Netherlands: William I (24 August 1772 - 12 December 1843), King of the Netherlands (r. 1815-1840). Oil on canvas painting by Joseph Paelinck (1781-1839), 1819. William I was the Prince of Orange, the Grand Duke of Luxembourg and the King of the Netherlands. Son of the last Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic, he became the ruler of the Principality of Nassau-Orange-Fulda after an agreement with Napoleon in 1803, who later deposed him in 1806. He was asked to become the Sovereign Prince of the United Netherlands after Napoleon's defeat in 1813, and proclaimed himself king in 1815.
King William I (r. 1815-40) is pictured here in the ceremonial dress of a general in the Dutch army. Over it he is wearing an ermine lined and trimmed cloak on which is the emblem of the Military Order of William, established by him in 1815. On the table are the sceptre, crown and general's bicorne. Over the edge of the table hangs a map showing part of the Indonesian archipelago with the words: 'Map of the State of Bantam, Batavia and Cheribon', referring to the the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia). The Dutch East India Company had dominated the trade in spices from the East Indies from 1602 until the archipelago became a Dutch colony in 1800. It remained colonized until Indonesia gained independence in 1949.
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