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New Map of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Duchy of Luxembourg, 1815
The
United Kingdom of the Netherlands
(1815?1839) is the unofficial name used for the
Kingdom of the Netherlands
. This was after it was first made from part of the
First French Empire
and before the new
Kingdom of Belgium
split off from it in 1830. Most of it is still today the
Kingdom of the Netherlands
. It was made up of the former
Dutch Republic
to the north, the former
Austrian Netherlands
to the south, and the former
Prince-Bishopric of Liege
. The
House of Orange-Nassau
were the monarchs.Also unites
Benelux
.
The United Kingdom of the Netherlands ended after the 1831
Belgian Revolution
.
William I, King of the Netherlands
did not recognize a Belgian state until 1839. He was made to sign the
Treaty of London
. Only at this time were borders agreed.In the treaty was sad it that
Belgium
was neutral.