Capital of the Netherlands capital city somewhat, as Emperor Napoleon declared the city to be the third city of the Empire (after Paris and Rome) and an imperial residence. In December 1813, after the fall of Napoleon and the accession of Prince William VI of Orange as Sovereign of the Netherlands, The Hague was restored as the seat of government. Although the proper legal status of Amsterdam as capital of the Netherlands is of recent date, the city has been uniformly recognised as capital ever since 1814. This is partly because it is a "Royal City", used not only for the inauguration of kings,
Governor of the Netherlands Antilles Governor of the Netherlands Antilles The Governor of the Netherlands Antilles was the representative of the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Netherlands Antilles and the head of the National Government of the Netherlands Antilles. With the introduction of the Statute for the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1954, the powers, obligations and responsibilities of the Governor as an organ of the Kingdom of the Netherlands were regulated in the Regulations for the Governor. Article 15, paragraph 1 reads: The Governor is therefore authorized, within the limits of these regulations and the instruction of the Crown, to