Netherlands (Principia Moderni III Map Game)

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Kingdom of the Netherlands Koninkrijk der Nederlanden Timeline: Principia Moderni III (Map Game) OTL equivalent: United Kingdom of the Netherlands
. 1450 - Present
Motto:  Je maintiendrai" (French) "Ik zal handhaven" (Dutch) "I will uphold"
Location of Netherlands (Principia Moderni III Map Game) Location of the Netherlands and its Protectorates
Capital		Amsterdam
Official languages		Dutch, French
Demonym		Dutch
Religion		Dutch Reformist
Government		Constitutional Monarchy
-	King	Rudolph I
-	Royal House	Nassau-Orleans
Establishment
-	Treaty of Brussels	22 March 1450
Currency		Dutch guilder

The Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden), also known simply as the Netherlands is a sovereign state and constitutional monarchy located in northern Europe, and centered in the Lowlands. The Netherlands also controls several colonies, protectorates, and territorial possessions across the world, including holdings in Hesperia, Asia, and India.

Formed in 1450 upon the signing of the Treaty of Brussels between Karl I, first king of the Netherlands, and Albert II of Germany, Holy Roman Emperor, the Netherlands established themselves as a sovereign nation independent of the Holy Roman Empire. This formally concluded the Dutch War of Independence, a more than fifteen year struggle for independence.

The Netherlands is the home of the Dutch Reformist movement, a reformation movement against the Catholic Church that gained popularity in the early fifteenth century. Religion would play a large factor in unifying the Netherlands and prompting the Dutch states to fight for independence. Today the Netherlands continues to be a major Reformist state, as well as a religiously tolerant one, attracting large populations of European Jews, Reformists, and other minority religions.

History

1900-1930

1900-1910 was a turbulent era for the Netherlands. A civil war with communists devastated the economy. The Dutch lost all colonies. Then, the Dutch won a brief moment of glory when they helped win the war with France.

Government

Royal Family

• Willem I (1488 - 1545) - Charlotte
  • Christoffel van Nassau-Orleans (Willem II) (1525 - 1591) - Sophia von Valois-Arc
    • Frederik (1565 - 1587) - Anna (1566 - 1612)
      • Karl (1583 - 1590)
    • Charlotte (1572) - Karl von Wittlesbach (1574)
    • Willem III (1570 - 1638) - Maria von Habsburg (1580)
      • Maurits I (1600)
      • Hendrik (1602)
      • Carolina (1604)
    • Anna (1574) - Claudius I Strategopoulos (1557)
      • Claudius Strategopoulos (1593)
      • Justinian Strategopoulos (1593)
    • Lodewijk (1577) - Maria Le Habsburg (1575)
      • Johan I (1593) - Elisabeth von Hohenzollern (1585)
        • Anna (1632) - Maximilian von Habsburg (1630)
          • Leopold I/II von Habsburg(-Nassau-Orleans) (1670)
      • Anna (1596)
• Leopold I/II von Habsburg(-Nassau-Orleans) (1670 - 1760)
  • Joseph I (1703 - 1781) - Rozenn of Brittany (1720)
    • Wolfgang II of Westphalia (1740) - Leopoldine von Lippe
    • Rudolph I of the Netherlands (1745-1825)
      • Antonie I of the Netherlands (1767)
        • Willem (1788)
        • Adrianus (1791)
        • Tuur (1791)
        • Charlotte (1793)
        • Bartholomeus (1795)
        • Daphne (1797)
        • Christoffel (1799)
        • Wolfgang (1809)
      • Anna (1770)
      • Xander (1772)
      • Gert (1776)
      • Jakob (1782)
  • Carolina (1705) - Giovanni Visconti (1699)
    • Stephano von Habsburg-Visconti (1728 - 1799) (King of Lombardy)
      • Giovanni IV (1748)- Elisabetta Farnese
        • Francesco (1770)
      • Maria Adelaide (1750)
      • Maria Christina (1752)
      • Tommaso, Prince of Modena (1755)

Territories

Name	Status	Date Established	Government Change	OTL Location	Pixels	Sq Km
Kingdom of the Netherlands	Main Nation	1450	1450	Netherlands, Belgium	1395	?
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg	Under Personal Union	1059	1813	Luxembourg	?	?
Dutch East Indian Trade Company Sunda (Java) Malacca (Malay Peninsula) Borneo (Borneo) Riau (Central Sumatra) Lesser Sunda (West Nusa Tenggara) Sulawesi (North Sulawesi) Dutch Philippines (Palawan, Basilan) Dutch Nieuw-Guinea (Milne Bay) Aceh (Northern Sumatra)	Trade Company	1550	1550	Indonesia, The Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Papua New Guinea	?	?
Dutch Africa Benin-Oyo (on Gulf of Guinea) Cape Colony (Southern Africa) Joesphstad (Sao Tome, Principe, Malabo) Kameroen (Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea) Gambia (Senegal, Gambia) Heideland (Mauritania)	Federation of Colonies	1545	1545	Benin, Togo, Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, São Tomé and Príncipe, Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, Mauritania	?	?
Mexicostad Lower Mexicostad (Veracruz, Oaxaca) Upper Mexicostad (Chiapas, Guatemala) Willemland (Honduras)	Federation of Colonies	1750	1750	Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras	?	?
Dutch Oceanië Karlstad (New Caledonia) Wolfgangstad (Vanuatu) Hendrikland (Samoa)	Trade Posts	1760	1760	Oceania	?	?
Dutch India Empire of Lanka	Trade Protectorate	1415	1643	Sri Lanka, India	1353	?
Guiana	Colony	1535	1535	Guianas, East Venezuela	?	?
Nieuwe-Gelre	Colony	1735	1735	Nova Scotia	?	?