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===The Orangist revolution (1747–1751)===
{{main|Orangist revolution}}
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| name      = Stadtholderates of William IV and William V
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| start     = 1747
| end       = 1795
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| before    = [[Second Stadtholderless Period]]
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| after     = [[Batavian Republic]]
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[[File:StadhouderWillemIV(4).jpg|thumb|left|[[William IV, Prince of Orange]], stadholder from 1747 to 1751 CE]]
[[File:Willem v (2).jpg|thumb|left|[[Willem V of Orange]], stadholder from 1751 to 1806, and [[Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange|Wilhelmina of Prussia]] with three of their five children. From left to right: the future [[William I of the Netherlands]], Frederick, and Frederica Louise Wilhelmina.]]

During [[Anthonie van der Heim]]'s tenure as [[Grand Pensionary]] (1737–1746), the Dutch Republic was reluctantly drawn into the [[War of Austrian Succession]], despite efforts to remain neutral. French attacks on Dutch fortresses in the [[Spanish Netherlands]] and occupation of the Dutch [[Zeelandic Flanders]] led to the Republic joining the [[Treaty of Warsaw (1745)|Quadruple Alliance]], which suffered a significant defeat at the [[Battle of Fontenoy]]. The French invasion exposed the weaknesses of Dutch defenses, leading to memories of [[Rampjaar|"Disaster Year" of 1672]] and widespread calls for the restoration of the [[stadtholderate]].{{Sfnp|Israel|1995|pages=996–997, 1069–1087}} [[William IV, Prince of Orange]], seized this opportunity to consolidate power and place loyal officials in strategic government positions to wrest control from the [[regenten]].{{Sfnp|Israel|1995|pages=996–997, 1069–1087}} The struggle involved religious, anti-Catholic, and democratic elements, as well as mob violence and political agitation. The war concluded with the [[Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748)]], and the French voluntarily retreated from the Dutch frontier. However, William IV died unexpectedly in 1751 at the age of 40.{{Sfnp|Israel|1995|pages=996–997, 1069–1087}}