende               (b. 1956)            CDA

French Envoys
 5 Sep 1795 - Jul 1797     Noel
Jul 1797 - 1798            Charles Delacroix                  (b. 1741 - d. 1805)
1798 - Jun 1798            Claude Roberjot                    (b. 1752 - d. 1799)
Jun 1798 - 1798            Louis Champigny-Aubin (acting)     (b. 1756 - d. 1847)
1798 - 1799                Vincent Lombard de Langres         (b. 1765 - d. 1830)
May 1799 - Jun 1799        Joseph Fouché de Nantes            (b. 1763 - d. 1820)
Jun 1799 - 1799            Florent-Guyot
1799 - Dec 1799            Perrochel 
30 Dec 1799 - Jan 1805     Charles-Louis Huguet, marquis de
                             Sémonville

German and Allied Occupation 1940-1945

Military commanders
10 May 1940 - 16 May 1940  Fedor von Bock                     (b. 1880 - d. 1945)
16 May 1940 - 29 May 1940  Alexander Freiherr von             (b. 1878 - d. 1966)
                             Falkenhausen 
29 May 1940 -  5 May 1945  Friedrich Christiansen             (b. 1879 - d. 1972)
Chief of the General Staff, Military Authority for the Liberated Areas
14 Sep 1944 - Feb 1946     Hendrik Johan Kruls (Netherlands)  (b. 1902 - d. 1975)

The Resistance 1940-1945

Note: Until 1944 the different resistance movements acted separately under the supervision of the Bureau Bijzondere Opdrachten (Bureau Special Missions) of the Netherlands government in exile. In 1944 they were united into the Nederlandse Binnenlandse Strijdkrachten (Netherlands Forces of the Interior).

Commander
 3 Sep 1944 - 13 Sep 1945  Bernhard Leopold Frederik,         (b. 1911 - d. 2004) 
                             Prins der Nederlanden

 ¹ Willem IV became stadholder as Willem II in Friesland 1 Sep 1711, in Groningen 1718; as Willem III in Gelderland 2 Nov 1722, in Drenthe May 1747; as Willem IV in Holland en Westfriesland, in Zeeland, and in Overijssel 10 May 1747, in Utrecht 18 May 1747.

 ² The full style of the rulers:
(a) 5 Jun 1806 - 13 Jul 1810: Koning van Holland {"King of Holland");
(b) 2 Dec 1813 - 16 Mar 1815: Bij de Gratie Gods, Prins van Oranje-Nassau, Souverein Vorst der Verenigde Nederlanden, enz., enz., enz. ("by the Grace of God, Prince of Orange-Nassau, Sovereign Prince of the United Netherlands, etc., etc., etc.");
(c) 16 Mar 1815 - 23 Nov 1890: Bij de Gratie Gods, Koning der Nederlanden, Prins van Oranje-Nassau, Groothertog van Luxemburg, enz., enz., enz. ("by the Grace of God, King of the The Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, etc, etc, etc.");
(d) from 23 Nov 1890: Bij de Gratie Gods, Koning/Koningin der Nederlanden, Prins/Prinses van Oranje-Nassau, enz., enz., enz. ("by the Grace of God, King/Queen of The Netherlands, Prince/Princess of Orange-Nassau, etc., etc., etc.") 

 ³ 16 Aug 1905 - 11 Feb 1908 Edward Ellis van Raalte (b. 1841 - d. 1921) is sometimes listed as joint former of the cabinet. 

Party Abbreviations: CDA = Christen Democratisch Appèl (Christian-Democratic Appeal, christian-democratic, union of KVP, ARP, and CHU, est. 11 Oct 1980); GL = Groen Links (Green Left, ecologist and socialist, est.1990); LPF = Lijst Pim Fortuyn (List Pim Fortuyn, conservative, anti-immigration, est.2002); PvdA = Partij van de Arbeid (Labor Party, social-democratic, est. 9 Feb 1946 by the merger of the Social Democratic Workers Party [SDAP est.1919], VDB, and the Christian Democratic Union [CDU]); SP = Socialistische Partij (Socialist Party, socialist); VVD = Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, conservative 'liberal'); Mil = Military; 
- Former parties: AB = General Federation of Roman Catholic Voting Unions (later RKSP);
ARP = Anti-Revolutionaire Partij (Anti-Revolutionary Party, 1878-1980, confessionalist [protestant-christian], merged into CDA 1980); CHU = Christelijk-Historische Unie (Christian Historical Union, 1908-1980 merged into CDA 1980); Con = Conservatieven (Conservative); 
Con-P = Conservative-Protestant; KVP = Katholieke Volkspartij (Catholic People's Party, 1945-80, confessionalist [catholic], merged into CDA 11 Oct 1980); Lib = Liberale (Liberal);
LU = Liberale Unie (Liberal Union, liberal, 1885-1921); Mod = Moderate; NSB = Nationaal Socialistische Beweging (National Socialist Movement, Dutch fascist party, pro-Nazi-German 1931-1945); Ofl = Old or Free Liberals; PvdV = Partij van de Vrijheid (Freedom Party, liberal, merged into VVD 1948); RKSP = Rooms-Katholieke Staatspartij (Roman Catholic States Party, confessionalist [catholic], 1926-45, from 1945 KVP); SDAP = Sociaal-Democratishe Arbeiderspartij (Social Democratic Worker's Party, socialist, 1894-1946); 
VDB = Radicale Partij/Vrijzinnig Democratische Bond (Radical Party/Free Democratic League, liberal, 1901-9 Feb 1946); NSDAP = Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (National Socialist German Worker's Party, Nazi fascist)



Limburg

[Flag Limburg 19th century]

Aug 1815                   Netherlands province of Limburg established by the merger
                             of several territories that had been part of France from
                             1795 to 1814 (Meuse-Inférieure département).
 4 Oct 1830                Administration by Belgium established (except in Maastricht).
19 Apr 1839                Final Act of the London Conference divides the province:
                             part becomes Belgian, the rest becomes the Duchy of Limburg,
                             in personal union with the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
 5 Sep 1839                Duchy of Limburg accepted as a member state of the German
                             Confederation.
11 May 1867                Following the dissolution of the German Confederation,
                             Limburg is incorporated into the Kingdom of the Netherlands;
                           Hertogdom Limburg continues in some official use to 1906,
                             while the style Hertog van Limburg remains incorporated
                             (tacitly, as part of enz., enz., enz.) into the royal style.

Dukes 
19 Apr 1839 - 11 May 1867  the kings of the Netherlands (s.a.)


Maastricht
Note: Until the French conquest the territory of the town was divided into four different administrations, acting independently of each other: (A) the Dutch fortress; (B) the City of Maastricht; (C) the Chapter of the Church of Sint Servaas; the Chapter of the Church of Onze Lieve Vrouw: Church founded c.1000. Dependent of the Prince Bishops of Liège. Territory: in the city -the Church, the surrounding streets and buildings. outside the city -the village of Bemelen. Not part of the condominium. The Lordship of Sint Pieter: The village - later (small)town - of Sint Pieter was a possession of the Prince-Bishops of Liège. In 1515/17 part of its territory was annexed to the city of Maastricht. But both parts of it (inside and outside the city walls) remained a separate polity until the French conquest, not part of the condominium.; and the Lordship and Court of Vroenhof: (the villages of Wilre, Heukelom en Montenaken) given by the emperor to the Ducs of Brabant as a separate dependency in 1204.  As the territory of the city of Maastricht expanded part of Vroenhof was included within its city walls between 1300 and 1350. Like Sint Pieter it remained however a separate polity until the French conquest, the part within the city walls being however also under the supervision of the Brabant-Liège condominium. Items (C) to (F) had negligible territory and a full list of these rulers is currently unavailable. 
 
