The Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden (help·info); Frisian: Keninkryk fan de Nederlannen; Papiamento: Reino Hulandes) is a sovereign state and constitutional monarchy with territory in Western Europe and in the Caribbean. The four parts of the Kingdom—Aruba, Curaçao, the Netherlands, and Sint Maarten—are referred to as countries, and participate on a basis of equality as partners in the Kingdom. The Netherlands is loc...
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The Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden (help·info); Frisian: Keninkryk fan de Nederlannen; Papiamento: Reino Hulandes) is a sovereign state and constitutional monarchy with territory in Western Europe and in the Caribbean. The four parts of the Kingdom—Aruba, Curaçao, the Netherlands, and Sint Maarten—are referred to as countries, and participate on a basis of equality as partners in the Kingdom. The Netherlands is located in Europe, except for its three special municipalities that are located in the Caribbean, as are the other countries.
The Kingdom of the Netherlands finds its origin in the aftermath of Napoleon's defeat in 1813. In that year the Netherlands regained its freedom and the Sovereign Principality of the Netherlands was proclaimed with William Prince of Orange and Nassau as sovereign. Reunification with the Southern Netherlands, (roughly equivalent to what is now Belgium and Luxembourg) was decided in 1814. In March 1815 the Sovereign Prince...
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