{"id":140879,"date":"2022-04-29T21:06:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T19:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oudaalten.nl\/war-resistance\/french-period\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T09:15:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T07:15:56","slug":"french-period","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/war-resistance\/french-period\/","title":{"rendered":"French Period"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pt-cv-wrapper\"><div class=\"pt-cv-view pt-cv-grid pt-cv-colsys pt-cv-same-height\" id=\"pt-cv-view-ee5f9340h1\"><div data-id=\"pt-cv-page-1\" class=\"pt-cv-page\" data-cvc=\"5\" data-cvct=\"3\" data-cvcm=\"1\"><div class=\"col-md-2 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"141635\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/war-resistance\/french-period\/the-french-period-1795-1813\/\" class=\"_blank pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd cvp-responsive-image img-none\" target=\"_blank\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"701\" height=\"739\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Aaltensche-courant-11-03-1938-Vrijheidsboom-Markt.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none skip-lazy  no-lazyload \" alt=\"The Freedom Tree was planted in Aalten on the Market Square\" \/><\/a>\n<h2 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/war-resistance\/french-period\/the-french-period-1795-1813\/\" class=\"_blank cvplbd\" target=\"_blank\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\">The French Period (1795\u20131813)<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">During the French period, Aalten enjoyed the blessings (?) of French rule.<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/war-resistance\/french-period\/the-french-period-1795-1813\/\" class=\"_blank pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_blank\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\">Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-2 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\"  data-pid=\"142025\"><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/culture-sports\/celebrations-events\/100-years-of-independence\/\" class=\"_blank pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default cvplbd cvp-responsive-image img-none\" target=\"_blank\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"892\" height=\"669\" src=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/1913\/07\/100-jaar-onafhankelijkheid-Aalten-1813-1913.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail img-none skip-lazy  no-lazyload \" alt=\"100 jaar onafhankelijkheid, Aalten (1813-1913)\" \/><\/a>\n<h2 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/culture-sports\/celebrations-events\/100-years-of-independence\/\" class=\"_blank cvplbd\" target=\"_blank\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\">100 Years of Independence<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">In 1913, the Netherlands celebrated the centenary of its independence from the French.<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oldaalten.nl\/en\/culture-sports\/celebrations-events\/100-years-of-independence\/\" class=\"_blank pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success cvplbd\" target=\"_blank\" data-iw=\"400\" data-ih=\"300\">Bekijk<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\" id=\"pt-cv-inline-style-c281ac9lz3\">#pt-cv-view-ee5f9340h1 .pt-cv-title a, #pt-cv-view-ee5f9340h1  .panel-title { font-size: 16px !important; line-height: 1.3 !important; color: #129621 !important; font-weight: 600 !important; }\n#pt-cv-view-ee5f9340h1 .pt-cv-content , #pt-cv-view-ee5f9340h1  .pt-cv-content *:not(.pt-cv-readmore):not(style):not(script) { color: #686868 !important; }\n#pt-cv-view-ee5f9340h1 .pt-cv-readmore  { color: #ffffff !important; background-color: #6ea81a !important; }\n#pt-cv-view-ee5f9340h1 .pt-cv-readmore:hover  { color: #ffffff !important; background-color: #129621 !important; }\n#pt-cv-view-ee5f9340h1  + .pt-cv-pagination-wrapper .pt-cv-more , #pt-cv-view-ee5f9340h1  + .pt-cv-pagination-wrapper .pagination .active a { color: #ffffff !important; background-color: #00aeef !important; }\n#pt-cv-view-ee5f9340h1 .cvp-responsive-image[style*=\"background-image\"] { width: 400px; height: 300px; }<\/style>\r\n\t\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":140878,"parent":140763,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-140879","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>French Period | Old Aalten<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"From 1795 to 1813, the Netherlands was occupied by France. 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