XXII. The Austrian Succession War and William IV, 1740-1751 306-315 XXIII. The Regency of Anne and of Brunswick, 1751-1766 316-320 XXIV. William V. First Period, 1766-1780 321-326 XXV. Stadholderate of William V (_continued_), 1780-1788. The English War. Patriot Movement. Civil War. Prussian Intervention 327-336 XXVI. The Orange Restoration. Downfall of the Republic, 1788-1795 337-343 XXVII. The Batavian Republic, 1795-1806 344-356 XXVIII. The Kingdom of Holland and the French Annexation, 1806-1814 357-366 XXIX. The Formation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, 1814-1815 367-375 XXX. The Kingdom of the Netherlands--Union of Holland and Belgium, 1815-1830 376-388 XXXI. The Belgian Revolution. The Separation of Holland and Belgium, 1830-1842 389-404 XXXII. William I abdicates. Reign of William II. Revision of the Constitution, 1842-1849 405-410 XXXIII. Reign of William III to the death of Thorbecke, 1849-1872 411-418 XXXIV. The later reign of William III, and the Regency of Queen Emma, 1872-1898 419-425 XXXV. The Reign of Queen Wilhelmina, 1898-1917 426-428 EPILOGUE 429-432 BIBLIOGRAPHY 433-444 INDEX 445-464 MAPS THE NETHERLANDS, _about_ 1550 THE NETHERLANDS, _after_ 1648 AFTER p. 444 CHAPTER I THE BURGUNDIAN NETHERLANDS