Staatsbewind

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The Staatsbewind (translated into English as "state council" or "state authority") was a governing council of the Batavian Republic between 1801 and 1805. The presidents of the Staatsbewind were acting heads of state of the Batavian Republic.

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.

Reign of the Staatsbewind

The Staatsbewind came into power after a coup d'état against the Uitvoerend Bewind on 17 October 1801. The reign of the Staatsbewind ended on 29 April 1805, when emperor Napoleon of France appointed Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck as grand pensionary of the Batavian Republic.

The Uitvoerend Bewind was the name of the government of the Batavian Republic between 1798 and 1801. The president of the Uitvoerend Bewind was head of state of the Batavian Republic.

Napoléon Bonaparte was a French statesman and military leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the French Revolutionary Wars. He was Emperor of the French from 1804 until 1814 and again briefly in 1815 during the Hundred Days. Napoleon dominated European and global affairs for more than a decade while leading France against a series of coalitions in the Napoleonic Wars. He won most of these wars and the vast majority of his battles, building a large empire that ruled over continental Europe before its final collapse in 1815. He is considered one of the greatest commanders in history, and his wars and campaigns are studied at military schools worldwide. Napoleon's political and cultural legacy has endured as one of the most celebrated and controversial leaders in human history.

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Dutch heads of state 1801-1805

Willem Aernout de Beveren 17 October 1801 - 31 January 1802
Egbert Sjuck Gerrold Juckema van Burmania Rengers 1 February 1802 - 30 April 1802
Samuel van Hoogstraten 1 May 1802 - 31 July 1802
Gerrit Jan Pijman 1 August 1802 - 31 October 1802
Johannes Baptista Verheyen 1 November 1802 - 31 January 1803
Jacobus Spoors 1 February 1803 - 30 April 1803
Campegius Hermannus Gockinga 1 May 1803 - 31 July 1803
Daniël Cornelis de Leeuw 1 August 1803 - 31 October 1803
Augustijn Gerhard Besier 1 November 1803 - 31 January 1804
Anthonie Frederik Robbert Evert van Haersolte, Lord van Staverden 1 February 1804 - 30 April 1804
Gerard Brantsen 1 May 1804 - 31 July 1804
Willem Queysen 1 August 1804 - 31 October 1804
Willem Aernout de Beveren 1 November 1804 - 31 January 1805
Jan Bernd Bicker 1 February 1805 - 29 April 1805

Gerard Brantsen Dutch diplomat and politician

Gerard Brantsen was a Dutch politician and diplomat. He was one of the Dutch signatories to the treaty ending the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War in 1784. He was also mayor of Arnhem in 1762 and 1765, and several times an alderman of this city. He was a member of the Staatsbewind of the Batavian Republic between 16 October 1801 and 29 April 1805.

Jan Bernd Bicker was a Dutch merchant, politician and a very powerful member of the Bicker family. After studying law and philosophy at the University of Amsterdam, he settled in Amsterdam and became a successful merchant. He served as an alderman of Amsterdam and as an administrator of the Amsterdam branch of the Dutch West India Company (W.I.C.).

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