Department of Deux-Nèthes | |||||||||||||
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| 1795–1814 | |||||||||||||
.svg) Location of Deux-Nèthes in France (1812) | |||||||||||||
| Status | Department of theFrench First Republic and theFrench First Empire | ||||||||||||
| Chef-lieu | Antwerp 51°13′N4°24′E / 51.217°N 4.400°E /51.217; 4.400 | ||||||||||||
| Official languages | French | ||||||||||||
| Common languages | Dutch | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
• 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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Deux-Nèthes (French:[dø.nɛt],Dutch:Twee Neten) was adepartment of theFirst French Republic and of theFirst French Empire in present-dayBelgium and theNetherlands. It was named after two branches of the riverNete (Grote Nete and Kleine Nete). The southern part of its territory corresponds more or less with the present-day Belgianprovince of Antwerp.[2] It was created on 1 October 1795, when theAustrian Netherlands were officially annexed by the French Republic.[3] Its territory was the northern part of the formerduchy of Brabant. After the annexation of theKingdom of Holland in 1810, the department was expanded with the western half of the present-dayDutch province ofNorth Brabant, itself historically part of theDuchy of Brabant.
TheChef-lieu of the department wasAntwerp (Anvers in French). The department was subdivided into the following fourarrondissements andcantons (with French names):
AfterNapoleon was defeated in 1814, the department became part of theUnited Kingdom of the Netherlands as the provinces ofAntwerp andNorth 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Term start | Term end | Office holder |
|---|---|---|
| 14 January 1811[9] | 14 February 1812 | Guislain De Loose |
| 14 February 1812[9] | 30 May 1814 | Baillet |
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] | 8 July 1802 | Jean Henri Pierre Van den Branden de Riette |
| 8 July 1802[9] | 30 May 1814 | Devargny |
| Term start | Term end | Office holder |
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| 25 April 1800[9] | 30 May 1814 | Mesmaekers |
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| Austrian Netherlands | |
| Old Swiss Confederacy | |
| Kingdom of Holland | |
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