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The Hague

City

Seat of the Dutch government and parliament, and home of international courts and the 1899 and 1907 peace conferences.

View on map 52.08° N, 4.31° E Wikipedia

Held by

1789 – January 18, 1795 Dutch Republic de facto
May 16, 1795 – June 4, 1806 Batavian Republic de facto
June 5, 1806 – July 9, 1810 Kingdom of Holland de facto
July 9, 1810 – April 12, 1814 France de facto
since November 21, 1813 Netherlands de facto
May 13, 1940 – June 21, 1940 Germany de facto Military occupation
June 6, 1944 – May 4, 1945 Germany de facto Military occupation

Capital of

July 26, 1581 – January 19, 1795 Dutch Republic
January 19, 1795 – June 5, 1806 Batavian Republic
since January 19, 1795 Netherlands
June 5, 1806 – April 1, 1807 Kingdom of Holland

Events here 9

1871 Anglo-Dutch Treaties of 1870–1871
May 16, 1895 Treaty of The Hague (1895)
July 29, 1899 Hague Convention of 1899
January 23, 1912 First International Opium Convention
1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict
October 5, 1961 Apostille Convention
October 25, 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
June 16, 1995 Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds
June 24–25, 2025 2025 The Hague NATO summit