Sovereigns of the Netherlands from 1579

The Dutch Republic
William I (The Silent), Prince of Orange*	1579 - 84
Maurice	1584 - 1625
Frederick Henry	1625 - 47
William II	1647 - 50
(Position of Stadholder suspended 1650 - 72)
William III of Orange†	1672 - 1702
William IV	1747 - 51
William V‡	1751 - 95
Louis Bonaparte**	1806 - 10

Kingdom of the Netherlands
William I	1815 - 40
William II	1840 - 9
William III	1849 - 90
Wilhelmina	1890 - 1948
Juliana	1948 - 80
Beatrix	1980 -
*Fought off Spanish rule to emerge as hereditary Stadholder. †Succeeded to the British throne, 1688 - 9. ‡Batavian Republic created by France in 1795. **Napoleon established his younger brother as king. He abdicated in 1810 when Napoleon annexed Holland.