ÿþ<html> <head> <title> WHKMLA : Timelines : History of Holland</title> <META name="keywords" keyword=""> <!-- copyright Alexander Ganse, 2006-2007 --> </head> <body bgcolor="grey" text="black" link="blue" vlink="red" alink="brown"> <style> <!-- A{ font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; font-face: arial; } --> </style> <DIV align ="center"> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "../../index.html"> <img src = "../../whkmla2.jpg" border = "0"></a></TD></TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width = "200" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <font size = "2" face = "arial"><B> Holland <BR> Index Page </b></font></TD> <TD width = "36" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "xholland.html"> <img src = "../../region/arrowleft.gif" width = "36" height = "36" border = "0"> </a></TD> <TD align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "xholland.html"> <img src = "../banners/banholland.jpg" border = "0"> </TD> <TD width = "36" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <img src = "../../region/arrowright.gif" width = "36" height = "36" border = "0"> </a></TD> <TD width = "200" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <font size = "2" face = "arial"><B> </b></font></TD></TR></TABLE> <font size = "3" face = "arial"><B><i>First posted on May 14th 2006 </i></b></font><BR><BR><BR><BR> <script language="JavaScript"> <!-- function SymError() { return true; } window.onerror = SymError; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-0213752126925919"; google_alternate_color = "FFFFE1"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; google_ad_format = "728x90_as"; google_ad_channel ="4814426207"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_color_border = "FF3300"; google_color_bg = "FFFFE1"; google_color_link = "0000CC"; google_color_url = "008000"; google_color_text = "6F6F6F"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> <BR><BR><BR> </div> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "center" valign = "center" width = "900"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "5"><B> Timeline : Holland </B></font> </TD></TR></TABLE> <BR><BR> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "left" valign = "center" width = "110"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> <BR><BR> 1076 <BR> 1245 <BR> 1248-1256 <BR> 1289 <BR> 1299 <BR> c. 1306 <BR> 1346-1428/1433 <BR> 1428 /1433 <BR> 1514 <BR> 1533 <BR> 1566 <BR> 1572-1576 <BR> 1573 <BR><BR><BR><BR> 1579 <BR> 1585 <BR><BR> 1586-1619 <BR> 1602 <BR> 1619 <BR><BR> 1619 <BR> 1621-1629 <BR> 1622 <BR> 1631-1635 <BR> 1634-1637 <BR> 1636-1651 <BR> 1650-1672 <BR> 1653-1672 <BR> 1672 <BR> 1672 <BR> 1672-1688 <BR> c. 1680 <BR> 1689-1720 <BR> 1702-1747 <BR> 1727-1736 <BR> 1750 <BR> 1772-1787 <BR> 1786-1787 <BR><BR><BR><BR> 1795-1806 <BR> 1798 <BR><BR> 1806-1810 <BR> 1807 <BR><BR> 1810-1813 <BR> 1815 <BR> 1820 <BR> 1839 <BR><BR><BR><BR> 1840 <BR> 1840 <BR> 1852 <BR> 1860 <BR> 1872 <BR><BR> 1876 <BR> 1880 <BR> 1899 <BR> 1910 <BR> 1916 <BR> 1920 <BR> 1920 <BR> 1929 <BR> 1930 <BR> 1932 <BR> 1934 <BR> 1940 <BR> 1940-1945 <BR> 1942 <BR> 1944-1945 <BR> 1945 <BR> 1947 <BR> 1950 <BR> 1953 <BR> 1960 <BR> 1963-1975 <BR><BR> 1971 <BR> </font></TD> <TD align = "left" valign = "center" width = "600"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "2"> <B>County, within Holy Roman Empire</B> <BR><BR> County of Holland formed <BR> Haarlem granted status of a city <BR> William Count of Holland Roman King <BR> Westfriesland conquered <BR> Personal Union of the Counties of Holland, Zeeland and Hainaut <BR> Amsterdam granted status of a city <BR> Bavarian Dynasty <BR> Begin of Burgundian rule <BR> Population of Holland (w. Westfriesland) estimated