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| 1748–51 |
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| WILLIAM IV of Orange Naussau (grandson of William III's cousin) proclaimed stadholder, a dignity that now became hereditary. | 1 |
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| 1751 |
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| On the death of William IV, his widow, Anne, acted as regent for the three-year-old heir. | 2 |
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| 1766–95 |
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| WILLIAM V assumed the position of stadholder. | 3 |
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| 1780–84 |
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| The Dutch went to war with Britain over the question of the right to search ships at sea. | 4 |
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| 1785 |
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| Beginning of the serious conflict between William and the states-general, owing to the emergence of the Patriot Party (representing the French influence). William ultimately had to call in Prussian troops (1787) to restore his authority. | 5 |
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| 1793 |
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| France declared war on the Dutch Republic as well as on Britain (friction over the opening of the Scheldt by the French in 1792) (See Feb. 1). | 6 |
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| 1794–95 |
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| The French captured the Dutch fleet while it was frozen in the ice in the Texel. William V fled to England. | 7 |
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| 1795–1806 |
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| The BATAVIAN REPUBLIC, modeled on France and governed by the Patriots. In the interval the British, still at war with France, seized the Dutch colonies. | 8 |
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| 1795 |
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| Treaty with France normalized relations between the two countries, enabling the new states-general to concentrate on other issues. | 9 |
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| 1796 |
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| A National Assembly elected by the Batavian people. A first constitution was rejected and a second National Assembly called (1797). | 10 |
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| 1798, Jan |
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| The French army staged a coup, purging the Assembly of moderates. The radicals were driven out and the moderates returned. | 11 |
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| 1806–10 |
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| LOUIS, the brother of Napoleon, king of Holland (See 1806). His policy, aimed at the good of his adopted kingdom, brought him into conflict with Napoleon. | 12 |
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