Netherlands
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The Netherlands, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherla
The Netherlands in 5500 BC
A medieval tomb of the Brabantian knight Arnold van der Sluijs
Charles V, Lord of the Netherlands at the Battle of Mühlberg (1547), by Titian
Prince William I of Orange, leader of the Dutch Revolt, by Adriaen Thomasz. Key
Dutch people
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The Dutch are an ethnic group native to the Netherlands. They share a common ancestry and culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worl
The conversion of the Frankish king Clovis to Christianity would have great significance in helping shape the identity of the future Dutch people.
The Egmond Gospels contains the oldest known depiction of Dutch individuals, the count Dirk II of Holland and his wife Hildegard of Flanders.
The Act of Abjuration, signed on 26 July 1581, was the formal declaration of independence of the Dutch Low Countries.
Dutch people celebrating the liberation of the Netherlands at the end of World War II on 7 May 1945