at 275,000 <BR> Anabaptists fled Holland <BR> Iconoclastic riots in Amsterdam <BR> Holland and Zeeland in rebellion against Spain <BR> Spanish conquest of Haarlem <BR><BR> <B>Province, within <A HREF = "../../histdic/lowcountries/hdnlper.html#dutchrepublic">Dutch Republic</A></B> <BR><BR> Holland joined the <A HREF = "../../histdic/lowcountries/hdnlper.html#unionofutrecht">Union of Utrecht</A> <BR> The sack of Antwerp by the Spaniards caused many Antwerp burghers to <BR> emigrate; many settled in Amsterdam <BR> Johan van Oldenbarneveldt Land's Advocate of Holland <BR> V.O.C. created <BR> Johan van Oldenbarneveldt, Land's Advocate of Holland, executed; office of <BR> Raadspensionaris (<A HREF = "../../histdic/lowcountries/hdnlper.html#grandpensionary">Grand Pensionary</A>) of Holland created <BR> <A HREF = "../../histdic/lowcountries/hdnlper.html#synodofdordt">Synod of Dordt</A> declared Remonstrants (<A HREF = "../../histdic/lowcountries/hdnlper.html#arminians">Arminians</A>) Heretics <BR> Antonie Duyck Raadspensionaris (<A HREF = "../../histdic/lowcountries/hdnlper.html#grandpensionary">Grand Pensionary</A>) <BR> Population of Holland (w. Westfriesland) estimated at 672,000 <BR> Adriaan Pauw Raadspensionaris (<A HREF = "../../histdic/lowcountries/hdnlper.html#grandpensionary">Grand Pensionary</A>) <BR> <A HREF = "../../histdic/lowcountries/hdnlper.html#tulipomania">Tulipomania</A> <BR> Jacob Cats Raadspensionaris (<A HREF = "../../histdic/lowcountries/hdnlper.html#grandpensionary">Grand Pensionary</A>) <BR> First <A HREF = "../../histdic/lowcountries/hdnlper.html#eraofliberty">Era of Liberty</A> (Stadholderless Period) <BR> Johan de Witt Raadspensionaris (<A HREF = "../../histdic/lowcountries/hdnlper.html#grandpensionary">Grand Pensionary</A>) <BR> French army invaded, was stopped by opening the dykes (<A HREF = "../../histdic/lowcountries/hdnlper.html#dutchwaroflouisxiv"> Dutch War of Louis XIV.</A> <BR> Johan and Cornelis de Witt lynched <BR> Gaspar Fagel Raadspensionaris (<A HREF = "../../histdic/lowcountries/hdnlper.html#grandpensionary">Grand Pensionary</A>) <BR> Population of Holland, w. Westfriesland, estimated at 883,000 <BR> Anthonie Heinsius Raadspensionaris (<A HREF = "../../histdic/lowcountries/hdnlper.html#grandpensionary">Grand Pensionary</A>) <BR> Second <A HREF = "../../histdic/lowcountries/hdnlper.html#eraofliberty">Era of Liberty</A> (Stadholderless Period) <BR> Simon van Slingelandt Raadspensionaris (<A HREF = "../../histdic/lowcountries/hdnlper.html#grandpensionary">Grand Pensionary</A>) <BR> Population of Holland (w. Westfriesland) estimated at 783,000 <BR> Pieter van Bleiswijk Raadspensionaris (<A HREF = "../../histdic/lowcountries/hdnlper.html#grandpensionary">Grand Pensionary</A>) <BR> <A HREF = "../../histdic/lowcountries/hdnlper.html#patriots">Patriot</A> reforms; civic unrest <BR><BR> <B>Period of Transition</B> <BR><BR> <A HREF = "../../histdic/lowcountries/hdnlper.html#batavianrepublic">Batavian Republic</A> <BR> Administrative reform in the <A HREF = "../../histdic/lowcountries/hdnlper.html#batavianrepublic">Batavian Republic</A>; Holland and Westfriesland were <BR> split into the Departments of Texel, the Amstel, the Delf and of Schelde & Maas. <BR> <A HREF = "../../histdic/lowcountries/hdnlper.html#kgdholland">Kingdom of Holland</A> <BR> Holland administratively reorganized into Departments of Amstelland and <BR> Maasland <BR> Holland part of French Empire <BR> Province of Holland and Westfriesland restored <BR> Holland had a population of 0.84 million <BR> Haarlem and Amsterdam connected by <A HREF = "../../histdic/lowcountries/hdnlper.html#railroad">railroad</A> <BR><BR> <B>Two Provinces, within <A HREF = "xnederland.html">Kingdom of the Netherlands</A> </B> <BR><BR> Holland