Aurora:Netherlands
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The Netherlands, officially The United Kingdoms of the Netherlands, is a semi-democratic constitutional monarchy in central Europe, with overseas territories in Indonesia. Founded on May 6th, 2022, the current emperor is MattieMirakel. Discord
History
The nation was founded on May 6th, 2022, with its capital at Amsterdam. The towns of Brussels, The Hague, Den Haag, Antwerp, Flanders, Essen, Luxembourg, Calais, Mainz, and Köln then joined the nation on the same day. The nation was originally planned to be named Benelux, but a day before the nation was founded, a vote was held in which the name Netherlands was chosen instead. A nation shop was established by May 7th, and it was slowly improved.
On May 20th, 2022, the town of Brussels left the nation to create the nation of Belgium. Quickly after that, it was decided to create a Benelux meganation, consisting of existing Netherlands and the newly made Belgium.
On May 21th, 2022, the nation of Kaiserreich declared war on the nation citing claim-blocking as their casus belli. Towns across the Netherlands began expanding quickly to block the approach of newly made Kaiserreich towns that were getting closer.
The nationality of town Saint-Malo started being disputed in early June 2022 by Franco-Germany, who claimed the territory of the Dutch town as theirs, along with towns in the Rhineland and Luxembourg.
On July 2nd, 2022, the nation spawn was moved and the new Dutch Shopping District opened. Inspired by Amsterdam in real life, it consisted of a decently large shop surrounded by canals.
The next day, the nation of Transvaal joined Netherlands, with its citizens officially becoming Dutch citizens, having equal stature in the Dutch parliament and government.
On July 8th, 2022, the government was reformed : Ministers are now elected by citizens, and the Prime Minister is chosen by the Koning (King). Elections are held every two months. The four ministers are Infrastructure, Domestic Affairs, Finance, and Foreign Affairs. The first election took place on July 12th, 2022.
On June 26th, 2022, the EMC Protestant church was launched by the Netherlands.
On June 28th, 2022, a colony in the Cape of Good Hope, Cape, was founded by MadGeckos. (Later sold to Zizu1998 and made into a colony of RSA)
After selling Saint-Malo in France, StLouis_ purchased the nation of Livonia, which joined the Netherlands as a viceroyalty.
On August 16th, 2022, the conflict with Deutsches_Reich, formerly Kaiserreich, was ended by the Netherlands becoming peaceful. Due to inactivity in the German side, the conflict remained dead and stale.
On March 2023, a colony in the East Indies, DutchEastIndies, was founded by StLouis_.
Government
The current government is a semi-democratic monarchy, headed by the Emperor of the Netherlands, and the elected Lord Mayor of Amsterdam. All voting such as elections and proposals are done so by a council (diet), which is composed of all active and long-time residents.
Current Government
King
| Name | Reign Began |
|---|---|
| MattieMirakel | Feb 2 2025 |
Lord Mayor of Amsterdam
| Name | Term Started |
|---|---|
| roryjohns | Aug 23 2025 |
Guild Masters
| Minister of Economy | Minister of Diplomacy | Minister of Defense & Military | Minister of Overseas Territories | Minister of Culture | Guild Master of Builders | Guid Master of Merchants | Guild Master of Sellswords |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MattieMirakel | Subutai | Subutai | MrGabie | Straw_inturtles | AurelianCraft | Straw_inturtles | Gunt123 |
Former Emperor/Lord Mayors
Emperors
| Emperor | Reign |
|---|---|
| ShadowVoider | May 6 2022 - Nov 10 2023 |
| Colt_44_Magnum | Nov 10 2023 - Feb 18 2024 |
| Barvaux/MomoJohn | Feb 18 2024 - Sep 17 2024 |
| Colt_44_Magnum (second reign) | Sep 17 2024 - Dec 9 2024 |
| Fangering | Dec 9 2024 - Feb 1 2025 (resigned) |
| MattieMirakel | Feb 1 2025 - present |
Lord Mayors
| Lord Mayor | Term |
|---|---|
| Fangering | Aug 2 2024 - Sep 1 2024 (resigned) |
| MrGabie | Sep 3 2024 - Nov 3 2024 |
| BingoBango4676 | Nov 3 2024 - Jan 5 2025 |
| Straw_inturtles | Jan 5 2025 - Feb 2 2025 |
| DelTheSlime | Feb 2 2025 - Aug 23 2025 |
| roryjohns | Aug 23 2025 - present |
Geographics
Territory
The Netherlands spreads across the Benelux and Rhineland regions, and maintains significant territories in places like Lower Saxony and Bavaria. The autonomous kingdoms of Switzerland and Denmark are also part of the Netherlands, while the province of DutchEastIndies controls much of Java and parts of Sumatra, Borneo, and Celebes.
Towns in the Nation:
As of February 6, 2025
The DEI is a colony of The Netherlands, with the towns: