Kingdom of Holland

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History of the Low Countries
Image:Arms of burgundy.png Burgundian Netherlands 1384-1477		Image:Bishopric liege flag.gif Bishopric of Liège 985-1795
Image:Flag - Low Countries medium.png Seventeen Provinces 1477-1556
Image:Flag - Low Countries medium.png Spanish Netherlands 1556-1581
Image:Netherlands flag prince.png United Provinces 1581-1795	Southern Netherlands 1581-1713
	Austrian Netherlands 1713-1794 (Belgian States)
Batavian Republic 1795-1806	Image:Flag of France.svg First French Republic 1795-1805
Kingdom of Holland 1806-1810
First French Empire 1805-1815
Image:Netherlands flag large.png United Kingdom of the Netherlands 1815-1830
Image:Netherlands flag large.png The Netherlands	Image:Belgium flag large.png Belgium-	Image:Luxembourg flag large.png Luxembourg
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The Kingdom of Holland 1806 - 1810 (Koninkrijk Holland in Dutch, Royaume de Hollande in French) was set up by Napoleon Bonaparte as a puppet kingdom for his third brother, Louis Bonaparte, in order to better control the Netherlands. The name of the leading province, Holland, was now taken for the whole country. Louis did not perform to Napoleon's expectations - he tried to serve Dutch interests instead of his brother's - and the kingdom was dissolved in 1810 after which the Netherlands were annexed by France until 1813.