1204                       The Holy Roman Emperor gives the city to the Dukes of Brabant,
                             this donation is not recognized by Bishop of Liège.
1284                       Agreement between Brabant and Liège. Maastricht becomes a neutral
                             territory under common government. The system of administration
                             is set up with 2 mayors, one Brabants, one Liègeois -
                             2 Commissarissen Décideurs to represent the governing states)
                             All decisions taken in common according to the saying
                             "Een Heer, Geen Heer/Twee Heren, Een Heer" (One Lord, No Lord/
                             Two Lords, One Lord).
23 Aug 1632                Dutch conquest of Maastricht. The Staten Generaal assume the 
                             rights of the Dukes of Brabant, Dutch garrison and annex 
                             the fortress.
1664                       The separate status of Maastricht as independent territory under 
                             Dutch-Liègeois condominium confirmed.
 7 May 1748 -  3 Feb 1749  French occupation.
 4 Nov 1794                French occupation of Maastricht. All traditional polities abolished
                             and area subjected to the "Administration Centrale of
                             Aix la Chapelle."
1794                       Arrondissement provisional of Maastricht, formed from condominium
                             of Maastricht and Outremeuse (Dutch territories ceded to France.
16 May 1795                Annexed to France département of Meuse-Inférieure (see Belgium).
1814                       Incorporated into the Netherlands.
(A)Dutch Fortress of Maastricht
[National flag of the Netherlands]
             1632 - 1794
Governors of Maastricht
1567 - 1568                Philipp, graf von Eberstein        (b. 1523 - d. 1589) 
1568                       Sancho de Londoño (Spain)          (d. 1569)
1568 - 1569                Bernard van Schauwenburg
15 Sep 1569 - 28 Apr 1577  Francesco de Montesdoca (Spain)    (b. 1516 - d. 1597)
                             (1st time)
Apr 1577 - Aug 1577        Arnold Huyn van Amstenrade
1577 - Apr 1578            Jan van Merode, heer van 
                             Pietersheim 
Apr 1578 - Sep 1578        Willem van Hornes, heer van Heze
Sep 1578 - Jul 1579        Melchior van Schwarzenberg         (d. 1579)
1579 - 1580                Francesco de Montesdoca (Spain)    (s.a.)
                             (2ns time)
11 Mar 1580 - 1590         Nicolas Adrien de Gomicourt,       (d. 1596)
                             seigneur de Cunchy
1590 - 1616                Antoine de Grenet, seigneur
                             de Werpe 
1616 - 1632                Claude de Lannoy, comte de         (b. 1575? - d. 1643)
                             la Motterie 
1632 - 22 Aug 1632         Guillaume Bette, baron de Lede
1632 - 1641                Frédéric-Maurice de La Tour        (b. 1605 - d. 1652)
                             d'Auvergne, duc de Bouillon 
1641 - 1648                Johan Albrecht, graf von Solms-    (d. 1648)
                             Braunfels 
1648 - 27 Jan 1673         Friedrich I Magnus, Rheingraf von 
                             Salm-Neuwiller                   (b. 1607 - d. 1673)
28 Jan 1673 - 30 Jun 1673  Jacob de Fariaux (acting)
Jul 1673 - 1676            Godefroy d'Estrades (France)       (b. 1607 - d. 1686)
1676 - 1678                Jean Salvador de Calvo
1679 - 1693                Georg Friedrich, graf von Waldeck-
                             Pyrmont und von Culemburg        (b. 1620 - d. 1692)
1693 - 1700                Johann-Adolf, herzog von Holstein-
                             Plön                             (b. 1634 - d. 1704)
1700 - 1718                Daniel Wolff, baron van Dopff      (b. 1655 - d. 1718) 
1718 - 10 Apr 1723         Claude Fréderic 't Serclaes,
                             graaf de Tilly                   (b. 1648 - d. 1723)
31 May 1723 - Jul 1747     Wilhelm VIII, Landgraf von Hessen- (b. 1682 - d. 1760)
                             Kassel
1747 - 1748                Hobbe baron van Aylva (acting)
1748                       Ulric Frederic Woldemar de Löwendal
 7 May 1748 -  3 Feb 1749  Maurice de Courten                 (b. 1692 - d. 1766) 
                             (French governor)
26 Mar 1749 - 15 Dec 1772  Hobbe, Baron van Aylva             (b. 1696 - d. 1772)
1772 - Nov 1784            Karl Christian von Nassau-Weilburg 
 2 Dec 1784 -  4 Nov 1794  Frederik, prins von Hessen-Kassel

