Its independence was further reduced by an administrative reform in 1798, in which its territory was divided into several departments called Amstel, Delf, Texel, and part of Schelde en Maas. From 1806 to 1810 Napoleon styled his vassal state, governed by his brother Louis Napoleon and shortly by the son of Louis, Napoleon Louis Bonaparte, as the "Kingdom of Holland".
Its independence was further reduced by an administrative reform in 1798, in which its territory was divided into several departments called Amstel, Delf, Texel, and part of Schelde en Maas. From 1806 to 1810 Napoleon styled his vassal state, governed by his brother Louis Napoleon and shortly by the son of Louis, Napoleon Louis Bonaparte, as the "Kingdom of Holland".
Its independence was further reduced by an administrative reform in 1798, in which its territory was divided into several departments called Amstel, Delf, Texel, and part of Schelde en Maas. From 1806 to 1810 Napoleon styled his vassal state, governed by his brother Louis Napoleon and shortly by the son of Louis, Napoleon Louis Bonaparte, as the "Kingdom of Holland".
The name reflects how natural at the time it had become to equate Holland with the non-Belgian Netherlands as a whole. During the period when the Low Countries were annexed by the French Empire and actually incorporated into France (from 1810 to 1813), Holland was divided into départements Zuyderzée, and Bouches-de-la-Meuse.
From 1811 to 1813 Charles-François Lebrun, duc de Plaisance served as governor-general.
The name reflects how natural at the time it had become to equate Holland with the non-Belgian Netherlands as a whole. During the period when the Low Countries were annexed by the French Empire and actually incorporated into France (from 1810 to 1813), Holland was divided into départements Zuyderzée, and Bouches-de-la-Meuse.
From 1811 to 1813 Charles-François Lebrun, duc de Plaisance served as governor-general.
In 1813, Dutch dignitaries proclaimed the Sovereign Principality of the United Netherlands. === Kingdom of the Netherlands === In 1815, Holland was restored as a province of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.
In 1813, Dutch dignitaries proclaimed the Sovereign Principality of the United Netherlands. === Kingdom of the Netherlands === In 1815, Holland was restored as a province of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Holland was divided into the present provinces North Holland and South Holland in 1840, after the Belgian Revolution of 1830.
Holland was divided into the present provinces North Holland and South Holland in 1840, after the Belgian Revolution of 1830.
From 1850, a strong process of nation formation took place, the Netherlands being culturally unified and economically integrated by a modernisation process, with the cities of Holland as its centre. == Geography == Holland is located in the west of the Netherlands.
The combined population was in 2018 6.5 million. The main cities in Holland are Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague.
Holland has a population of 6,583,534 as of November 2019, and a density of . == Etymology and terminology == The name Holland first appeared in sources for the region around Haarlem, and by 1064 was being used as the name of the entire county.
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