This is a list of monarchs of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koningen der Nederlanden). The list includes the stadtholders of the House of Orange Nassau since 1556, who were voted into office by the semi-independent provinces of the Dutch Republic and the States-General, but acted de facto (and later also de jure) as hereditary heads of state. They are the direct male line ancestors of the later monarchs when the monarchy was established in 1815.
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