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| - The nation of Saxony in its current form was formed only in 1817, approximately 5 years after the independence of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The State of Dutch Lower Saxony, at that time consisting of the lordships of Frisia, Groningen, Overijssel, the Duchy of Guelders, and the Free Lands of Drenthe. These were then put under the control of the King of the Netherlands after the Dutch independence of 1812, and subsequently decided to become part of the nation of Saxony before the signing of the Treaty of Hamburg.
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| - The nation of Saxony in its current form was formed only in 1817, approximately 5 years after the independence of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The State of Dutch Lower Saxony, at that time consisting of the lordships of Frisia, Groningen, Overijssel, the Duchy of Guelders, and the Free Lands of Drenthe. These were then put under the control of the King of the Netherlands after the Dutch independence of 1812, and subsequently decided to become part of the nation of Saxony before the signing of the Treaty of Hamburg. However, it was decided that Dutch Lower Saxony would retain its King, the King of Dutch Lower Saxony, who de facto was the King of the Netherlands. This was unlike the other states of the federation, since Dutch Lower Saxony would not get assigned a governor and would instead remain a monarchy within a federation within a confederation, meaning that in a nation with elected leaders, this leader would be unelected and instead be hereditary.
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