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[[Mehmet Arslan]] is the sixth [[President of New Batavia]]. He became president after [[Saladin]] left the office to become [[Sultan of Kurum Ash-Sharqia|Sultan]] of [[Kurum Ash-Sharqia]].
The city hall of [[Patriottenbaai]] is the seat of the local city council, the mayor and the alderman of Patriottenbaai. The city is the capital of the governorate of [[Al-Khaliej]]. It's an important hub for transport, services and finance and hence the economic capital of New Batavia.


The original portrait was painted by Jean-François Portaels and pictures Flemish author Hendrik Conscience (1812-1883). He is considered the pioneer of Dutch-language literature in Flanders, writing at a time when Belgium was dominated by the French language among the upper classes, in literature and government. He is still remembered in Flanders as "the man who taught his people how to read". The painting was made around 1870.
The original picture features the "district house" of Borgerhout, part of the Flemish city of Antwerp. It was built between 1886 en 1889 in Flemish renaissance revival architecturee.


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== November 2021 ==
== November 2021 ==

Revision as of 08:38, 23 May 2022

June 2022

Featured picture

City Hall of Patrottenbaai

The city hall of Patriottenbaai is the seat of the local city council, the mayor and the alderman of Patriottenbaai. The city is the capital of the governorate of Al-Khaliej. It's an important hub for transport, services and finance and hence the economic capital of New Batavia.

The original picture features the "district house" of Borgerhout, part of the Flemish city of Antwerp. It was built between 1886 en 1889 in Flemish renaissance revival architecturee.

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November 2021

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Mehmet Arslan

Mehmet Arslan is the sixth President of New Batavia. He became president after Saladin left the office to become Sultan of Kurum Ash-Sharqia.

The original portrait was painted by Jean-François Portaels and pictures Flemish author Hendrik Conscience (1812-1883). He is considered the pioneer of Dutch-language literature in Flanders, writing at a time when Belgium was dominated by the French language among the upper classes, in literature and government. He is still remembered in Flanders as "the man who taught his people how to read". The painting was made around 1870.

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August 2021

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Coat of arms of the Grand Vizier of New Batavia

The coat of arms of the Grand Vizier of New Batavia was adopted by executive decree on December 6, 2020. It features the New Batavian escutcheon on an elaborate console. It's supported by orange, white and black flags and a phrygian cap or freedom cap. The cap is a well known symbol of the French revolution, which inspired the Batavian revolution, and in turn inspired the formation of the micronational Republic of the Netherlands. Many institutions of that Republic's constitution are still in place in the current New Batavian constitution.

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May 2021

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Rania Lucius

Rania Lucius is a leading politician of the New Batavian Democratic Social Movement. She is the youngest daughter of former Flemish president Marcus Lucius and a sister of the former Batavian politician Alexandra Lucius. In 2021 AD she became vizier of culture in the IRP-DSB coalition cabinet, led by Grand Vizier Redouan van Lucerne.

The original portrait was painted by Thomas Lawrence and pictures Elizabeth Belli, mrs Horsley Palmer. Her husband, John Horsley Palmer, was an English banker and governor of the Bank of England from 1830 to 1833.

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April 2021

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Historic signing of the Union of Utrecht in 1579

In 1579 AD the Union of Utrecht was signed, unifying several provinces in present day Belgium and the Netherlands in their fight against Habsburg Spain. The Union of Utrecht is often regarded as the founding document of the Dutch Republic and its first constitution.

In 2007 AD a micronational Union of Utrecht was drafted, creating the Virtual United Provinces, a predecessor of New Batavia. The document served as the nation's first constitution. The United Provinces' culture and politics were inspired by the historical Union.

This lithograph was made between 1782 and 1799 by Albertus Anthonius Nunnink. It depicts the taking of a solemn oath at the signing ceremony of the treaty and was also used on the original wiki of the Virtual United Provinces. It's part of the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

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March 2021

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Batavians defeating Romans on the Rhine by Otto van Veen

In 1613 AD painter Otto van Veen painted Batavians defeating Romans on the Rhine. It depicts a battle between the Germanic tribe of the Batavi, lead by Gaius Julius Civilis, against the Romans in 69 AD. The Batavi were victorious, but were defeated by the Romans one year later. The battle was described by historian Tacitus.

In the 5th century AD the Batavi were still mentioned, but later probably merged with the tribe of the Franks.

The Dutch named many places after the Batavi, including the Batavian Republic. "New Batavia" is etymologically related to "Batavi".

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February 2021

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Breda

Breda is a city in the Dutch province of North Brabant. During the Dutch war of independence, it became part of the Dutch Republic.

The city is close to the Dutch-Flemish border and hence was chosen as the site for a so called macronational conference for the Dutch sector of micronationalism in 2009. Present were, among others, Erwin V.H., Hieronymus Erasmus and Frans.

In the Dutch sector, the city is best remembered for the Breda Crisis, in which Flanders attempted to annex the Netherlands.

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January 2021

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Redouan van Lucerne

Redouan van Lucerne was Grand Vizier of the government-in-exile of the Islamic Internet Republic and after the Restoration Grand Vizier of New Batavia. He was instrumental in the Restoration of the Republic. His cabinet later stressed good relations with other nations and signed several friendship treaties.

Van Lucerne's avatar is a painting of the in-real-life Dutch politician Carel de Vos van Steenwijk (1759-1830). It was painted by the British painter Charles Howard Hodges.

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December 2020

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dutch maiden
The Dutch Maiden (Nederlandse Maagd) is a national personification of the Netherlands. She is typically depicted wearing a Roman garment and with a lion, the Leo Belgicus, by her side.

The Dutch Maiden has been used as a national symbol since the 16th century. During the Dutch Revolt, a maiden representing the United Provinces of the Netherlands became a recurrent theme in allegorical cartoons. On 25 May 1694, the States of Holland and West Friesland introduced a uniform coin design for the United Provinces, showing a Dutch Maiden leaning on a bible placed on an altar and holding a lance with the cap of liberty, the Liberty pole.

The Dutch maiden was also used on Micras by New Batavia's predecessors the Republic of the Netherlands and the Islamic Internet Republic.

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