Deux-Nèthes
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Deux-Nèthes (French: [dø.nɛt], Dutch: Twee Neten) was a department of the First French Republic and of the First French Empire in present-day Belgium and the Netherlands. It was named after two branches of the river Nete (Grote Nete and Kleine Nete). The southern part of its territory corresponds more or less with the present-day Belgian province of Antwerp.[2] It was created on 1 October 1795, when the Austrian Netherlands were officially annexed by the French Republic.[3] Its territory was the northern part of the former duchy of Brabant. After the annexation of the Kingdom of Holland in 1810, the department was expanded with the western half of the present-day Dutch province of North Brabant, itself historically part of the Duchy of Brabant.
Department of Deux-Nèthes | |||||||||||||
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1795–1814 | |||||||||||||
Status | Department of the French First Republic and the French First Empire | ||||||||||||
Chef-lieu | Antwerp 51°13′N 4°24′E | ||||||||||||
Official languages | French | ||||||||||||
Common languages | Dutch | ||||||||||||
Historical era | French Revolutionary Wars | ||||||||||||
• Creation | 1 October 1795 | ||||||||||||
• Arrondissement of Bréda incorporated | 15 May 1810 | ||||||||||||
• Treaty of Paris, disestablished | 30 May 1814 | ||||||||||||
Area | |||||||||||||
1812[1] | 4,153 km2 (1,603 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
Population | |||||||||||||
• 1812[1] | 367,184 | ||||||||||||
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Today part of |
The Chef-lieu of the department was Antwerp (Anvers in French). The department was subdivided into the following four arrondissements and cantons (with French names):
After Napoleon was defeated in 1814, the department became part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands as the provinces of Antwerp and North Brabant.[4]
The Prefect was the highest state representative in the department.
Term start | Term end | Office holder |
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2 March 1800[5] | 29 July 1805 | Charles Joseph Fortuné d'Herbouville |
29 July 1805[6] | 29 March 1809 | Charles Cochon de Lapparent |
29 March 1809[7] | 12 March 1813 | Marc René Marie Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson |
12 March 1813[8] | 30 May 1814 | Jacques Fortunat Savoye-Rollin |
The Secretary General was the deputy to the Prefect.
Term start | Term end | Office holder |
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26 April 1800 | ?? ?? 1805 | Jacques Ambroise Rialle |
?? ?? 1805 | 30 May 1814 | Jacques-Chrisostôme Jullien d'Aguilhan |
The office of Subprefect of Anvers was held by the Prefect until 1811.
This subprefecture was created in 1810 and suppressed a month later.
Term start | Term end | Office holder |
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5 May 1810[9] | 15 May 1810 | Peppe |
Term start | Term end | Office holder |
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25 April 1800[9] | 30 May 1814 | Mesmaekers |
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