The following is a of the history of the municipality of The Hague, Netherlands,
Prior to 19th century
- ca.1230 - Hunting lodge established by Floris IV, Count of Holland.
- ca.1280 - Chapel built in the Binnenhof (approximate date).
- ca.1290 - Completion of the Ridderzaal building in the Binnenhof by Floris V, Count of Holland.
- ca.1380 - Civic Guard of The Hague established, the Saint George Archers Guild.
- 1397 - Cloister Church erected.
- 15th C. - Sint-Jacobskerk (church) building expanded.
- 1446 - Staten-Generaal (parliament) begins meeting in the Binnenhof.
- 1456 - Order of the Golden Fleece meets in The Hague for their 9th chapter.
- 1467 - Charles the Bold inaugurated in The Hague as Count of Holland.
- 1479 - Wolfert VI of Borselen and Reyner of Broeckhuysen conquer and plunder The Hague.
- 1489 - Francis of Brederode conquers The Hague and puts it to ransom.
- 1494 - Saint Laurence chamber of rhetoric active.
- 1516 - Printing press in operation.
- 1527 - The Hague becomes "the seat of the supreme court in Holland."
- 1528 - Maarten van Rossum, field marshal of Charles, Duke of Guelders, sacks The Hague.
- 1565 - Town Hall built.
- 1573 - During the Siege of Leiden the Spanish general Francisco de Valdez has his headquarters in The Hague.
- 1584 - The Hague becomes "the place of assembly of the States of Holland and of the States-general."
- 1595 - Noordeinde Palace purchased.
- 1603 - Treaty of The Hague, between Enno III, Count of East Frisia and the rebellious city of Emden.
- 1619 - Execution of statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt.
- 1644 - Mauritshuis (residence) built.
- 1646 - Huis ten Bosch (palace) built.
- 1651 - held.
- 1653 - (Scheveningen-The Hague) road built.
- 1656
- Nieuwe Kerk (church) built.
- Confrerie Pictura (artists' group) formed.
- 1658 - Huygens invents the pendulum clock.
- 1659 - Concert of The Hague (1659)
- 1672 - 20 August: Lynching of Cornelis and Johan de Witt.
- 1681 - Boterwaag (weigh house for butter) built.
- 1701 - Treaty of The Hague, between England, the Holy Roman Empire, and the United Provinces, creating an alliance against France.
- 1708 - Gravenhaagsche Courant newspaper in publication.
- 1720 - Treaty of The Hague, ending the War of the Quadruple Alliance.
- 1726 - built.
- 1747 - William IV, Prince of Orange moves to The Hague.
- 1750 - 's circulating library in business.
- 1764 - Lange Voorhout Palace built.
- 1772 - Kunstliefde Spaart geen Vlijt literary society formed.
- 1774 - Prince William V Gallery established, the first public museum of the Netherlands
- 1793 - Diligentia (society) founded.
- 1795
- 31 January: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, in The Hague, by the revolutionary Patriots, similar to the French declaration of 1789.
- 16 May: French-Batavian treaty signed in The Hague.
- 1798 - Royal Library of the Netherlands established.
19th century
20th century
21st century
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See also
- The Hague history
- List of mayors of The Hague
- e.g. Haag, 'sGravenhage
- of other municipalities in the Netherlands: Amsterdam, Breda, Delft, Eindhoven, Groningen, Haarlem, 's-Hertogenbosch, Leiden, Maastricht, Nijmegen, Rotterdam, Utrecht
References
This article incorporates information from the Dutch Wikipedia.
Bibliography
Published in the 18th-19th c.
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Published in the 20th-21st c.
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