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The Batavian Republic was the successor of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands. It was proclaimed on 19 January 1795, and ended on 5 June 1806, with the accession of Louis I to the throne of Holland. From October 1801 onward, it was known as the Batavian Commonwealth. Both names refer to the Germanic tribe of the Batavi, representing both the Dutch ancestry and their ancient quest for liberty in their nationalistic lore.
Wilhelm Willink was a wealthy Amsterdam merchant, and one of the investors in the Holland Land Company, and the Louisiana Purchase. Wilhelm Willink had a summer estate on the Spaarne River, neighboring the estate villa Welgelegen of his associate Henry Hope.
Burgers is a Dutch surname. It means "citizen's", but the name is also of patronymic origin, with the Germanic given name Burger related to Burchard. Notable people with the surname include:
Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck, Lord of Nyenhuis, Peckedam and Gellicum, was a Dutch jurist, ambassador and politician who served as Grand Pensionary of the Batavian Republic from 1805 to 1806.
Baroness Gratia Maria Margretha, Baroness Schimmelpenninck van der Oye was a Dutch alpine skier. Her father was president of the Dutch National Olympic Committee during the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam and a long-term member of the International Olympic Committee. Gratia reached sixth place at the world championships and won two major ski races, in St. Anton and Kitzbühel. She competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, finishing 14th in the alpine combined event. Despite her two falls, this remains the highest ranking in Olympic skiing reached by a Dutch national.
Smits is a Dutch surname that is considered a variant of the more common Smit surname.
Floris Adriaan, Baron van Hall was a prominent Dutch nobleman and statesman in the 19th century. He played an important role as representative of the Amsterdam trade and banking sector, and later as politician. He served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1853 to 1856, and again from 1860 to 1861.
Smit is a Dutch occupational surname. It represents an archaic spelling of the Dutch word "smid" for "smith" and is the Dutch equivalent of the English surname Smith.
Schimmelpenninck is the name of two families belonging to the Dutch nobility.
Jan Joseph Godfried, Baron van Voorst tot Voorst Sr. was a Dutch politician and lieutenant-general of the Dutch army.
Jan Elias Nicolaas, Baron Schimmelpenninck van der Oye was a Dutch politician.
Mr. Albertus van Naamen van Eemnes was a Dutch politician and lawyer.
Rutger is a male given name common in the Netherlands, and a cognate of the first name Roger.
Pieter Adrianus Ossewaarde was a Dutch technocratic politician, who was twice interim Minister of Finance, the first time from April to June 1828 and the second time in May and June 1848 after the resignation of Gerrit Schimmelpenninck. He was born in Goes and died in Rijswijk.
Willem Anne, Baron Schimmelpenninck van der Oye was a Dutch politician.
Smeets is a Limburgian surname meaning smith. The surname hails specifically from the Limburg region spanning parts of the Southern Netherlands and Eastern Belgium.
Charles Howard Hodges, was a British painter active in the Netherlands during the French occupation of the 18th and early 19th century.
Willem Anne Assueer Jacob Schimmelpenninck van der Oye was a Dutch baron and politician. He was president of the senate of the Netherlands from 1888 till his death in 1889.
