Batavian Republic
republic in Western Europe between 1795–1806
The Batavian Republic came after the Dutch Republic was invaded by the French Republic. It was announced on 19 January 1795 and ended on 5 June 1806, when Louis Bonaparte took the Dutch throne. From October 1801 onward, it was called the Batavian Commonwealth. It was named after the Batavi, an ancient Germanic tribe.
Batavian Republic (1795–1801) Bataafse Republiek Batavian Commonwealth (1801–1806) Bataafs Gemenebest | |||||||||
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| 1795–1806 | |||||||||
 National flag
.svg) Great Seal (1796)
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| Motto: ("Equality, Liberty, Fraternity") | |||||||||
 The Batavian Republic in 1797 | |||||||||
 Batavian departments in 1801 | |||||||||
| Status | French client republic | ||||||||
| Capital | The Hague | ||||||||
| Official languages | Dutch, French | ||||||||
Common languages | Frisian, German, Dutch Low Saxon | ||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Batavian | ||||||||
| Government | Unitary revolutionary republic | ||||||||
| Executive Government | |||||||||
• 1795 | Revolutionary Comm. | ||||||||
• 1795–1796 | States-General | ||||||||
• 1796–1798 | National Assembly | ||||||||
• 1798–1801 | Executive Authority | ||||||||
• 1801–1805 | State Council | ||||||||
• 1805–1806 | Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck | ||||||||
| Historical era | French Revolutionary Wars | ||||||||
| 19 January 1795 | |||||||||
| 16 May 1795 | |||||||||
| 5 June 1806 | |||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1795 | 1,883,009 | ||||||||
• 1806 | 2,178 | ||||||||
| Currency | Guilder | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Netherlands Belgium Germany | ||||||||
The constitution that was made in 1798 was genuinely democratic.
It was a client state of France, but its governments tried to maintain some independence and to serve Dutch interests even where they clashed with the interests of the French.