Rulers of The Netherlands

The Low Countries

Burgundian and Spanish Netherlands (1419-1581)

Southern Netherlands as from 1419 and Northern Netherlands as from 1433

01. Duke Philips de Goede (1419-1467)
02. Duke Karel de Stoute (1467-1477)
03. Duchess Maria van Bourgondië (1477-1482)
04. Duke Philips de Schone (1482-1506)
05. Emperor Karel V (1506-1555)
06. King Philips II (1555-1581)

Southern Netherlands continue untill 1795; Northern Netherlands end in 1581

Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (1579-1795)

01. Prince Willem I (1572-1584)
02. Prince Maurits (1585-1625)
03. Prince Frederik Hendrik (1625-1647)
04. Prince Willem II (1647-1650)
--. First Stadtholderless Period (1650-1672)
05. Prince Willem III (1672-1702)
--. Second Stadtholderless Period (1702-1747)
06. Prince Willem IV (1747-1751)
07. Prince Willem V (1751-1795)

Batavian Republic (1795-1806)

Kingdom of Holland (1806-1810)

08. King Lodewijk I (1806-1810)
09. King Lodewijk II (1810)

First French Empire (1810-1815)

10. Emperor Napoléon I Bonaparte (1810-1815)

United Kingdom of the Netherlands and Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg (1815-1830)

11. King Willem I (1815-1830)

Kingdom of the Netherlands and Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg (1830-1890)

11. King Willem I (1830-1840)
12. King Willem II (1840-1849)
13. King Willem III (1849-1890)

Kingdom of the Netherlands (1890-today)

14. Queen-Regent Emma (1890-1898)
15. Queen Wilhelmina (1898-1948)
16. Queen Juliana (1948-1980)
17. Queen Beatrix (1980-today)