As a result of the 1707 Paris peace treaty, the United Provinces, as previously established as the Dutch Republic
are dissolved. The provinces of Friesland, Gronigen, Drenthe, and the
overlordship of Overijssel are independent Dutch provinces and may make
such treaties and arrangements as they individually or collectively
decide upon. The provinces of Holland and Zeeland, and the Bishopric of
Utrecht are null and void, with the lands therein to be subdivided into
new provinces, along with the lands of the region formerly known as the
Spanish Netherlands, from the channel coast to the Rhine.
The Kingdom of Hainaut is born.
Long live Leopold I!