split in two provinces, Noord Holland and Zuid Holland <BR> Noord and Zuid Holland had a combined population of 0.97 million <BR> <A HREF = "../../histdic/lowcountries/hdnlper.html#haarlemmermeer">Haarlemmermeer</A> drained <BR> Noord and Zuid Holland had a combined population of 1.14 million <BR> Excavation of the estuary of the Lek (Nieuwe Waterweg) marked beginning of <BR> expansion of Rotterdam <BR> North Sea Canal, connecting Amsterdam with IJmuiden, opened <BR> Noord and Zuid Holland had a combined population of 1.48 million <BR> Noord and Zuid Holland had a combined population of 2.1 million <BR> Noord and Zuid Holland had a combined population of 2.5 million <BR> Inundation affecting Noord Holland <BR> Schiphol became airport for civilian aviation <BR> Noord and Zuid Holland had a combined population of 2.95 million <BR> <A HREF = "../../histdic/lowcountries/hdnlper.html#wieringermeerpolder">Wieringermeerpolder</A> drained <BR> Noord and Zuid Holland had a combined population of 3.4 million <BR> Afsluitdijk (Closure Dyke) completed; Zuiderzee turned into IJsselmeer <BR> <A HREF = "../../histdic/lowcountries/hdnlper.html#jordaanriots">Riots</A> in Amsterdam's Jordaan District (<A HREF = "../../histdic/lowcountries/hdnlper.html#greatdepression">Great Depression</A>) <BR> German airforce bombed Rotterdam; 30 % destroyed. <BR> German occupation (World War II) <BR> Vlieland, Terschelling ceded to <A HREF = "../../histdic/lowcountries/hdnlper.html#friesland">Friesland</A> <BR> <A HREF = "../../histdic/lowcountries/hdnlper.html#hungerwinter">Hunger Winter</A> <BR> <A HREF = "../../histdic/lowcountries/hdnlper.html#wieringermeerpolder">Wieringermeerpolder</A> flooded, drained again <BR> Noord and Zuid Holland had a combined population of 4.0 million <BR> Holland ceded Urk to <A HREF = "../../histdic/lowcountries/hdnlper.html#overijssel">Overijssel</A> <BR> Inundation affecting Zuid Holland <BR> Noord and Zuid Holland had a combined population of 4.8 million <BR> Construction of the Markerwaarddijk; the plan to drain the Markermeer and create the Markerwaard polder was not realized. <BR> Noord and Zuid Holland had a combined population of 5.2 million <BR> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE><BR><BR><BR><BR> </div><div align = "center"> <script language="JavaScript"> <!-- function SymError() { return true; } window.onerror = SymError; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-0213752126925919"; google_alternate_color = "FFFFE1"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; google_ad_format = "728x90_as"; google_ad_channel ="4814426207"; google_ad_type = "text"; google_color_border = "FF3300"; google_color_bg = "FFFFE1"; google_color_link = "0000CC"; google_color_url = "008000"; google_color_text = "6F6F6F"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> <BR><BR><BR> </DIV> <DIV align="center"> <A href="mailto:aganse@hotmail.com"> <IMG src="../../email.gif" border="0"></a><BR> <BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> <font size = "2" face = "Times Roman"> Click here to go <A HREF = "../../index.html">Home</A> <BR> Click here to go to <A HREF = "../../about.html">Information about KMLA, WHKMLA, the author and webmaster</A> <BR> Click here to go to <A HREF = "../..links.html">Statistics</A><BR> </font> <BR><BR><BR> <!-- Start of CH Counter --> <script type="text/javascript"> //<!-- // chCounter v2.0.0 // settings: cstatus = "active"; visible = "1"; path_to_counterfile = "http://www.zum.de/whkmla/counter/counter.php"; urlhp = "http://www.zum.de"; //////////////// url = unescape(location.href); file = url.substring(url.lastIndexOf(urlhp) + urlhp.length, url.length); file = (file.charAt(0) != "/") ? 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