(B)City of Maastricht
Maastricht municipality
                  1647 - 1795
Lords of Maastricht
1699 -  4 Nov 1794         the Prince-Bishops of Liège
                           - jointly with the following -
1678 - 1748                the Dutch Staten-Generaal
1748 - 1749                Louis XV, King of France           (b. 1710 - d. 1774) 
1749 -  4 Nov 1794         the Dutch Staten-Generaal
Dutch Commissarissen Decideurs
(appointed for two years by the Dutch Staten Generaal)
1699 -  4 Nov 1794         .... [unavailable]
Liègeois Commissaires Décideurs
(appointed for life by the Prince-Bishops of Liège)
1699 -  4 Nov 1794         .... [unavailable]

Mayors (Burgemeesters)
- Liègeois mayors -
1700 - 1702                Servaes Loyens
1702 - 1704                Henrich Thisius
1704 - 1706                Johannes Olislaegers (1st time)
1706 - 1708                Guillaume van Aecken (1st time)
1708 - 1710                Johannes Olislaegers (2nd time)
1710 - 1712                Servaes Lenarts
1712 - 1715                Guillaume van Aecken (2nd time)
1715 - 1716                Servaes Loyens
1716 - 1718                Arnoldus Intbroeck
1718 - 1720                Leo Emerix (1st time)
1720 - 1722                Guillaume van Aecken (3rd time)
1722 - 1724                Emondus Cox
1724 - 1726                Mathias Carolus Lenaers
1726 - 1728                Philip Kerens
1728 - 1730                Eustachius van der Maessen
1730 - 1732                Leo Emerix (2nd time)
1732 - 1734                Guillaume de Requilé
1734 - 1736                Johannes Olislagers (3rd time)
1736 - 1738                Jacob van Brienen
1738 - 1740                Lambertus Emanuel de
                             Loneux (1st time)
1740 - 1742                Guillaume d'Requilé
1742 - 1744                Johannes Olislagers (4th time)
1744 - 1745                Jocobus Hamelars                   (d. 1745) 
1745 - 1746                Lambertus Emanuel de
                             Loneux (2nd time)(acting)
1746 - 1748                Corolus van Brienen
1749 - 1750                Johannes Olislagers (5th time)
1750 - 1752                Lambertus Emanuel de
                             Loneux (3rd time)
1752 - 1754                H.J. van der Maesen
1754 - 1756                H. Joppen (1st time)
1756 - 1758                Johannes Olislagers (6th time)
1758 - 1760                Lambertus Emanuel de
                             Loneux (4th time)
1760 - 1762                H. Joppen (2nd time)
1762 - 1764                Johannes Olislagers (7th time)
1764 - 1766                G.H. Cruts
1766 - 1768                J.A.J. Olislagers (1st time)
1768 - 1770                H. Joppen (3rd time)
1770 - 1772                P. Banens (1st time)
1772 - 1774                J.A.J. Olislagers (2nd time)
1774 - 1776                J.P.J. Munix
1776 - 1778                P. Banens (2nd time)
1778 - Mar 1780            W.H. Cruts                        (d. 1780)
Mar 1780 - 1780            P. Kerens (1st time)(acting)
1780 - 1782                H.M. Vliex
1782 - 1784                J.A.J. Olislagers (3rd time)
1784 - 1786                P. Banens (3rd time)
1786 - 1788                P. Kerens (2nd time)
1788 - 1790                A.C. Membrede
1790 - 1792                Jean Arnould Servais Munix 
1792 -  4 Nov 1794         H. Joppen de Beegden
- Brabantse (Staaten) mayors -
1700 - 1702      &nb