List of leaders of the Netherlands

This is a list of leaders of the Netherlands, beginning with the formal achievement of sovereignty in 1581. It includes the stadtholders of the Dutch Republic from 1581–1814 as well as the monarchs and prime ministers of the Kingdom of the Netherlands from 1814–present.

Stadtholders: 1581–1814

Nº	Name	Portrait	Reign	Position	Consort	Notes
1	William I Willem I		26 July 1581 – 10 July 1584	Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, and Utrecht
2	Maurice I Maurits I		14 November 1585 – 23 April 1625
3	Frederick Henry Frederik Hendrik		23 April 1625 – 14 March 1647
4	William II Willem II		14 March 1647 – 6 November 1650		Mary Henrietta, Princess of Orange
—	1º Stadtholderless period (1650–1686)
5	William III Willem III 14 November 1650 – 2 May 1712		12 October 1686 – 2 May 1712	Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, and Utrecht	Elisabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate	Son of William II. Also King of England, Scotland, Ireland (1692–1712) and Count-Palatine (1690–1712)
—	2º Stadtholderless period (1712–1720)
6	Maurice II Maurits II		15 July 1720 – 6 December 1735	Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Overijssel, Guelders, and Drenthe	Sophie van Meurs, Princess of Orange	Son of William III. Also Count-Palatine (1712–1744)
7	William Henry Willem Hendrik		6 December 1735 – 3 November 1751
8	Maurice III Maurits III		3 November 1751 – 27 April 1787
9	William IV Willem IV		27 April 1787 – 9 September 1795		Dorothy of Nassau-Weilburg
—	3º Stadtholderless period (1795–1798)
10	William V Willem V		22 January 1798 – 14 June 1814	Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, and Guelders

Monarchs: 1814–present

Nº	Name	Lifespan and descent	Portrait	Reign	Consort	Notes
1	William I Willem I	23 October 1771 – 2 February 1818 Son of William IV and Dorothy of Nassau-Weilburg		30 August 1814 – 11 May 1818