Batavian Republic

The Batavian Republic was a successor state to the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands, proclaimed on January 19, 1795, after the Batavian Revolution. It was a republic in Western Europe, founded with the armed support of the French Revolutionary Army, becoming a client state and the first of the "sister republics." From October 1801, it was also known as the Batavian Commonwealth. The Republic's politics were deeply influenced by the French, who supported various coups d'état. It dissolved on June 5, 1806, with the accession of Louis Bonaparte to the Dutch throne, and later became part of Napoleon's French Empire. The Batavian Republic brought about significant political, economic, and social reforms, replacing the old confederal structure with a unitary state.