Monarchy of the Netherlands
Constitutional and hereditary monarchy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The monarchy of the Netherlands is a constitutional monarchy whose role and position are governed by the Constitution of the Netherlands. Roughly a third of the Constitution explains the succession, mechanisms of accession and abdication to the throne, the roles and duties of the monarch, the formalities of communication between the States General of the Netherlands, and the monarch's role in creating laws.
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King of the Netherlands | |
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Koning der Nederlanden | |
Incumbent | |
Willem-Alexander since 30 April 2013 | |
Details | |
Style | His Majesty |
Heir apparent | Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange |
First monarch | William I |
Formation | 16 March 1815; 209 years ago (1815-03-16) |
Residence | |
Website | www |
The Kingdom of the Netherlands has been an independent monarchy since 16 March 1815. Its once-sovereign provinces had been intermittently ruled by members of the House of Orange-Nassau and the House of Nassau from 1559, when Philip II of Spain appointed William of Orange as stadtholder, until 1795, when the last stadtholder fled the country.
William of Orange became the leader of the Dutch Revolt and of the independent Dutch Republic. Some of his descendants were later appointed as stateholders by some of the provinces. In 1747, the function of stateholder became a hereditary position in all provinces of the thus "crowned" Dutch Republic. The last stadtholder was William V, Prince of Orange.
Willem-Alexander has been King of the Netherlands since 30 April 2013.