Kingdom of Holland

Template:Netherlands state The Kingdom of Holland 1806 - 1810 (Koninkrijk Holland in Dutch, Royaume de Hollande in French) was set up by Napoleon Bonaparte as a puppet kingdom for his third brother, Louis Bonaparte, in order to better control the Netherlands. The name of the leading province, Holland, was now taken for the whole country. Louis did not perform to Napoleon's expectations - he tried to serve Dutch interests instead of his brother's - and the kingdom was dissolved in 1810 after which the Netherlands were annexed by France until 1813. The kingdom of Holland covered the area of present day The Netherlands, with exception of Limburg, and parts of Zeeland, which were French territory. East Frisia (in present day Germany) was also part of the Kingdom.[1]Template:History of the Low Countries Template:NapoleonicWars-stub Template:Netherlands-hist-stub