Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht (1024-1528), Lordship of Utrecht (1528-1795)
State of the Holy Roman Empire (1024-1581), Part of the Spanish Netherlands (1528-1581), Province of the Dutch Republic (1581-1795)
Location: Central Netherlands
Capital City: Utrecht
Government type: Ecclesiastical Monarchy (1024-1528), Spanish Territory (1528-1581), Dutch Province (1581-1795)
Main languages: Dutch
Main religions: Protestant Christianity
Chronology
1024: Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht separated from Lower Lorraine
1528: Captured by Spain during the Guelders Wars, state secularized by the Holy Roman Emperor and put under Habsburg rule
1579: Part of the Union of Utrecht in opposition to Spain
1581: Province of the Dutch Republic
1795: Province of Utrecht within the Batavian Republic
Currency
Groot (1024-1528)
1 Groot = 16 Penningen = 48 Bracteat • 1 Stuiver = 2 Groot • 1 Jager = 1.6 Groot • 1 Gulden = 40 Groot
Gulden (1528-1795)
1 Gulden = 20 Stuivers = 80 Oorden = 120 Duiten • 1 Schelling = 6 Stuivers • 1 Leeuwendaalder = 32 Stuivers • 1 Rijksdaalder = 2.5 Gulden • 1 Ducaton = 3 Gulden
Coins from Utrecht in the collection
Dutch Province (1581-1795)
•1 Duit, 1784 (copper, Utrecht mint, KM#91)